Patents by Inventor William D. Howell

William D. Howell 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: 8189690
    Abstract: A system to parse both telemetry data and corresponding encoded video data wherein the telemetry and video data are subsequently synchronized based upon temporal information, such as a time stamp. The telemetry data and the video data are originally unsynchronized and the data for each is acquired by a separate device. The acquiring devices may be located within or attached to an aerial vehicle. The system receives the telemetry data and the encoded video data and outputs a series of synchronized video images with telemetry data. Thus, telemetry information is associated with each video image. The telemetry data may be acquired at a different rate than the video data. As a result, telemetry data may be interpolated or extrapolated to correspond to each video image. The present system operates in real-time, thus data acquired from aerial vehicles can be displayed on a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Intergraph Technologies Company
    Inventors: Sheila G. Whitaker, Gene A. Grindstaff, Roger K. Shelton, William D. Howell
  • Publication number: 20110090399
    Abstract: A system is provided that can parse both telemetry data and corresponding encoded video data wherein the telemetry and video data are subsequently synchronized based upon temporal information, such as a time stamp. The telemetry data and the video data are originally unsynchronized and the data for each is acquired by a separate device. The acquiring devices may be located within or attached to an aerial vehicle. The system receives the telemetry data stream or file and the encoded video data stream or file and outputs a series of synchronized video images with telemetry data. Thus, there is telemetry information associated with each video image. The telemetry data may be acquired at a different rate than the video data. As a result, telemetry data may be interpolated or extrapolated to create telemetry data that corresponds to each video image. The present system operates in real-time, so that data acquired from aerial vehicles can be displayed on a map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: INTERGRAPH TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Sheila G. Whitaker, Gene A. Grindstaff, Roger K. Shelton, William D. Howell
  • Publication number: 20090310272
    Abstract: An energy savings and surge protection devices device that saves electrical energy by optimizing the power factor in single-phase and three-phase applications through the use of capacitors (10) with fixed levels of capacitance and variable capacitance capacitors (13) while providing selectable periods of correction for periods of high or low energy demand through the use of on/off switches/buttons (6), timers (12), meters (17), and servo-loop controls (14) which are used to activate and deactivate capacitors (10) with fixed levels of capacitance and/or discreet capacitive cells (15) of variable capacitance capacitors (13). Additionally, surge protection is promoted through the use of surge arresters (11), also called metal oxide varistors (MOVs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: William D. Howell