Patents by Inventor Fred G. Thourot

Fred G. Thourot 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle
    Patent number: 8977410
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the inf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140236391
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the inf
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: JOANNE E. WOOD, JAMIL R. HASHIMI, FRED G. THOUROT, STEPHEN P. JOHNSON, RUSSELL W. GOFF, DOUGLAS CARROLL
  • Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle
    Patent number: 8543255
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the inf
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090326735
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the inf
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Joanne E. Wood, Jamil R. Hashimi, Fred G. Thourot, Stephen P. Johnson, Russell W. Goff, Douglas Carroll