Patents Assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
  • Publication number: 20250117281
    Abstract: A method for improving a system by detecting faulty components is described herein. The method includes calculating a baseline state of a component, calculating a current state of the component, and detecting a component fault based on the time series of new observed data. Computing the baseline state of a component includes converting a time series of observed data from the component into a sequence of graphs, computing an adjacency matrix and a normalized Laplacian matrix for each graph, computing summary values for each graph, and computing the baseline state of the component. Computing the current state of the component includes converting a time series of new observed data from the component into a sequence of graphs, computing an adjacency matrix and a normalized Laplacian matrix for each graph, and computing summary values for each graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
    Inventors: Dean-Yue Lee, Andrew Sabater
  • Patent number: 12273368
    Abstract: A Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Tool (CVAST) and CVAST Threat Assessment Heuristic (CVAST THRASH) capable of automated modeling of cyber physical systems, assessment of the nature of cyber risks thereto, and output of such cyber risk assessments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jacquelin A. Speck, Thomas Heverin, Mark Roman, Marcello Balduccini, Matthew Bosack
  • Patent number: 12270653
    Abstract: A device is provided for rotation rate measurement. The device includes a laser, pre- and post-selection polarizers, a birefringent crystal, and a detector. The laser emits a photon beam. The crystal separates the beam into separate parallel beams by phase difference in response to the rotation rate as measured by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Garrett K. Josemans, Benjamin A. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 12272170
    Abstract: A temperature detection system and method for detecting a correlation between temperatures on a subject and a temperature reference is provided. One or more calibrated temperature reference devices, such as a Body Temperature Reference blackbody system is used with an emissive source detector, such as a Mid Wave Infrared (MWIR) or Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) thermal camera that is capable of imaging both a subject and the calibrated temperature reference devices. A processor maps each pixel within the image to a specific thermal value based on the mean and median reference temperatures from the calibrated temperature reference devices and identifies any pixel in the image having a temperature greater than the reference temperature. This information can be used to detect an elevated temperature from a subject. The system and method can be used to detect fevers, tumors, infections, parasites, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America, Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Aaron Boyd Cole, Marcin Stanislaw Malec
  • Patent number: 12270334
    Abstract: A shapeable inlet manifold for a hypersonic scramjet includes an inlet lower cowling; a mount surface; and an inlet stream surface movably coupled to the mount surface, wherein the inlet lower cowling and the inlet stream surface define an opening of the shapeable inlet manifold allowing fluid flow therethrough. The inlet stream surface has first and second dispositions relative to the lower cowling defining first and second shapes of the opening, thereby providing respective first and second flow characteristics through the inlet manifold during flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jesse R Maxwell, Gabriel B Goodwin
  • Publication number: 20250109047
    Abstract: Biosynthetic melanin can capture fentanyl from aqueous environments. The captured fentanyl can be released by introducing the fentanyl-bound melanin to an acidic environment. In this way, fentanyl can capture melanin for subsequent detection/analysis, in addition to operating to remove fentanyl for decontamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Zheng Wang, Dagmar Leary, Jaimee Compton, Christopher Katilie, Gregory Ellis, Gary Vora
  • Publication number: 20250110239
    Abstract: A method includes receiving lidar data associated with remote sensing of moving water, and calibrating the lidar data, the calibration being based on one or more measurements contemporaneously measured with remote sensing of the moving water. The method includes refining the calibrated lidar data, the refinement being based on bubble detection associated with the moving water, where the refining includes discriminating between one or more signals associated with the bubble detection and one or more signals associated with non-bubble background detection. The method includes determining, from the refined lidar data, a bubble mask via feature detection based on depolarization ratio, and determining, based on the bubble mask, one or more bubble characteristics associated with the moving water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Damien Josset, David Wang, Brian Concannon
  • Publication number: 20250111118
    Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatus that provide for removing unnecessary configuration information from the bitstream to configure a field programmable gate array (FPGA) using a reduced bitstream stylized as a “microbitstream.” The method and apparatus split FPGA configuration information into two separate configurations to reduce the initial configuration while applying encryption and authentication to the initial bitstream and leverage partial reconfiguration through a bootloader to load in secondary functionalities during or after run time of the initial configuration. Encryption and authentication are also applied to secure the bitstream from tampering, cloning, and malicious insertions. The present apparatus and methods achieve significant reductions in the total configuration time of an FPGA, which is particularly useful for time-sensitive systems, thus decreasing program development costs and time spent in the design process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher Sozio, Grant Skipper, Adam Duncan
  • Patent number: 12263931
    Abstract: Provided is a radar and communications enhanced sail for a sailboat, sail ship, or sail drone. The sail includes a first sail section comprising an active communication system, a second sail section comprising a passive communication system, or a combination thereof. The active communication system includes an antenna array (transceiver) and a software-defined radio (SDR), while the passive communication system comprises a reflective panel or sections and/or array of reflector panels or sections. The active system utilizes its SDR and transceiver to communicate back and forth with an onshore SDR and transceiver to provide information as necessary. The passive system receives a radar signal via the reflective material on the sail and reflects the signal back at the radar, which produces a radar cross section indicating that there is an object (in this case the sailboat) in the ocean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America, Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Corey Bergsrud, Katherine Grace Pfeiffer, Edward Zipperle, Michael D. Combs
  • Patent number: 12263959
    Abstract: A space-based circuit-replacing robotic system and method include a satellite grasper configured to grasp the satellite having a printed circuit onto which an integrated circuit is soldered and the integrated circuit is to be replaced; an access mechanism configured to remove the printed circuit and/or to provide access to the printed circuit; a printed circuit orientation device configured to orient a printed circuit such that sunlight is incident on the printed circuit; one or more temperature sensors configured to measure a temperature of the solder on the printed circuit; a processor configured to adjust a rate of heating to match a desired heating rate; a circuit grasping device configured to position the circuit for replacement; and an optical shield that is configured to be adjusted to allow light to pass substantially only to a desired area of the printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Daniel H. Muhleman
  • Patent number: 12265832
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for mapping arbitrary isolated quantum-mechanical systems to quantum processor registers on quantum computers that use available symmetry to maximize compactness. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure exploit existing symmetries in the simulated system to minimize the required number of quantum bits (qubits) in the quantum processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Lennart D. Gunlycke
  • Patent number: 12263920
    Abstract: A retrofit kit retrofits a buoy to provide dynamic control of a freeboard of the retrofitted buoy. The retrofit kit includes buoyancy chambers, an air reservoir, and a valve arrangement. A method for retrofitting a buoy retrofits a buoy to provide dynamic control of a freeboard of the retrofitted buoy. The buoyancy chambers surrounding a vertical axis of the buoy with a center of mass of the buoy disposed on the vertical axis below the buoyancy chambers. The buoyancy chambers provide a variable buoyancy ranging from a minimum buoyancy to a maximum buoyancy. The air reservoir inflates of the buoyancy chambers. The valve arrangement dynamically sets the freeboard of the buoy upon inflation and deflation of the buoyancy chambers for varying the variable buoyancy between the minimum buoyancy and the maximum buoyancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Bret R. Thomson, Jason S. Bench, Kevin A. Merhoff, Brandon J. Wiedemeier, Nathan Todd Miller, Minh Vuong, Bryan B. Bui-Tuong
  • Patent number: 12268100
    Abstract: A superconducting quantum interference apparatus comprising a planar array of loops where each loop constitutes a superconducting quantum interference device, and a magnetic shield disposed over part of one of the loops so to protect the covered part of the loop from exposure to a magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren, Benjamin Jeremy Taylor, Nicholas Biagio Ferrante, Rachel Mae Hobbs
  • Patent number: 12265168
    Abstract: An RF pulse correlator comprising a track database, an antenna, a receiver, and a processor. The track database is configured to store established tracks of RF emissions. The antenna and receiver are configured to receive RF pulses. The tracker is configured to generate improved geolocation data for every received RF pulse based on kinematics of the received RF pulses. The processor is communicatively coupled to the database, the receiver, and the tracker. The processor is configured to associate each received RF pulse with an existing track in the track database or to create a new track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Gregory Knowles Fleizach, Mark William Owen, Christopher Craig Pelham, Michael Aaron Slutsky
  • Publication number: 20250103794
    Abstract: A method of training a document parsing artificial intelligence (AI) system, the method includes configuring a PYTHON data structure for generating a simulated document for training the document parsing AI system and a JAVA data structure for generating a non-simulated document for training the document parsing AI system. The method includes training the document parsing AI system based on a generated word-processing format file and on a parsed JSON file for the simulated document made via the PYTHON and JAVA data structures. The method includes parsing, a received document, with the trained document parsing AI system to determine one or more characteristics associated with textual data written to the received document, and generating an output of the parsed received document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Charles A. Norsworthy, Brent A. Barré
  • Publication number: 20250107307
    Abstract: Quasi-planar borane doped into (hexathiol)triphenylenes (TPP) operates as the photoactive component in the heterojunction of photovoltaics or photodiodes in heterojunctions with monolayer graphene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Paul A. Brown, Jakub Kolacz, Christopher M. Spillmann
  • Patent number: 12258267
    Abstract: An apparatus and method generate oxygen gas from sodium percarbonate and water including seawater. The apparatus includes a chamber, a valve system, and an output port. The valve system controls combining a quantity of the sodium percarbonate, a quantity of the water, a quantity of potassium iodide, and optionally a quantity of sodium sulfate decahydrate. A chemical reaction between the sodium percarbonate and the water in the chamber generates oxygen gas, which is output at an output port from the chamber. The potassium iodide is a catalyst for the chemical reaction and optionally the sodium sulfate decahydrate is a temperature moderator for the chemical reaction. A ratio between the water and the sodium percarbonate is in a range of 2.5 to 8 by weight. A ratio of the potassium iodide per liter of the water yields a molarity in a range of 0.25 to 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Carol A. Becker, Wayne E. Glad
  • Patent number: 12260518
    Abstract: A method for using a single-pixel camera to reconstruct images of objects obscured by fog or other dynamic scattering media. A pseudo-random phase or intensity pattern is imposed on illumination beams directed at a target. The beam with the imposed pattern forms a pseudo random pattern on the target. Information regarding the pattern imposed on each pulse is entered into a data processor/controller. The illumination beams with the pseudo random patterns are reflected off the target, collected by receiving optics and a bucket detector and converted into electronic signals fed into the data processor/controller. The data processor/controller applies a high-pass filter to remove slower signal variations produced by dynamic changes in the scattering medium over time. The filtered bucket values are then used together with their corresponding speckle patterns to generate the images using any appropriate reconstruction algorithm such as CGI or CSI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mark Bashkansky, Samuel Park, John F. Reintjes
  • Patent number: 12260664
    Abstract: A method for extracting data from a single-layer raster navigational chart (RNC) comprising: using a computer vision algorithm to extract color, text and symbol data from the RNC, storing the color, text, and symbol data in a database, and building an RNC data vector based solely on the color, text, and symbol data of the RNC, wherein the RNC data vector identifies geographical features shown in the RNC and a location of the geographical features' corresponding pixels in the RNC; and drawing a region of interest on the navigational chart based on user input and the RNC data vector, wherein a perimeter of the region of interest is georeferenced with latitude and longitude information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Adrian Mai, Douglas Seth Lange
  • Patent number: 12258108
    Abstract: A system for joining swarm-communication modules comprising modular elements and attachable components, including a male end adapted to join a single-piece female end by rotating the male end into the single-piece female end such that data bus terminals align and power bus terminals align. The system can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed systems for each mission. The joints connecting the modules are designed such that power and data connections between modules are reliably made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eric Seeley, Jacob Snow