Patents by Inventor Bruce L. Lipphardt, JR.

Bruce L. Lipphardt, JR. 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).

  • Gathering materials on the ocean surface based on forecasting area density
    Patent number: 10120836
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to gathering materials on an ocean surface. Initially, an initial distribution of material is determined based on observational sources, and the material is represented by particles in a numerical ocean model. Trajectories for the numerical ocean model are determined based on modeled surface currents data, and velocity gradients are computed along a corresponding trajectory of the trajectories for each of the particles based on the initial distribution. At this stage, deformation tensors are computed for each of the particles based on the velocity gradients, and a dilation map for the particles is generated based on a time step tensor of the plurality of deformation tensors for each of the particles. Collection of the material is monitored based on the dilation map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Gregg Arthur Jacobs, A. D. Kirwan, Jr., Helga S. Huntley, Bruce L. Lipphardt, Jr.
  • GATHERING MATERIALS ON THE OCEAN SURFACE BASED ON FORECASTING AREA DENSITY
    Publication number: 20160246903
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to gathering materials on an ocean surface. Initially, an initial distribution of material is determined based on observational sources, and the material is represented by particles in a numerical ocean model. Trajectories for the numerical ocean model are determined based on modeled surface currents data, and velocity gradients are computed along a corresponding trajectory of the trajectories for each of the particles based on the initial distribution. At this stage, deformation tensors are computed for each of the particles based on the velocity gradients, and a dilation map for the particles is generated based on a time step tensor of the plurality of deformation tensors for each of the particles. Collection of the material is monitored based on the dilation map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Gregg Arthur Jacobs, A. D. Kirwan, JR., Helga S. Huntley, Bruce L. Lipphardt, JR.