Patents by Inventor Thomas Hans Penner

Thomas Hans Penner 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: 8498815
    Abstract: A method on a computer unit for calculating and transmitting position data is disclosed. The method includes monitoring motion of the unit. If motion of the unit is detected, the method further includes initiating a start sequence of the unit, calculating current position data of the unit using the Global Positioning System (GPS), calculating a difference between the current position data of the unit and a previous position data of the unit and transmitting the current position data of the unit if the difference is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Gordon Preston, Thomas Hans Penner, Edward Steve Kaprocki
  • Patent number: 8408908
    Abstract: Embodiments include a non-pyrotechnic detonation simulator. The simulator includes a substrate, a plurality of capacitors fixed with respect to the substrate, a voltage source, and a controller. The controller is electrically coupled to the capacitors and is adapted to selectively direct a burst voltage from the voltage source to one or more of the capacitors to cause the one or more of the plurality of capacitors to burst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Gordon Preston, Thomas Hans Penner, Charles Thomas Penrose, James A. Frey
  • Patent number: 8128405
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating simulation data is disclosed. The apparatus includes an assembly for mounting the apparatus on an edifice. The apparatus further includes a receiver for receiving simulation data from a plurality of players within a specified area of the edifice and for receiving simulation data from a central controller. The apparatus further includes a transmitter for transmitting simulation data to the plurality of players and to the central controller, wherein simulation data is transmitted to the central controller only when a simulation event occurs. In one alternative, the apparatus further includes an infrared camera for capturing video and still images of simulation events. In another alternative, the apparatus includes an infrared radiator for producing infrared light for illuminating video and still images captured by the infrared camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Gordon Preston, Thomas Hans Penner, Charles Thomas Penrose, Edward Steve Kaprocki
  • Publication number: 20090201199
    Abstract: A method on a computer unit for calculating and transmitting position data is disclosed. The method includes monitoring motion of the unit. If motion of the unit is detected, the method further includes initiating a start sequence of the unit, calculating current position data of the unit using the Global Positioning System (GPS), calculating a difference between the current position data of the unit and a previous position data of the unit and transmitting the current position data of the unit if the difference is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Gordon Preston, Thomas Hans Penner, Edward Steve Kaprocki