Patents Assigned to Martin
  • Vertical take off aircraft
    Patent number: 9902494
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing, a ducted fan and a controller. The wing and the ducted fan are coupled to the fuselage. The controller is operable to control the aircraft in a vertical flight mode, a horizontal flight mode, and transition the aircraft from the vertical flight mode to the horizontal flight mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: MARTIN UAV, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Morris
  • Multi-layer wideband antenna with integrated impedance matching
    Patent number: 9906202
    Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) antenna with wideband impedance matching includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and patterned connections. The first conductive layer is formed on a first surface of a dielectric material. The second conductive layer is formed on a second surface of the dielectric material. The patterned connections between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed through multiple vias to enable the wideband impedance matching. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed based on an antenna-layout pattern. The multiple vias are formed based on a via pattern that corresponds to the antenna-layout pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: James L. Lovejoy, Jr., Thomas Patrick Cencich, W. Neill Kefauver
  • Breast cancer cell growth-inhibiting enzyme inhibitors, method for the production thereof, and use thereof
    Patent number: 9901570
    Abstract: Novel enzyme inhibitors for treatment of breast cancer combine the inhibition of enzymes that combat aggressive breast cell growth both synergistically and additively. Pyrido-annulated indoles developed act in a selectively inhibiting manner on the enzymes HER2 and/or Brk in the nanomolar to picomolar concentration range in screening more than 200 kinases of the human kinome. The enzyme inhibitors inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells in the nanomolar concentration range without exhibiting critical toxic effects. The derivatization at the 6-position of the 4-chloro-?-carboline is achieved without by-products and, similarly to the derivatization at the 4-position with the aniline derivatives, takes place at high purity with quantitative yields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Martin-Luther-Universitaet-Halle-Wittenberg
    Inventor: Andreas Hilgeroth
  • Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a deployable net for capture of threat UAVs
    Patent number: 9896221
    Abstract: An apparatus for use as part of, or attached to, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept and entangle a threat unmanned aerial vehicle, includes a flight and payload control system for controlling power to the UAV and for controlling maneuvering of the UAV. A host-side mount may be coupled to the UAV and is in communication with the flight and payload control system. A payload-side mount is removably attached to the host-side mount and includes a power interface and a control interface between the payload-side mount and the host-side mount. A counter-UAV system is coupled to said payload-side mount and includes a deployable net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle; and a deployment mechanism for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle including a rigid mounting bar and a pair of cords, between which the deployable net is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Kilian, Brede J. Wegener, Eric Wharton, David R. Gavelek
  • Electrochemical energy storage systems and methods featuring high open circuit potential
    Patent number: 9899694
    Abstract: The invention concerns flow batteries comprising: a first aqueous electrolyte comprising a first redox active material; a second aqueous electrolyte comprising a second redox active material; a first electrode in contact with the first aqueous electrolyte; a second electrode in contact with the second aqueous electrolyte and a separator disposed between the first aqueous electrolyte and the second aqueous electrolyte; the flow battery having an open circuit potential of at least 1.4 V, and is capable of operating or is operating at a current density at least about 50 mA/cm2, wherein both of the first and second redox active materials remain soluble in both the charged and discharged states. In certain embodiments, the redox active materials are metal ligand coordination compounds. The disclosure also describes systems comprising these flow batteries and methods of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage, LLC
    Inventors: Arthur J. Esswein, Steven Y. Reece, John Goeltz, Evan R. King, Desiree Amadeo, Nitin Tyagi, Thomas D. Jarvi
  • Object detection system
    Patent number: 9898660
    Abstract: An airborne mine countermeasure system includes a processor coupled to a memory having stored therein software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a series of image processing operations. The operations include obtaining input image data from an external image sensor, and extracting a sequence of 2-D slices from the input image data. The operations also include performing a 3-D connected region analysis on the sequence of 2-D slices, and extracting 3-D invariant features in the image data. The operations further include performing coarse filtering, performing fine recognition and outputting an image processing result having an indication of the presence of any mines within the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Bing Li
  • Minimally intrusive wingtip vortex wake mitigation using microvane arrays
    Patent number: 9896192
    Abstract: An airfoil tip vortex mitigation arrangement comprising one or more flow directors configured and positioned to re-direct freestream air over a low pressure surface of an airfoil in such a way as to displace and weaken a main tip vortex generated at a tip of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corroration
    Inventors: Neal D. Domel, Eric F. Charlton, Daniel N. Miller
  • Mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods of use
    Patent number: 9896226
    Abstract: A mail piece insertion mechanism is provided and, more particularly, mail piece insertion mechanisms and methods used for inserting mail pieces such as, for example, residual mail, into individual mail piece folders or containers is provided. The method of inserting mail pieces into folders includes opening the folders and aligning a mechanism with the opened folders and inserting the mail pieces therein. The insertion mechanism includes a mechanism configured open folders and a mechanism configured to insert mail pieces into the open folders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Gaug, Bryan Dalton, John Nasakaitis
  • Solid buffer materials for electrolyte solutions and flow batteries utilizing same
    Patent number: 9899696
    Abstract: Electrolyte solutions for flow batteries and other electrochemical systems can contain a dissolved iron hexacyanide complex as an active material. Alkaline buffering can be desirable in such electrolyte solutions to promote stability of the active material. However, the buffer material can undesirably decrease solubility of the iron hexacyanide complex to unacceptable levels in some instances. Compositions with increased concentrations of iron hexacyanide can include an aqueous solution containing a dissolved iron hexacyanide complex, and a solid buffer material in contact with the aqueous solution. The solid buffer material is present at an amount greater than that needed to produce a saturation concentration of the solid buffer material in the aqueous solution. Flow batteries and other electrochemical systems can contain the compositions as an electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage, LLC
    Inventor: John Goeltz
  • Method for correcting optical aberrations in electromagnetic radiation in an optical system
    Patent number: 9897771
    Abstract: An optical system is provided. The optical system includes a corrector lens that is configured to reduce aberrations in electromagnetic radiation (EMR) received from a window having a window axis of symmetry. A rotation mechanism is coupled to the corrector lens, and is configured to selectively rotate the corrector lens about an optical axis of the corrector lens to maintain a Y-axis of the corrector lens in a same plane as the window axis of symmetry of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Murphy, Jr., Thomas E. Higgins, Jr.
  • Latent fingerprint detection
    Patent number: 9897544
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for detecting a contaminant on a substrate are discussed herein. Variations of such systems, devices, and methods may include one or more illumination sources that emit illumination at one or more desired wavelength ranges to illuminate one or more areas on the substrate; where the desired wavelength range is one that is absorbed by the contaminant while causing the substrate to fluoresce. Such fluorescence may be detected with a visible-spectrum detector, which will also detect the contaminant as a darker contrast area against the fluorescence. In some variations, an illumination source includes a broad-spectrum light source and a waveband filtering device that filters all but the desired illumination waveband out of the broad-spectrum light generated by the broad-spectrum light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Edward J. Miesak
  • INTEGRATED MULTI-CHAMBER HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20180043481
    Abstract: A one-piece heat exchanger manufactured using an additive manufacturing process is described. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels formed therein. At least some of the plurality of channels may be configured to provide structural support to the heat exchanger to reduce its weight. Different coolant media may be used in a first set and a second set of the plurality of channels to provide different types of cooling in an integrated one-piece heat exchanger structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Vos, Ryan M. Alderfer, Randall J. Stutzman
  • INTEGRATED MULTI-CHAMBER HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20180043482
    Abstract: A one-piece heat exchanger manufactured using an additive manufacturing process is described. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels formed therein. At least some of the plurality of channels may be configured to provide structural support to the heat exchanger to reduce its weight. Different coolant media may be used in a first set and a second set of the plurality of channels to provide different types of cooling in an integrated one-piece heat exchanger structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Vos, Ryan M. Alderfer, Matthew Daniel Miller
  • INTEGRATED MULTI-CHAMBER HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20180043480
    Abstract: A one-piece heat exchanger manufactured using an additive manufacturing process is described. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of channels formed therein. At least some of the plurality of channels may be configured to provide structural support to the heat exchanger to reduce its weight. Different coolant media may be used in a first set and a second set of the plurality of channels to provide different types of cooling in an integrated one-piece heat exchanger structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Vos, Ryan M. Alderfer, Randall J. Stutzman
  • Programmable application-specific integrated circuit
    Patent number: 9893731
    Abstract: An integrated-circuit field-programmable gate array comprising a plurality of arrayed logic elements. The array includes a plurality of first electrical conductors extending along at least portions of the array, and a plurality of second electrical conductors extending along at least portions of the array. The first conductors cross the second conductors at switch cell locations. The first and second conductors are electrically discontinuous at the switch cell locations so that each switch cell is associated with first and second ends of one of the first conductors, and is also associated with first and second ends of one of the second conductors. A plurality of electrical nanotube switches are provided and associated with each of the switch cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Eric T. Pancoast
  • Gravity gradiometer system with spherical air bearing based platform
    Patent number: 9891341
    Abstract: A non-contacting spherical air bearing-based stable platform for use by a gravity gradiometer instrument (GGI) is provided by attaching a spherical ball-shaped bearing to a rotational stage of the GGI and integrating a concave spherical cup in the linear stage and mounting base assembly of the GGI which is fixedly attached to a host vehicle or platform. The spherical cup supports the spherical ball-shaped bearing on a thin cushion of air provided by a source of compressed air or gas at the concave surface of the spherical cup. The spherical ball-shaped bearing is supported, providing three degrees of rotational freedom of motion without the need for slip rings, flex capsules, races, or mechanical bearings, thereby reducing or eliminating gradient disturbance signals owing to parasitic torques and jitter in the output of the accelerometers of the GGI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas J. Meyer
  • Spacecraft east-west radiator assembly
    Patent number: 9889951
    Abstract: A heat transfer assembly (HTA) includes an equipment panel having a first longitudinal length and a first radiator panel that is coupled to one of an east end and a west end of the equipment panel. The first radiator panel is longer in the longitudinal direction than the equipment panel and has least one longitudinal heat pipe. The HTA also includes at least one flexible heat pipe having a first rigid tube coupled to the equipment panel, a second rigid tube thermally coupled to the first longitudinal heat pipe, and a flexible tube coupled between the first and second rigid tubes. The equipment panel is configured to retain an equipment module in thermal contact with the first rigid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Hamilton Wong, Rok Park Buckley
  • Process for producing a stabilized magnesium hydroxide slurry
    Patent number: 9890054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides stable magnesium hydroxide slurry compositions and methods for producing stable magnesium hydroxide slurry compositions. The stable magnesium hydroxide slurries of the disclosure comprise magnesium hydroxide at about 50 to about 70% solids by weight in the slurry, a viscosity of less than about 1000 centipoise, and a 7-day pour test of 90% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Aileen Gibson, Lemuel Granada, Jr., Mark Wajer
  • Conformal 3D non-planar multi-layer circuitry
    Patent number: 9894760
    Abstract: A method for making conformal non-planar multi-layer circuitry is described. The method can include providing a substrate having a non-planar surface and depositing a first conformal dielectric layer on the substrate, the first conformal dielectric layer conforming to the non-planar surface of the substrate and having a non-planar surface. The method can also include applying a first conformal circuitry layer on the first conformal dielectric layer. The method can include depositing a second conformal dielectric layer on the first conformal circuitry layer, the second conformal dielectric layer conforming to a non-planar surface of the first conformal circuitry layer, and applying a second conformal circuitry layer on the second conformal dielectric layer. Successive layers can be sequentially deposited. Microvias may provide electrical connections between circuit layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Gonya, Kenn Twigg, Jim Patterson
  • High surface area flow battery electrodes
    Patent number: 9893363
    Abstract: A flow cell battery includes at least one anode compartment and at least one cathode compartment, with a separator membrane disposed between each anode compartment and each cathode compartment. Each anode compartment and cathode compartment includes a bipolar plate, a fluid electrolyte, and at least a carbon nanomaterial on the surface of the bipolar plate, wherein the fluid electrolyte flows around the carbon nanomaterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Sinsabaugh, Gregory Pensero, Han Liu, Lawrence P. Hetzel