Patents by Inventor William D. Burch

William D. Burch 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151800
    Abstract: A system may include a receiver node. The receiver node may include a communications interface and a controller. The receiver node is time synchronized with a transmitter node to apply Doppler corrections to the receiver node's own motions relative to a common reference frame. The receiver node may be configured to: The receiver node may be configured to: based at least on the receiver node being time synchronized with the transmitter node to apply Doppler corrections and the common reference frame, use Doppler null scanning (DNS) to determine DNS derived information, the DNS derived information including a bearing and the receiver node's relative position relative to the transmitter node; and output a position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution based at least on the DNS derived information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Stevens, Matthew D. Bousselot, Douglas P. Burch, Tj T. Kwon, William B. Sorsby, Eric J. Loren, Joseph T. Graf
  • Patent number: 5420512
    Abstract: A cable testing system includes a far end unit for alternately connecting the wire ends at the remote end of a cable with either a resistive load including a plurality of resistors connected with the wires, respectively, or a source of a-c signals of different frequencies supplied to the lines, respectively. A near end unit connected with the ends of the wires at the adjacent end of the cable is operable during the resistive mode of operation of the far end unit to measure open-circuit and short-circuit conditions of the wires. During the frequency signal mode of operation, crossover between wires is mapped by the use of a differential amplifier, a full-wave rectifier an a slope detector circuit, to provide pulse width, cycle length and slope data for identifying the various wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Paladin Corporation
    Inventors: Philip E. Spillane, William D. Burch, Steven B. Sala
  • Patent number: 5097136
    Abstract: A compact automatic apparatus for rapidly curing photosensitive coatings on eyeglass lenses. A precision adjustable automatic programmer controls process cycling, ultraviolet intensity and radiation time. A control panel is used to switch the apparatus on or off and to manually select cycle parameters. The apparatus electronically monitors radiation intensity and uses a flashing light to warn the operator of low ultraviolet intensity. Apparatus components are cooled by a filtered force air convection system that prevents flow of unfiltered air into the apparatus. An automatically programmed linear motion lens transport carriage passes through an automatic outer door which allows inward and outward passage of the lens while protecting the operator from ultraviolet radiation. The outer door shields the machine interior from dirt and dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Ultra-Lum, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Meyer, William D. Burch, Alexander Waluszko