Patents by Inventor Christopher Roland Candy

Christopher Roland Candy 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: 11948438
    Abstract: An event detection unit (EDU) for detecting an explosive event is provided. The EDU includes different types of sensors for measuring characteristics of an explosive event. The EDU includes an event notification component. The EDU also includes a processor that receives a measurement from the sensors and generates a combined non-event probability and a combined event probability based on that measurement that indicates a likelihood that an explosive event has not occurred or has occurred. The processor determines whether an explosive event has occurred based on the non-event probabilities and event probabilities. When an explosive event has been determined to occur, the processor directs the event notification component to output a notification that an explosive event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: James Vincent Candy, Karl Albert Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Publication number: 20230253006
    Abstract: A system determines an event location of an event within an indoor environment based on an event sound generated by the event. The system employs time-reversal techniques based on a received event sound to identify the event location as being in the vicinity of one of a plurality of locator devices at locator locations in the environment. The system includes a base array located within the environment that receives an indication that an event has been detected. Upon receiving the event sound, the system generates a time-reversed event sound for each transceiver and transmits via each transceiver the time-reversed event sound for that transceiver. When a locator device receives a time-reversed event sound, the locator device determines whether the event is in the vicinity of that locator location of the locator device and, if so, outputs an indication that the event occurred at that locator location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jim Candy, Karl A. Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Publication number: 20230123536
    Abstract: An event detection unit (EDU) for detecting an explosive event is provided. The EDU includes different types of sensors for measuring characteristics of an explosive event. The EDU includes an event notification component. The EDU also includes a processor that receives a measurement from the sensors and generates a combined non-event probability and a combined event probability based on that measurement that indicates a likelihood that an explosive event has not occurred or has occurred. The processor determines whether an explosive event has occurred based on the non-event probabilities and event probabilities. When an explosive event has been determined to occur, the processor directs the event notification component to output a notification that an explosive event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: James Vincent Candy, Karl Albert Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Patent number: 11538322
    Abstract: An event detection unit (EDU) for detecting an explosive event is provided. The EDU includes different types of sensors for measuring characteristics of an explosive event. The EDU includes an event notification component. The EDU also includes a processor that receives a measurement from the sensors and generates a combined non-event probability and a combined event probability based on that measurement that indicates a likelihood that an explosive event has not occurred or has occurred. The processor determines whether an explosive event has occurred based on the non-event probabilities and event probabilities. When an explosive event has been determined to occur, the processor directs the event notification component to output a notification that an explosive event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: James Vincent Candy, Karl Albert Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Patent number: 11495243
    Abstract: A system determines an event location of an event within an indoor environment based on an event sound generated by the event. The system employs time-reversal techniques based on a received event sound to identify the event location as being in the vicinity of one of a plurality of locator devices at locator locations in the environment. The system includes a base array located within the environment that receives an indication that an event has been detected. Upon receiving the event sound, the system generates a time-reversed event sound for each transceiver and transmits via each transceiver the time-reversed event sound for that transceiver. When a locator device receives a time-reversed event sound, the locator device determines whether the event is in the vicinity of that locator location of the locator device and, if so, outputs an indication that the event occurred at that locator location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jim Candy, Karl A. Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Publication number: 20220198896
    Abstract: An event detection unit (EDU) for detecting an explosive event is provided. The EDU includes different types of sensors for measuring characteristics of an explosive event. The EDU includes an event notification component. The EDU also includes a processor that receives a measurement from the sensors and generates a combined non-event probability and a combined event probability based on that measurement that indicates a likelihood that an explosive event has not occurred or has occurred. The processor determines whether an explosive event has occurred based on the non-event probabilities and event probabilities. When an explosive event has been determined to occur, the processor directs the event notification component to output a notification that an explosive event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: James Vincent Candy, Karl Albert Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy
  • Publication number: 20220036913
    Abstract: A system determines an event location of an event within an indoor environment based on an event sound generated by the event. The system employs time-reversal techniques based on a received event sound to identify the event location as being in the vicinity of one of a plurality of locator devices at locator locations in the environment. The system includes a base array located within the environment that receives an indication that an event has been detected. Upon receiving the event sound, the system generates a time-reversed event sound for each transceiver and transmits via each transceiver the time-reversed event sound for that transceiver. When a locator device receives a time-reversed event sound, the locator device determines whether the event is in the vicinity of that locator location of the locator device and, if so, outputs an indication that the event occurred at that locator location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jim Candy, Karl A. Fisher, Christopher Roland Candy