| USPTO Patent Number | Title | Abstract | Discussion |
| 7,735,781 | Method and system for deployment of ordnance from an aircraft in mid-flight | A
system for in-air deployment of objects utilizes an aircraft having a
hatch that can be opened while the aircraft is in mid-flight. An air
and pressure tight container stowed within the aircraft has a doorway
that is sealed to and about the hatch from within the aircraft. Mounted
within the container is an expulsion system for expelling objects from
the container through its doorway and the aircraft's hatch. The
container may be coupled and sealed to other containers to define a
contiguous volume for storing the objects and allowing movement of the
objects between containers. (with Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Navy. |
| 7,721,669 | Common payload rail for unmanned vehicles | A
common payload rail externally supports a submerged payload from an
unmanned marine vehicle. A vehicle interface module has a conforming
surface rigidly secured to the unmanned vehicle and feed-through
conduits. A functionality module is secured to the vehicle interface
module and contains internal interfacing components to minimize or
eliminate any modifications to the payload and vehicle. A payload
interface module having feed-through conduits is secured to the
functionality module and has longitudinally extending rail structures
sized to engage correspondingly shaped longitudinally extending
receiving means on the payload. The longitudinally extending rail
structures are shaped to extend into longitudinally extending receiving
means on the payload to arrest lateral displacement between the payload
interface module and the payload and at least one securing mechanism on
the payload interface module is disposed to engage the payload to
arrest longitudinal displacement between the payload interface module
and the payload. (with
Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,637,224 | Command inflatable boat stopping barrier | An
inflatable barrier system halts an approaching boat. A barrier support
platform houses a pressurized gas source and a power supply and has a
winch connected to a pair of cables. An inflatable barrier body member
having a bow and stern is coupled to the pressurized gas source for
inflation of the body member and the cables are connected to the bow
and stern to deploy the inflated body member at the surface of the
water and to maintain the bow above the surface and the stern below the
surface of the water. A barrier controller provides signals indicative
of the approaching boat to initiate the inflation of the inflatable
barrier body member and the deployment of the inflated barrier body
member at the surface with the bow above the surface and the stern
below the surface without inflicting excessive damage to the boat or
injury to its occupants. (with
Helmut Portmann, Dave Everhart, and Ron Swart ) |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,515,738 | Biometric data collection and storage system | A
biometric data collection and storage system includes stations (e.g.,
checkpoints such as those found in airports, seaports and border
crossings) for collecting biometric data from each individual passing
therethrough. The biometric data includes a variety individual-specific
biometric features that are measured or collected while the individual
is in the station. Each station, uniquely identifiable by a code,
assembles a data package to include the biometric data and the
station's code. A controller maintained in proximity to the stations
receives and encrypts each data package to generate an encrypted data
package for each individual. Storage devices/facilities located
remotely with respect to the controller are used to store each
encrypted data package. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,386,151 | System and method for assessing suspicious behaviors | Identity
and biometric data are collected from individuals. The collected data
is used to form biometric data packages, each of which contains
information about one biometric feature and identity data associated
with the corresponding individual. Each biometric data package is
stored in a categorical fashion based on its biometric feature. A
current query from a requesting source includes at least one monitored
biometric feature of an individual of interest. A first correlation is
performed between the current query's monitored biometric feature and
the same type of biometric feature associated with those of the
biometric data packages previously stored in a categorical fashion. A
second correlation is performed between the current query's monitored
biometric feature and the monitored biometric feature associated with
each of the previous queries. Results of the correlations can be
indications of suspicious behavior that was used by the requesting
source to form the current query. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,373,523 | Preparing data for storage in a secure fashion | Digital
data is prepared for storage in a secure fashion. Each data byte of a
data file is encrypted. A unique bit number is assigned to each data
bit in the encrypted data bytes where the bit number identifies a
position of the data bit in the data file. Each such bit number is
encrypted to generate a corresponding encrypted bit number. A data
package is generated for each data bit. The data package includes a
first data byte containing (i) a value of the data bit, and (ii) a bit
storage location, at least one second data byte identifying the data
file with which the data bit is associated, and at least one third data
byte containing the encrypted bit number associated with the data bit.
Each data package is transmitted to one of a plurality of storage
locations based on the bit storage location identified in the data
package's first data byte. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,299,152 | Correlating event data for large geographic area | Event
data associated with possible terrorist activities occurring at
geographically-dispersed locations is monitored and analyzed. Event
data collected from the locations is delineated by one or more data
classes. Statistical analyses performed on the event data are based on
one of a number of unique time periods or blocks. Results of the
statistical analyses are used in the performance of a number of
correlations in order to identify patterns occurring in the data
classes and/or correlations between the data classes. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,263,588 | Data storage system using geographically-distributed storage devices/facilities | A
data storage system has data storage devices dispersed over a
geographic area such that any two of the data storage devices are
separated by a distance measured in miles or kilometers. A processing
system coupled to the data storage devices performs several functions
that culminate in the generation of a data package for each data bit of
a data file that is to be stored. Each such data package includes a
value of the data bit, a bit storage location, identification of the
data file with which the data bit is associated, and an
ordered-position bit number associated with the data bit. The data
processing system distributes data packages associated with a data file
approximately evenly amongst the data storage devices for storage
thereat. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 7,263,190 | System for securing the confidentiality of electronically stored data in the event of the physical theft thereof | To
secure the confidentiality of data stored in data storage devices, a
position determination system is mechanically coupled to the data
storage devices and continuously determines a position thereof. A
processor, provided with an authorized location for the data storage
devices, facilitates transfer of data to and from the data storage
devices. Specifically, when the position of the data storage devices
matches the authorized location, the processor facilitates transfer of
data from the data storage devices without any modification of the
data. However, when the position of the data storage means does not
match the authorized location, the processor inflates the data by
dispersing it in a very large set of irrelevant data. |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 6,853,875 | System for the combined handling, delivery and/or protection of multiple standardized containers and their controllable payloads | An
unmanned system is provided for the handling and delivery of a
plurality of operational payloads. Each of a plurality of standardized
shipping containers houses an operational payload, a controller that
controls functions of the operational payload, and communication means
that communicates with the controller. A structure is provided for
supporting the shipping containers in a fixed relationship to one
another so that the shipping containers can be handled and transported
collectively by moving the structure. The structure is equipped with
means to facilitate data transfer with each shipping container's
controller.(with
Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Navy. This is a further advance of the single mission module concept into multiple coordinated interlinked mission modules.. This has not been built or commercialized yet., and rpresents an opportunity for venture capital and other investors. |
| 6,704,618 | Container-based system for generation and dispersal of printed materials | An
unmanned, real-time, printed material generation and dispersal system
includes a standardized shipping container houses at least one printing
module capable of generating printed materials, a controller module for
controlling the generation of the printed materials and monitoring
status of the printing module, a communications module for
communicating with the printing module and transmitting the status to a
remote location, and a dispenser for receiving the printed materials
so-generated and expelling them from the shipping container. (with
Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |
| 6,665,582 | Standardized container payload delivery and control system | An
unmanned system is provided for the delivery and control of an
operational payload. A standardized shipping container houses the
operational payload. Mounted in the shipping container are a controller
for controlling functions of the operational payload and a
communication module providing for communication with the operational
payload via the controller. (with
Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Navy.THIS
PATENT DISCLOSED THE CORE CONCEPT UNDERLYING THE APPROACH FOR
WHAT'S NOW TERMED LCS {Littoral Combat Ship). What
are now known as Mission Modules for the LCS , and the
current concept of reconfigurable
loadouts originate with the idea of
using ISO containers for rapid mission capability
updates (while the ship 's frame is not changed). The concept
is discussed in more elsewhere. |
| 6,655,636 | Product wrapping incorporating air drag device | A
system is provided for slowing the speed of a product released into the
air from an aircraft. A flexible material wrapped about a product
includes a tethered portion thereof that is collapsible against the
product prior to release thereof from the aircraft. The tethered
portion expands to form an air drag device after the product is
released from the aircraft.
(with Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the
Navy. |
| 6,622,063 | Container-based product dispensing system | An
unmanned product dispensing system includes a standardized shipping
container having at least one product module mounted therein, a
controller module for controlling distribution of the products from the
product module and monitoring status thereof, a communications module
for communicating with the product module and transmitting the status
to a remote location, and a dispenser for receiving and expelling the
products so-distributed under the control of the controller module.(with
Helmut Portmann) |
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. |