Charles L Hansen

US Patent:

50354728, Jul 30, 1991

Filed:

Jun 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/540733

Inventors:

Charles L. Hansen - Fort Belvoir VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

G02B 2312
F41G 138

US Classification:

350 11

Abstract:

A multispectral sight integrated onto a man portable rifle or stand alone apon device for sighting the rifle or for surveillance by the device. The multispectral sight is contained in a unitary housing attached to or manufactured as an integral part of the man-pack weapon, such as from the forestock to the shoulder stock of a rifle, the sight is comprised of common objective optics and eyepiece optics. Between the objective optics and eyepiece optics and optical devices for collecting and separating input radiant energy into a plurality of distinct wavelength spectrum channels, electronic processing means for processing a visible spectrum and for processing and converting to the visible spectrum a near infrared spectrum and a far infrared spectrum in each of three spectrum channels, and optical devices for routing the outputs from the separate channels into the common eyepiece optics for viewing of a scene at all light levels.

US Patent:

59136693, Jun 22, 1999

Filed:

Aug 29, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/920892

Inventors:

Charles L. Hansen - Stafford VA
Thomas J. Soyka - Alexandria VA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41G 136

US Classification:

42103

Abstract:

A system and mount for releasably coupling an infrared aiming light beneath he barrel of a shotgun, including a gun barrel and an extended tubular magazine. The mount includes four clampable opposing mount surfaces, where two of the surfaces approximates a curvature of the firearm barrel and two that approximates a curvature of the extended tubular magazine. A rail mating surface and draw screw releasably couples a rail, integral with an infrared aiming light, to and below the mount surfaces. The system includes optional activation of the aiming light using a tape switch located on the hand grip of the shotgun.

US Patent:

20200020049, Jan 16, 2020

Filed:

Jun 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/438895

Inventors:

- Carmel IN, US
Congcong WANG - Carmel IN, US
Charles William HANSEN - Carmel IN, US
Jason Coy HOWARD - Russiaville IN, US
Gary Waldo ROSENWALD - Bellevue WA, US
Kimberly Lynn SPERRY - Carmel IN, US
Kevin Andrew VANNOY - Carmel IN, US
Chunheng WANG - Carmel IN, US
Fengyu WANG - Carmel IN, US

Assignee:

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. - Carmel IN

International Classification:

G06Q 50/06
G06Q 10/06

Abstract:

A method for operating a combined-cycle electrical power grid system including the steps of: accepting, from a plurality of combined cycle power generation participants, combined cycle offers for a set of valid combined cycle configurations, each combined cycle configuration in the set including identification of power generator type(s) for the configuration and the offers including at least three levels of parameter information pertaining for the valid combined cycle configurations, the three levels of parameter information including, (a) resource level parameters that describe transition information between the valid combined cycle configurations, (b) configuration level parameters that describe operating parameters for each valid combined cycle configuration in the set; and (c) component level parameters that describe operating parameters for specific power generator components included in one or more of the valid combined cycle configurations; selecting commitments from the combined cycle offers based upon, at least in part, the resource level parameters, the configuration level parameters and the component level parameters; and controlling dispatch of electricity on the electrical power grid based upon the commitments.

US Patent:

20190349013, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

Jul 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/504593

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
Mark J. Rosker - Falls Church VA, US
Justin Hodiak - Arlington VA, US
Charles T. Hansen - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 1/00
H04L 5/06

Abstract:

A signal identification system includes an analog adaptive channelizer having a plurality of channels. Each channel has a channel size defined by a bandwidth and a gain. The system further includes an electronic signal identification (ID) controller in signal communication with the analog adaptive channelizer. The ID controller is configured to determine a dynamic range event that modifies an energy level of an affected channel among the plurality of channels, and output a feedback signal including channel parameters based on the dynamic range event. The analog adaptive channelizer actively adjusts at least one of the bandwidth and the gain of the affected channel based on the feedback to change the channel size of the affected channel.

US Patent:

20180102926, Apr 12, 2018

Filed:

Oct 6, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/287356

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
Mark J. Rosker - Falls Church VA, US
Justin Hodiak - Arlington VA, US
Charles T. Hansen - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 27/00
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/801

Abstract:

A signal identification system includes an analog adaptive channelizer having a plurality of channels. Each channel has a channel size defined by a bandwidth and a gain. The system further includes an electronic signal identification (ID) controller in signal communication with the analog adaptive channelizer. The ID controller is configured to determine a dynamic range event that modifies an energy level of an affected channel among the plurality of channels, and output a feedback signal including channel parameters based on the dynamic range event. The analog adaptive channelizer actively adjusts at least one of the bandwidth and the gain of the affected channel based on the feedback to change the channel size of the affected channel.