Patents Assigned to QinetiQ North America, Inc.
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Patent number: 9123027Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting social engineering attacks comprise: extracting one or more non-semantic data items from an incoming email; determining whether the one or more non-semantic data items match information stored in a data store of previously collected information; performing behavioral analysis on the one or more non-semantic data items; analyzing semantic data associated with the email to determine whether the non-semantic data matches one or more patterns associated with malicious emails; and based on the determining, performing, and analyzing, identifying the email as potentially malicious or non-malicious. The system also includes processes for collecting relevant information for storage within the data store and processes for harvesting information from detected social engineering attacks for entry into the data store and seeding of the collection processes.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Manoj Kumar Srivastava, William Andrews Walker, Eric Alexander Olson
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Publication number: 20150145622Abstract: A rotary magnet switch includes a housing defining a cavity for a rotary magnet having a first section rotatable with respect to a second section. A first registration secures the first magnet section to the housing. An actuator extends from a side wall of the housing. The actuator is secured to the second magnet section and is configured to rotate the second magnetic section with respect to the housing and the first magnet section to switch the magnet on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Terrenzi, Faheem F. Faheem, Donald MacLeod, Ross Malin, M. Spenser Brouwer, Paul William Paolillo, Scott Quigley
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Publication number: 20150128794Abstract: A rocket propelled grenade shield including a flexible net and a frame secured to the flexible net supporting the flexible net. Spaced hard points are attached to the net, the hard points including a base portion with a cavity therein and a plug received in said cavity locking each hard point to the flexible net.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Farinella, Robert Lee Cardenas, William R. Lawson, Brendan LaBrecque, Frances Rush, David Hoadley, Michael Wheaton, Mike Anderson, Thomas Mann, Abed Kanaan, Patrick Callahan
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Publication number: 20140318357Abstract: A shield includes a first body made of damping material in a solid state and which transitions to a viscous fluid state when critically stressed in compression and a plunger plate with blades extending outwardly therefrom adjacent the first body for transitioning material of the first body from a solid to a viscous fluid state locally near the blades when the blades of the plunger plate are driven into the body. The plunger plate includes a truncated-V shape, a V-shape or a double V-shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Basant K. Parida, Norman Dana, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Xudong Xin
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Publication number: 20140311330Abstract: A blast mitigation method includes forming a body of solid material which transitions from a solid state to a non-flowing viscous fluid state when stressed which attaching it to the body of the undercarriage of a vehicle. The material of the body transitions from a solid state to a viscous fluid, state when an explosion occurs, is proximate the body and it absorbs at least some energy from the explosion mitigating impact on the vehicle. A plunger plate with blades extending outwardly therefrom is coupled to the body and oriented such that the blades are adjacent the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Basant K. Parida, Norman Dana, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Xudong Xin
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Publication number: 20140310938Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shield by fabricating a plunger plate to include outwardly extending blades on one surface thereof and coupling the plunger plate to a body of damping material with blades of the plunger plate adjacent the body of damping material. The damping material is configured to transition from a solid to a non-flowing viscous fluid state locally near the blades of the plunger plate as they are driven into the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Basant K. Parida, Norman Dana, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Xudong Xin
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Publication number: 20140224106Abstract: A shield includes a film with members intersecting at spaced nodes, a hard point fixed at least at select nodes, and a frame at least partially about the film for spacing the film from a vehicle or structure to be protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Justin Trent Shackelford, John D. Larouco
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Publication number: 20140214239Abstract: An unmanned systems operator control system includes a hand held controller with a set of switches and control enumeration software specially configured to report a superset of virtual switches based on the physical switches. A core unit includes a first unmanned system control application subscribing to a first switch subset of the superset and outputting commands controlling a first unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A second unmanned system control application subscribes to a second switch subset of the superset and outputs commands controlling a second unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A mode switching subsystem is configured, in a first state, to map the set of switches to the first switch subset and, in a second state, to map the set of switches to the second switch subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventor: QinetiQ North America, Inc.
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Publication number: 20140202084Abstract: An emergency egress system and method features a mount securable externally to a vehicle hull about an opening therein and including a first portion of a releasable hinge structure. A window assembly includes a second portion of the releasable hinge structure hingedly attaching the window assembly to the mount over the hull opening. An ejection subsystem is releasably attached to the armor window automatically opening window assembly and ejecting the window assembly. A latch subsystem is actuatable from inside the hull (and optionally from outside the hull) releasably locking the armor window assembly with respect to the mount in a first configuration and unlocking the armor window assembly with respect to the mount in a second configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventor: QinetiQ North America, Inc.
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Publication number: 20140206486Abstract: A radially, axially, and torsionally compliant sprocket includes a rim including teeth thereon, a hub within the rim including a central bore, and a compliant open cell structure extending between the hub and the rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Robert Fuchs, William Crowley, Edward Mutschler
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Publication number: 20140196598Abstract: An ordinance, such as a rocket propelled grenade, shield includes a net with hard points at select nodes of the net and cable guides on the side of the net. Cables under tension extend through the cable guides supporting the net typically in conjunction with a top cross bar, spaced top struts, and spaced bottom struts. This framis design facilitates entering and exiting the vehicle or structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Vincent Malone, Nicole Jean Baird, Scott Robert Albin, Robert G. Holmes, JR.
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Publication number: 20140144715Abstract: A magnetic robot includes a chassis and at least one track assembly associated with the chassis. The track assembly has a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules displaceably mounted with respect to the chassis. A driven track circulates about the magnet modules and travels on guide portions of the magnet modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Scott R. Albin, Anthony Chesna, Geoffrey Blake Lansberry, David J. Shane
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Publication number: 20140130656Abstract: A vehicle and structure shield includes an array of hard points laterally spaced and outwardly supported, in one example, by a net subsystem and frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Publication number: 20140125354Abstract: A hot stick power analyzer includes a housing mounted on a pole and a channel for a power line. A ground line extends from the housing and there is a power line conductive contact. A voltage sensor includes voltage sensing circuitry connected to the power line conductive contact and the ground line. There is a high voltage capacitance between the ground line and the voltage sensing circuitry. A current sensor includes windings about and spaced from the power line. A processing subsystem is responsive to the voltage sensing circuitry and to the current sensor and is configured to compute power analysis metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Mason, David C. Meeker, James F. Godfrey, Jeffrey C. Travis, William G. Leary, Alexander E. Post
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Patent number: 8677882Abstract: A protection system includes a net with lines connected at nodes and hard points attached to at least select nodes. A frame supports the net and positions it in a spaced relationship with respect to a vehicle or structure. The frame preferably includes select adjacent tubular members connected via a flexure to prevent damage to the frame when impacted.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Justin Trent Shackelford, Robert G. Holmes, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140076671Abstract: A motor brake includes an actuator fixed to a motor shaft and including spaced peripheral ears including a member therethrough. A fixed plate includes spaced detents and an output about the actuator has spaced ball releasably urged into the fixed plate detents by the actuator ear members. The output has channels for the actuator ears for driving the output with the actuator when the actuator ear members release the output spaced balls from the fixed plate detents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Thomas C. Swihart, III
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Publication number: 20140060174Abstract: A man packable, portable sounding kit includes, in one example, at least two balloons and at least two radiosondes each including a tether for connecting a radiosonde to a balloon. A gas container includes gas for inflating the at least two balloons. A fill hose assembly includes a balloon inflation nozzle coupled to a pressure regulator. A data transceiver unit is configured to receive and optionally to rebroadcast atmospheric weather data from the radiosonde. A case houses the balloons, radiosondes, data transceiver unit, gas container, and fill hose assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Berry Lee McCormick, Richard Harvey Smith, Emery William Hughes, III, Michael Thomas Dewenter
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Patent number: 8607685Abstract: A shield system for an ordnance includes a frame and a flexible net subsystem supported by the frame. Diagonal lines of net material intersect at nodes forming diamond shaped mesh openings and a hard point is attached to at least select nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: QinetiQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Michael Farinella, William Lawson, Scott Quigley, Robert Curran
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Patent number: 8585606Abstract: A load score system includes a metabolic sensor such as a heart rate sensor for a subject is configured to output metabolic data for the subject. A biomechanical load sensing subsystem for the subject is configured to output biomechanical load data. A speed sensor subsystem for the subject is configured to output speed data. One or more databases store zones and a weighting factor for each zone for metabolic data, biomechanical load data, and speed data. A performance module is responsive to the metabolic data, the biomechanical load data, and the speed data and the one or more databases and is configured to calculate a metabolic load score for the subject. A biomechanical load score for the subject and a speed load score for the subject are also calculated. An output module displays the subject's calculated metabolic, biomechanical, and speed load scores.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Qinetiq North America, Inc.Inventors: David McDonald, Craig D. Mielcarz, Sergey Nikiforenko, Vernon A. Gambetta
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Patent number: 8484217Abstract: Methods and systems for collecting and processing large volumes of data to determine the relevancy and value thereof comprise: deploying one or more data retrieval modules to interface with one or more data sources within the local network, wherein the one or more data retrieval modules comprise executable program code; executing the one or more data retrieval modules to perform operations comprising: accessing application data representing data stored or communicated through the one or more data sources; and forwarding the application data for analysis; and analyzing the forwarded application data to determine whether it is relevant to the topic, wherein the analyzing is performed by one or more devices within the local network.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: QINETIQ North America, Inc.Inventors: Manoj Kumar Srivastava, William Andrews Walker, Eric Alexander Olson, Steven Robert Smith