Patents by Inventor Robert J. Douglass

Robert J. Douglass 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: 7800527
    Abstract: The system and method for standoff detection of human carried explosives (HCE) automatically detects HCE (112) up to a range of (200) meters and within seconds alerts an operator to HCE (112) threats. The system (100) has radar only, or both radar and video sensors, a multi-sensor processor (102), an operator console (120), handheld displays (122), and a wideband wireless communications link. The processor (102) receives radar and video feeds and automatically tracks and detects all humans (110) in the field of view. Track data continuously cues the narrow beam radar (118) to a subject of interest (110), (112) the radar (106), (108) repeatedly interrogating cued objects (110), (112), producing a multi-polarity radar range profile for each interrogation event. Range profiles and associated features are automatically fused over time until sufficient evidence is accrued to support a threat/non-threat declaration hypothesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglass, John D. Gorman, Thomas J. Burns
  • Publication number: 20080129581
    Abstract: The system and method for standoff detection of human carried explosives (HCE) automatically detects HCE (112) up to a range of (200) meters and within seconds alerts an operator to HCE (112) threats. The system (100) has radar only, or both radar and video sensors, a multi-sensor processor (102), an operator console (120), handheld displays (122), and a wideband wireless communications link. The processor (102) receives radar and video feeds and automatically tracks and detects all humans (110) in the field of view. Track data continuously cues the narrow beam radar (118) to a subject of interest (110), (112) the radar (106), (108) repeatedly interrogating cued objects (110), (112), producing a multi-polarity radar range profile for each interrogation event. Range profiles and associated features are automatically fused over time until sufficient evidence is accrued to support a threat/non-threat declaration hypothesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglass, John D. Gorman, Thomas J. Burns
  • Patent number: 7046732
    Abstract: A decomposed original video sequence includes one or more original camera-motion layers and zero or more original fixed-frame layers decomposed from an original video sequence. The decomposed original video sequence is edited by editing at least one of the original camera-motion layers to obtain modified camera-motion layers such that each frame of a composite modified video sequence composed from the modified camera-motion layers and the original fixed-frame layers is obtained without editing each frame of said original video sequence. The editing comprises performing an edge operation to one of said original camera-motion layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: ObjectVideo, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Slowe, Paul C. Brewer, Robert J. Douglass, Thomas M. Strat, Thomas J. Burns, Andrew J. Chosak
  • Patent number: 7009510
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a host having a plurality of sensor inputs for connection to sensors. A converter is designed to receive input signals from the sensor input and to convert the input signals from the sensors into digital signals. A processing system is configured to receive the digital signals and to generate alarm signals in response to selected ones of the received digital signals. An internally integrated voice/data modem is in operative association with the processing system. A phone connector is placed in operative association with the voice/data modem, to act as a port for transmission of the alarms to an external telephone network. A network connector is in operative association with the processing system and is designed to receive data in the form of alarms from the processing system and to act as a port for transmission of the alarm data to data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Phonetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglass, James E. Fairburn
  • Patent number: 6967612
    Abstract: The system and method for standoff detection of human carried explosives (HCE) is a portable system that automatically detects HCE up to a range of 200 meters and within seconds alerts an operator to HCE threats. The system has radar only, or both radar and video sensors, a multi-sensor processor, an operator console, handheld displays, and a wideband wireless communications link. The processor receives radar and video feeds and automatically tracks and detects all humans in the field of view. Track data continuously cues the narrow beam radar to a subject of interest, the radar repeatedly interrogating cued objects, producing a multi-polarity radar range profile for each interrogation event. Range profiles and associated features are automatically fused over time until sufficient evidence is accrued to support a threat/non-threat declaration hypothesis. Once a determination is made, the system alerts operators through a handheld display and mitigates the threat if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventors: John D. Gorman, Robert J. Douglass, Thomas J. Burns, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5757892
    Abstract: A communications appliance which accepts ASCII character based input and creates fax machine compatible output for transmission over phone lines. The appliance mimics the responses of a modem to provide text-to-fax conversion or provides fax reports based on input from devices not otherwise capable of communicating in the fax mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Phonetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Blanchard, Robert J. Douglass
  • Patent number: 5580249
    Abstract: An individual person mobility simulator includes a base for placement on a support surface, a steering post extending upwardly from the base to terminate in an upper end, a seat mounted on the upper end of the steering post on which a human operator may sit, a torque/position sensor disposed between the seat and the steering post to sense changes in seat position caused by the operator, and foot stirrups into which the operator may place his feet, the foot stirrups being movably mounted on the steering post. A power source is provided to supply a resistive force to movement of the foot stirrups in response to and dependent upon resistance signals. A control unit supplies resistance signals to the power source to determine the amount of resistance to be applied to movement of the foot stirrups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Sarcos Group
    Inventors: Stephen C. Jacobsen, David F. Knutti, Robert J. Douglass
  • Patent number: 4032447
    Abstract: An adapter is mounted between an engine and a standard oil filter connected to a hydraulic motor which drives a centrifugal drum, the adapter also delivers metered quantities of the oil to an inside of the centrifugal drum, and an outlet from the centrifugal drum returns the oil to the engine, an outlet from the hydraulic motor returns the oil to the adapter to pass through the standard oil filter before being returned to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Douglass