Patents by Inventor Allan R. Topp

Allan R. Topp 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: 8055521
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the best combination of components/supplies/goods matched to a price provided by a supplier of those components/supplies/goods, such that costs are minimizing subject to a given supply function, fixed costs and various considerations that can be factored into a selection criteria. More specifically, a Lagrangian function is minimized subject to the supply function and an ensemble of costing formulations are considered subject to weighting factors as applied to a variety of criteria to arrive at an optimized selection of components/supplies/goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Terry Chacon, Allan R. Topp
  • Patent number: 7761317
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the best combination of components/supplies/goods matched to a price provided by a supplier of those components/supplies/goods, such that costs are minimizing subject to a given supply function, fixed costs and various considerations that can be factored into a selection criteria. More specifically, a Lagrangian function is minimized subject to the supply function and an ensemble of costing formulations are considered subject to weighting factors as applied to a variety of criteria to arrive at an optimized selection of components/supplies/goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Terry Chacon, Allan R Topp
  • Publication number: 20070282762
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the best combination of components/supplies/goods matched to a price provided by a supplier of those components/supplies/goods, such that costs are minimizing subject to a given supply function, fixed costs and various considerations that can be factored into a selection criteria More specifically, a Lagrangian function is minimized subject to the supply function and an ensemble of costing formulations are considered subject to weighting factors as applied to a variety of criteria to arrive at an optimized selection of components/supplies/goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Terry Chacon, Allan R. Topp
  • Patent number: 6990087
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for dynamic wireless resource utilization includes monitoring a wireless communication resource; generating wireless communication resource data; using the wireless communication resource data, predicting the occurrence of one or more holes in a future time period; generating hole prediction data; using the hole prediction data, synthesizing one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes; generating channel synthesis data; receiving data reflecting feedback from a previous wireless communication attempt and data reflecting a network condition; according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, selecting a particular wireless communication channel from the one or more synthesized wireless communication channels; generating wireless communication channel selection data; using the wireless communication channel selection data, instructing a radio unit to communicate using the selected wireless communication channel; and instructing the rad
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Shekar A. Rao, Roberto Berezdivin, Allan R. Topp, Mark D. Levedahl, Robert J. Breinig
  • Patent number: 6847678
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for generating an adaptive air interface waveform includes generating a waveform that includes a variable carrier frequency and variable bandwidth signal. The variable bandwidth signal includes one or more subcarriers that are dynamically placeable over a range of frequencies, and each subcarrier is separately modulated according to a direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum (SS) technique. The waveform has an embedded pilot usable to optimize one or more spectrum efficiencies of the waveform. A modulation constellation, a code rate, and a code length of the generated waveform are adapted according to an available spectrum and one or more sub-carrier conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Roberto Berezdivin, Robert J. Breinig, Allan R. Topp, Scott Y. Seidel
  • Publication number: 20030210680
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for dynamic wireless resource utilization includes monitoring a wireless communication resource; generating wireless communication resource data; using the wireless communication resource data, predicting the occurrence of one or more holes in a future time period; generating hole prediction data; using the hole prediction data, synthesizing one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes; generating channel synthesis data; receiving data reflecting feedback from a previous wireless communication attempt and data reflecting a network condition; according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, selecting a particular wireless communication channel from the one or more synthesized wireless communication channels; generating wireless communication channel selection data; using the wireless communication channel selection data, instructing a radio unit to communicate using the selected wireless communication channel; and instructing the rad
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Shekar A. Rao, Roberto Berezdivin, Allan R. Topp, Mark D. Levedahl, Robert J. Breinig
  • Publication number: 20030203721
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for generating an adaptive air interface waveform includes generating a waveform that includes a variable carrier frequency and variable bandwidth signal. The variable bandwidth signal includes one or more subcarriers that are dynamically placeable over a range of frequencies, and each subcarrier is separately modulated according to a direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum (SS) technique. The waveform has an embedded pilot usable to optimize one or more spectrum efficiencies of the waveform. A modulation constellation, a code rate, and a code length of the generated waveform are adapted according to an available spectrum and one or more sub-carrier conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Roberto Berezdivin, Robert J. Breinig, Allan R. Topp, Scott Y. Seidel