Patents by Inventor Paul W. Thurm

Paul W. Thurm 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).

  • System for controlling unmanned vehicles
    Patent number: 7415331
    Abstract: A system ensures safety and security of teams of collaborative autonomous unmanned vehicles in executing a mission plan. The system includes a plurality of components, a first device, a second device, and a third device. The plurality of components perform situation analysis, mission planning, mission replanning, mission plan execution, and collaboration between the autonomous unmanned vehicles. The first device identifies safety critical components of the plurality of components. The second device identifies security sensitive components of the plurality of components. The third device isolates the safety critical components from contamination by other components of the plurality of components. The third device isolates security sensitive data from contaminating non-security sensitive components of the plurality of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Dapp, Adam Jung, Robert J. Szczerba, Paul W. Thurm, Joel J. Tleon