Patents by Inventor Daniel H. Muhleman

Daniel H. Muhleman 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).

  • Publication number: 20210403179
    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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Daniel H. Muhleman
  • Patent number: 11100658
    Abstract: Method comprises receiving, by at least one memory, from at least one imaging system, at least two input images. The method includes comparing, by a processor, the at least two input images to each other such that nonstationary portions of the at least two input images are determined by either separating, by the at least one processor, each of the two input images into multiple pixel regions, and generating an error matrix for each of said multiple pixel regions. If an error value in the error matrix falls within a predetermined range, the pixel region is a nonstationary portion of the input images; or identifying, by a machine learning system, nonstationary portions of the input images. The pixels from nonstationary portions are removed from the at least two input images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Daniel H. Muhleman
  • Patent number: 11079773
    Abstract: A lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle navigation system and vehicle. The navigation system includes a first wind probing device disposed at a first probe position, wherein the first wind probing device is in communication, via a first probe communications link, with a body communication system. The navigation system also includes a second wind probing device disposed at a second probe position, wherein the second wind probing device is in communication, via a second probe communications link, with the body communication system. The navigation system also includes a wind variation detection system configured to determine wind information, including at least a wind direction, for the first wind probing device and the second wind probing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Daniel H. Muhleman
  • Publication number: 20210217185
    Abstract: Method comprises receiving, by at least one memory, from at least one imaging system, at least two input images. The method includes comparing, by a processor, the at least two input images to each other such that nonstationary portions of the at least two input images are determined by either separating, by the at least one processor, each of the two input images into multiple pixel regions, and generating an error matrix for each of said multiple pixel regions. If an error value in the error matrix falls within a predetermined range, the pixel region is a nonstationary portion of the input images; or identifying, by a machine learning system, nonstationary portions of the input images. The pixels from nonstationary portions are removed from the at least two input images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: DANIEL H. MUHLEMAN
  • Publication number: 20210124372
    Abstract: A lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle navigation system and vehicle. The navigation system includes a first wind probing device disposed at a first probe position, wherein the first wind probing device is in communication, via a first probe communications link, with a body communication system. The navigation system also includes a second wind probing device disposed at a second probe position, wherein the second wind probing device is in communication, via a second probe communications link, with the body communication system. The navigation system also includes a wind variation detection system configured to determine wind information, including at least a wind direction, for the first wind probing device and the second wind probing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel H. Muhleman