Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Herdman

Jeffrey Herdman 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).

  • GPS assisted torpedo recovery system
    Patent number: 10024947
    Abstract: A method of locating an underwater based system, the method including determining the underwater based system's geo-location, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmitting RF and acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location to a receiving station. A locator for locating an underwater based system including a buoy, a global positioning system having an antenna and a receiver, an RF transmission system including an antenna and a transmitter, an underwater acoustic transducer, and a locator control unit adapted to determine the underwater based system's geo-location, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmit RF and underwater acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Adaptive Methods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Kieffer, Walter Allensworth, Conrad Zeglin, James Wiggins, Peter Owen, Jeffrey Herdman
  • GPS ASSISTED TORPEDO RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160116563
    Abstract: A method of locating an underwater based system, the method including determining the underwater based system's geo-location, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmitting RF and acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location to a receiving station. A locator for locating an underwater based system including a buoy, a global positioning system having an antenna and a receiver, an RF transmission system including an antenna and a transmitter, an underwater acoustic transducer, and a locator control unit adapted to determine the underwater based system's geo-location, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmit RF and underwater acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Kieffer, Walter Allensworth, Conrad Zeglin, James Wiggins, Peter Owen, Jeffrey Herdman
  • GPS assisted torpedo recovery system
    Patent number: 9213077
    Abstract: A method of locating an underwater based system, the method including determining the underwater based system's geo-location, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmitting RF and acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location to a receiving station. A locator for locating an underwater based system including a buoy, a global positioning system having an antenna and a receiver, an RF transmission system including an antenna and a transmitter, an underwater acoustic transducer, and a locator control unit adapted to determine the underwater based system's geo-location, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmit RF and underwater acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Adaptive Methods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Kieffer, Walter Allensworth, Conrad Zeglin, James Wiggins, Peter Owen, Jeffrey Herdman
  • GPS ASSISTED TORPEDO RECOVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150063071
    Abstract: A method of locating an underwater based system, the method including determining the underwater based system's geo-location, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encoding the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmitting RF and acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location to a receiving station. A locator for locating an underwater based system including a buoy, a global positioning system having an antenna and a receiver, an RF transmission system including an antenna and a transmitter, an underwater acoustic transducer, and a locator control unit adapted to determine the underwater based system's geo-location, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for RF transmission, encode the underwater based system's geo-location for acoustic transmission, and transmit RF and underwater acoustic signals containing the encoded geo-location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Kieffer, Walter Allensworth, Conrad Zeglin, James Wiggins, Peter Owen, Jeffrey Herdman