Patents by Inventor Daniel L. McMaster

Daniel L. McMaster 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).

  • Directed energy weapon deployment simulation
    Patent number: 8285533
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for designing an effective and efficient directed energy weapon system. A method for designing a directed energy weapons system may include modeling an environment and postulating a directed energy weapons system deployment. The capability of the postulated directed energy weapon system deployment to defend a target aircraft against a missile threat within the environment may then be simulated. The postulated directed energy weapon system deployment may be iteratively improved based on simulation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ahrens, Daniel L. McMaster
  • DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON DEPLOYMENT SIMULATION
    Publication number: 20120232867
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for designing an effective and efficient directed energy weapon system. A method for designing a directed energy weapons system may include modeling an environment and postulating a directed energy weapons system deployment. The capability of the postulated directed energy weapon system deployment to defend a target aircraft against a missile threat within the environment may then be simulated. The postulated directed energy weapon system deployment may be iteratively improved based on simulation results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Frederick A. Ahrens, Daniel L. McMaster