Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Winter

Christopher C. Winter 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: 8681047
    Abstract: A system and method for providing coherent sources for phased arrays are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of transceivers configured to transmit signals and defining an array of nodes. The method also includes providing a plurality of beacons at different frequencies to one of aim or focus phase coherent energy generated by the transmitted signals from the plurality of transceivers, wherein the phase coherent energy is transmitted at a direction and a frequency determined with phase conjugation and independent of the location of the plurality of beacons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cobham Defense Electronics Systems—M/A-Com
    Inventors: Robert G. Egri, Christopher C. Winter
  • Patent number: 8244728
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity; and an assignor component for assigning a behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits a behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits a behavior associated with one of the atom data entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geraldine E. Archer, Richard A. Hopkins, Kevin H. Jenkins, Philip D. Tetlow, Christopher C. Winter
  • Patent number: 7949997
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrating a software application into an information technology (IT) infrastructure. An inventory is created using a Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) approach from the Object Management Group (OMG). The inventory includes information about: each component of the IT infrastructure, the software application, how each component communicates with each other component, and how the software application communicates with each component. Each element of information in the inventory has a single source and owner. The inventory is used to analyze the IT infrastructure and the software application during integrating the software application. From contents of the inventory, using the MDA approach from the OMG, artifacts that execute the integration are generated, and test programs are generated to verify that the integration is complete and correct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda E. Chessell, Giles J. B. Dring, Richard A. Hopkins, Robert J. Lojek, Christopher C. Winter, Larry Yusuf
  • Publication number: 20110102261
    Abstract: A system and method for providing coherent sources for phased arrays are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of transceivers configured to transmit signals and defining an array of nodes. The method also includes providing a plurality of beacons at different frequencies to one of aim or focus phase coherent energy generated by the transmitted signals from the plurality of transceivers, wherein the phase coherent energy is transmitted at a direction and a frequency determined with phase conjugation and independent of the location of the plurality of beacons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Robert G. Egri, Christopher C. Winter
  • Publication number: 20080313200
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system. An apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity; and an assignor component for assigning a behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits a behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits a behavior associated with one of the atom data entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Geraldine E. Archer, Richard A. Hopkins, Kevin H. Jenkins, Philip D. Tetlow, Christopher C. Winter