Patents by Inventor Jerald Mullison

Jerald Mullison 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: 11526199
    Abstract: A redundant memory for use with an instrument arranged to acquire and store data while underwater. Such an instrument comprises a main housing which contains instrument electronics that acquires and may process data received from one or more sensors, with a primary memory located within the main housing and arranged to store at least some of the acquired and/or processed data, and a secondary memory which stores a copy of the data stored in the primary memory. The instrumentation may be arranged to write data to the primary and secondary memories contemporaneously in either a burst or continuous mode, or with primary memory backed up to secondary memory periodically and/or in response to the occurrence of a triggering event. The instrument may comprise a second housing within which the secondary memory is located. The main and second housings may be contained within a common enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Teledyne Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryl Symonds, Jerald Mullison
  • Publication number: 20200110445
    Abstract: A redundant memory for use with an instrument arranged to acquire and store data while underwater. Such an instrument comprises a main housing which contains instrument electronics that acquires and may process data received from one or more sensors, with a primary memory located within the main housing and arranged to store at least some of the acquired and/or processed data, and a secondary memory which stores a copy of the data stored in the primary memory. The instrumentation may be arranged to write data to the primary and secondary memories contemporaneously in either a burst or continuous mode, or with primary memory backed up to secondary memory periodically and/or in response to the occurrence of a triggering event. The instrument may comprise a second housing within which the secondary memory is located. The main and second housings may be contained within a common enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Darryl Symonds, Jerald Mullison
  • Publication number: 20060155492
    Abstract: A system and method of horizontal wave measurement is disclosed. The system for measuring the directional spectrum of waves in a fluid medium having a substantially planar surface may include a sonar system having a plurality of transducers for generating respective acoustic beams and receiving echoes from one or more range cells located substantially within the beams, at least one of the plurality of acoustic beams being angled non-orthogonally to at least one other of the plurality of acoustic beams. The method may calculate the directional spectrum associated with the waves from the received echoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Brandon Strong, Blair Brumley, Jerald Mullison
  • Publication number: 20050199056
    Abstract: A system and method of horizontal wave measurement is disclosed. The system for measuring the directional spectrum of waves in a fluid medium having a substantially planar surface may include a sonar system having a plurality of transducers for generating respective acoustic beams and receiving echoes from one or more range cells located substantially within the beams, at least one of the plurality of acoustic beams being angled non-orthogonally to at least one other of the plurality of acoustic beams. The method may calculate the directional spectrum associated with the waves from the received echoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Brandon Strong, Blair Brumley, Jerald Mullison