Patents by Inventor Aaron T. Spettel

Aaron T. Spettel 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: 7612710
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes receiving live radar data, receiving virtual radar data, merging the live radar data and the virtual radar data to form merged data, and tagging the merged data with a virtual tag indicator to indicate a presence of the virtual radar data. The method also includes for each receive time window, determining if the virtual radar data is present from the virtual tag indicator; if the virtual radar data is present, tagging a detection with a virtual tag and if the virtual radar data is not present, tagging detections with a live tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Joel E. Lamendola, Aaron T. Spettel
  • Publication number: 20090046004
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes receiving live radar data, receiving virtual radar data, merging the live radar data and the virtual radar data to form merged data, and tagging the merged data with a virtual tag indicator to indicate a presence of the virtual radar data. The method also includes for each receive time window, determining if the virtual radar data is present from the virtual tag indicator; if the virtual radar data is present, tagging a detection with a virtual tag and if the virtual radar data is not present, tagging detections with a live tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Joel E. Lamendola, Aaron T. Spettel
  • Patent number: 5696347
    Abstract: A fuzing system adapted for use by a guided missile to generate a detonation signal for a warhead carried by the missile. The missile has a seeker/tracker to track, and direct the missile towards, a target. The seeker/tracker has: a seeker, gimballed with respect to the body of the missile, for producing a signal representative of the angular deviation between the target and the missile; and, a ranging system for producing a signal representative of a range between the target and the missile. The fuzing system, in response to the range signals, produces a time-to-go signal, t.sub.go, where t.sub.go, related to the range between the missile and the target divided by the rate of change in such range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Sebeny, Jr., Aaron T. Spettel, F. Taft Murray