Patents by Inventor Roger Theodore Sumner

Roger Theodore Sumner 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).

  • Remote component and connection architecture
    Patent number: 7735058
    Abstract: A method of developing software comprises the steps of defining a plurality of component objects for receiving input data and producing output data, defining a plurality of connection objects for passing data between the component objects, and executing an initialization script to define a behavioral model for the system by defining relationships between the component objects and the connection objects. A software development system that performs the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Kinsella, Roger Theodore Sumner
  • Synchronization of multiple operational flight programs
    Patent number: 7346793
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing frame clocks in a plurality of processors comprises the steps of sending data packets from each of the processors to each of the other processors wherein each of the processors receives the data packets and identifies two of the data packets having the largest phase difference. The largest phase difference is used to determine a target synchronization phase angle, and the period of a frame clock is adjusted so that the frame clock approaches the target synchronization phase angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventor: Roger Theodore Sumner