Patents by Inventor Brent Dale Hooker

Brent Dale Hooker 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).

  • Method for resiliency in compute resources in avionics
    Patent number: 11780603
    Abstract: A system and method for compiling and dynamically reconfiguring the management of functionalities carried among a set of multiple common compute nodes. During the inoperation of one node of the set of multiple common compute nodes, higher-criticality functionalities can be reassigned to other common nodes to ensure maintained operation of the higher-criticality functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventor: Brent Dale Hooker
  • Processor virtualization in unmanned vehicles
    Patent number: 11640310
    Abstract: A processing system for an unmanned vehicle (UV) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The processing system comprises a first processing unit of an integrated circuit and a second processing unit of the integrated circuit. The processing system comprises a first operating system provisioned using the first processing unit. The first operating system is configured to execute a first vehicle control process. The processing system comprises a virtualization layer configured using at least the second processing unit, and a second operating system provisioned using the virtualization layer. The second operating system is configured to execute a second vehicle control process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Braeton Taylor, Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini, Brent Dale Hooker
  • PROCESSOR VIRTUALIZATION IN UNMANNED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220188173
    Abstract: A processing system for an unmanned vehicle (UV) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The processing system comprises a first processing unit of an integrated circuit and a second processing unit of the integrated circuit. The processing system comprises a first operating system provisioned using the first processing unit. The first operating system is configured to execute a first vehicle control process. The processing system comprises a virtualization layer configured using at least the second processing unit, and a second operating system provisioned using the virtualization layer. The second operating system is configured to execute a second vehicle control process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Braeton Taylor, Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini, Brent Dale Hooker
  • METHOD FOR RESILIENCY IN COMPUTE RESOURCES IN AVIONICS
    Publication number: 20220135245
    Abstract: A system and method for compiling and dynamically reconfiguring the management of functionalities carried among a set of multiple common compute nodes. During the inoperation of one node of the set of multiple common compute nodes, higher-criticality functionalities can be reassigned to other common nodes to ensure maintained operation of the higher-criticality functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Brent Dale Hooker
  • Processor virtualization in unmanned vehicles
    Patent number: 11029985
    Abstract: A processing system for an unmanned vehicle (UV) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The processing system comprises a first processing unit of an integrated circuit and a second processing unit of the integrated circuit. The processing system comprises a first operating system provisioned using the first processing unit. The first operating system is configured to execute a first vehicle control process. The processing system comprises a virtualization layer configured using at least the second processing unit, and a second operating system provisioned using the virtualization layer. The second operating system is configured to execute a second vehicle control process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Braeton Taylor, Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini, Brent Dale Hooker
  • Processor Virtualization in Unmanned Vehicles
    Publication number: 20190227826
    Abstract: A processing system for an unmanned vehicle (UV) such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The processing system comprises a first processing unit of an integrated circuit and a second processing unit of the integrated circuit. The processing system comprises a first operating system provisioned using the first processing unit. The first operating system is configured to execute a first vehicle control process. The processing system comprises a virtualization layer configured using at least the second processing unit, and a second operating system provisioned using the virtualization layer. The second operating system is configured to execute a second vehicle control process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Braeton Taylor, Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini, Brent Dale Hooker