Patents by Inventor William W. Carrow

William W. Carrow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4299575
    Abstract: A means for training troops to readily identify and successfully engage ey vehicles at night by providing a system simulating the lighting signature patterns of running lights of said enemy vehicles. The simulated running lights may be mounted on a simulated enemy vehicle in the appropriate lighting signature patterns. The simulated enemy vehicle may be a friendly tank or other vehicles, such as jeeps, armored personnel carriers, 3/4-ton vehicles, etc. The simulated running lights may be attached to the friendly vehicle by field expedient tape, wire, screws, etc. and have input power passing through operator dimmer controlled organic dimmer/map light assemblies to adjust the brightness of the running lights in accordance with the brightness of the map light inside the simulated enemy vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William W. Carrow, Joseph R. Moulton