Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Henry

Daniel J. Henry 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: 20240117011
    Abstract: Disclosed are monoclonal antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and bi-specific antibodies that specifically bind a coronavirus spike protein, such as SARS-CoV-2. Also disclosed is the use of these antibodies for inhibiting a coronavirus infection, such as a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, disclosed are methods for detecting a coronavirus, such as SARS-CoV-2, in a biological sample, using the disclosed antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: The U.S.A., as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: John Misasi, Lingshu Wang, Chaim Aryeh Schramm, John R. Mascola, Daniel Cesar Douek, Nancy J. Sullivan, Amy Ransier Henry, Tongqing Zhou, Peter D. Kwong, Wei Shi, Yi Zhang, Eun Sung Yang, Mario Roederer, Rosemarie Diana Mason, Amarendra Pegu, Julie E. Ledgerwood
  • Patent number: 11758119
    Abstract: A system for displaying a stereo image is disclosed. The system includes a stereoscopic head up display (HUD) that includes a combiner and a display configured to display a stereo image. The system further includes either a head tracking sensor or an eye tracking sensor configured to generate a tracking dataset. The system further includes a processor and a memory with instructions that cause the processor to receive the tracking dataset, generate a distortion map based on the tracking dataset and a distortion function, receive a media stereo image, generate a stereo signal based on the distortion map and the media stereo image, and transmit the stereo signal to the display. The system is capable of conveying an image to an operator in the absence of a relay lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Brown, Ian J. Bull, Tracy J. Barnidge, Daniel J. Henry
  • Publication number: 20230231987
    Abstract: A system for displaying a stereo image is disclosed. The system includes a stereoscopic head up display (HUD) that includes a combiner and a display configured to display a stereo image. The system further includes either a head tracking sensor or an eye tracking sensor configured to generate a tracking dataset. The system further includes a processor and a memory with instructions that cause the processor to receive the tracking dataset, generate a distortion map based on the tracking dataset and a distortion function, receive a media stereo image, generate a stereo signal based on the distortion map and the media stereo image, and transmit the stereo signal to the display. The system is capable of conveying an image to an operator in the absence of a relay lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Robert D. Brown, Ian J. Bull, Tracy J. Barnidge, Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 11573318
    Abstract: A situational awareness system for aerial refueling is disclosed. In embodiments, the situational awareness system may include one or more millimeter wave devices of a tanker aircraft configured to transmit one or more emitter signals toward an aircraft to be refueled, and receive one or more reflected signals reflected from the aircraft to be refueled. In embodiments, the situational awareness system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more millimeter wave devices and the display device, the controller configured to determine a distance between a refueling assembly of the tanker aircraft and the aircraft to be refueled based on the one or more reflected signals, and generate one or more control signals configured to cause a display substrate of a display device to display at least one of a metric or image indicative of the determined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 11360375
    Abstract: A system and method for calibrating stereoscopic cameras in an aircraft utilizes a plurality of lasers aimed at a desired convergence point, such as at a point on a runway or other ground facility or projection surface. Each of the stereoscopic cameras are adjusted in terms of pitch, yaw, and roll to align the convergence point in each camera. Misalignments are iteratively corrected, as required. An alignment crosshair is applied, physically or electronically, and the convergence point aligned to the alignment crosshair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Nathan A. Vaughn
  • Patent number: 11233954
    Abstract: A stereoscopic system that employs stereo infrared imaging to improve resolution and field of view (FOV) is disclosed. In embodiments, the stereoscopic system includes first and second infrared cameras that are configured to detect scenery in the same FOV. The stereoscopic system further includes at least one display and at least one controller configured to render imagery from the first infrared camera and imagery from the second infrared camera via a display (or multiple displays) to generate stereoscopic infrared imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Publication number: 20210018756
    Abstract: A system and method simplify a Head Mounted Display (HMD) design employing an array of individual Transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode (TOLED) (or similar transparent emitter) elements or a group of sub-elements between dual microlens (ML) elements to create a transparent visual display. The ML elements present both the ambient imagery and synthetic TOLED symbology at the user eye. The user side ML array presents the TOLED image at a defined distance (e.g., several feet to infinity) (to prevent near focus eye strain) and the ML array on the subject side of the transparent visual display enables presentation of the ambient scene to the user eye. A spherical topography ensures that the transparent visual display optical path is along the user eye line of sight to optimize optical throughput and image clarity. A pixel pitch of the transparent visual display determines the visual acuity of the overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Ryan J. Olson
  • Patent number: 10896489
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving target object visibility in captured images can include an imaging sensor for mounting on an aircraft at a fixed position and orientation. A predetermined portion of the aircraft can appear as a region of interest (ROI) at a predefined location across images captured by the imaging sensor. A processor can receive a first image signal captured by the imaging sensor and corresponding to a first image that includes the ROI. The processor can determine a first image intensity range of the ROI in the first image and gain and offset values for modifying the first image or a subsequent image. The processor can cause a second image signal, received from the imaging sensor, to be amplified according to the gain and offset values and cause the region of interest in a second image to have a second image intensity range different from the first image intensity range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 10874164
    Abstract: A dynamically tinted display visor (DTDV) is disclosed. In embodiments, the DTDV includes a visor surface having an untinted or substantially transparent setting and a tinted or substantially opaque setting. The visor surface is fixed to a helmet worn by an operator (e.g., a pilot or co-pilot), the helmet further including a head tracking system for monitoring the head pose (e.g., head position and orientation) of the operator. Helmet-mounted cameras include auto-gain sensors capable of assessing ambient light levels consistent with the head pose of the operator. The DTDV includes a tint processor for adjusting the tint setting of the visor surface based on an assessment of the head pose data and sensed ambient light levels, automatically detinting or darkening the visor as conditions demand or manually detinting/darkening at the operator's command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Jarrett, Daniel J. Henry, Jeffrey E. Crow
  • Patent number: 10621709
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving target object visibility in captured images can include an imaging sensor for mounting on an aircraft at a fixed position and orientation. A predetermined portion of the aircraft can appear as a region of interest (ROI) at a predefined location across images captured by the imaging sensor. A processor can receive a first image signal from the imaging sensor and corresponding to a first image that includes the ROI. The processor can determine a first image intensity range of the ROI in the first image and a gain value for modifying the first image or a subsequent image. The processor can cause a second image signal, received from the imaging sensor, to be amplified using the gain value and cause the region of interest in a second image to have a second image intensity range different from the first image intensity range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 10390581
    Abstract: A head-tracking system utilizing radio frequency (RF) transmitters and receivers. RF fiducials are disposed on a helmet and a constellation of receivers receives one or more RF carriers with defined pulse frequencies. Measured time delays are used to produce a head pose. Alternatively, phase shifting is measured to determine the location of each RF fiducial within a single wavelength. In some embodiments, multiple frequency ranges may be used to define a coarse location via phase shifting within a long wavelength RF carrier and a fine location via phase shifting within a short wavelength RF carrier. In a further aspect, polarization and amplitude measurements in conjunction with a known peak RF transmitter amplitude may be used to determine a receiver's relative position with respect to the RF transmitter. GPS location methodologies, spread spectrum frequency hopping, and encryption may also be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 9762895
    Abstract: A system is disclosed which utilizes a three-dimensional (3D) display system, in combination with an avionics Synthetic Vision System (SVIS), to provide 3D synthetic images of scenes around an aircraft where the systems are dynamically modified to meet particular needs of a flight crew, depending upon variable characteristics of the aircraft and environment including: phase of flight of the aircraft; attitude of the aircraft; proximity of the aircraft to Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) conditions; whether the 3D display system is an head-down display (HDD) or an immersive head-mounted display (HMD); and whether the 3D display system is an head-up display (HUD) or an HMD with a transparent visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Donald E. Glass, Matthew J. Cunnien, Max G. Taylor, Michael J. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9648313
    Abstract: An aviation display system includes an input source configured to provide a left eye input channel including a first band and an input source configured to provide a right eye input channel having a second band different from the first band. A processor is coupled with the input sources and with a non-transitory processor readable medium storing processor executable code, which causes the processor to receive data indicative of the left eye and right eye input channels from the input sources and to generate a left eye output channel and a right eye output channel. A display is configured to receive the left and right eye output channels from the processor and to provide an image indicative of the left eye output channel to a left eye of a user, and an image indicative of the right eye output channel to a right eye of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Matthew J. Cunnien, Michael J. Armstrong, Peter J. Flugstad, Shawn M. Spencer, Thomas Schnell, Donald E. Glass, Max G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9635352
    Abstract: Methods and systems for indicating boundaries of a volume of space are disclosed. A method may include: providing a first pair of indicators positioned to visually indicate boundaries of a predefined volume of space with respect to a first axis; providing a second pair of indicators positioned to visually indicate boundaries of the predefined volume of space with respect to a second axis; and configuring the first pair of indicators and the second pair of indicators to provide a first type of visual indication visible to a viewer from positions outside of the predefined volume of space. The methods and systems may be utilized for indicating boundaries of a volume of space for proper and/or improper viewing of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Donald E. Glass
  • Patent number: 9329365
    Abstract: A wide field of view monocentric lens system for an infrared aerial reconnaissance camera includes front and rear lens shell elements and a core lens element, with the number of front and rear shell lens elements depending on the IR band of interest (LWIR, MWIR or SWIR). Infrared radiation entering the monocentric lens passes sequentially through the front shell lens element(s), the core lens element, and the rear shell lens element(s) and is focused onto a curved focal surface. The front shell lens element(s) and the rear shell lens element(s) are made of material having a relatively higher refractive index or a relatively higher optical dispersion, or both, in the band of interest, as compared to the core lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fred Mrozek, Ming Yu, Daniel J. Henry
  • Patent number: 9332215
    Abstract: A method and system for displaying to a pilot, or other airborne personnel, high resolution video signal content on a lower resolution display, by providing a plurality of pilot selectable aspects of the high resolution video signals, which are predetermined to accentuate a particular characteristic of said high resolution video signals, where the aspects are non-linear mappings of the high resolution signals (x) to (y) on said lower resolution display, where the non-linear mapping has y determined by a constant with an exponent which includes x and a logarithmic constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Henry
  • Publication number: 20130076900
    Abstract: A wide field of view monocentric lens system for an infrared aerial reconnaissance camera includes front and rear lens shell elements and a core lens element, with the number of front and rear shell lens elements depending on the IR band of interest (LWIR, MWIR or SWIR). Infrared radiation entering the monocentric lens passes sequentially through the front shell lens element(s), the core lens element, and the rear shell lens element(s) and is focused onto a curved focal surface. The front shell lens element(s) and the rear shell lens element(s) are made of material having a relatively higher refractive index or a relatively higher optical dispersion, or both, in the band of interest, as compared to the core lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Fred Mrozek, Ming Yu, Daniel J. Henry
  • Publication number: 20090276694
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying document information includes receiving a document, identifying a plurality of different terms in the document, determining positions of the terms in the document, and creating an index of the terms on the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Michael R. Bascobert
  • Publication number: 20090228777
    Abstract: A method for associating graphical information and text information includes providing the graphical information, the graphical information comprising at least one identifier in the graphical information for identifying at least one portion of the graphical information. The method further includes providing the text information and associating the portion with the text information through a commonality between the identifier and the text information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: AccuPatent, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Michael R. Bascobert
  • Publication number: 20090138466
    Abstract: A method for associating graphical information and text information includes providing the graphical information, the graphical information comprising at least one identifier in the graphical information for identifying at least one portion of the graphical information. The method further includes providing the text information and associating the portion with the text information through a commonality between the identifier and the text information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: AccuPatent, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Henry, Michael R. Bascobert