Patents by Inventor David A. Burdette
David A. Burdette 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).
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Patent number: 11944883Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.Inventors: Brian David Burdette, Gabriel Heath Denk, Justin Dean Pendleton, Michael Ryan Petri
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Patent number: 11809789Abstract: A method for implementing a component design model includes defining a component design specification, defining at least one variation mode parameter of a component manufacturing process, constructing a parametric model relating the at least one variation mode parameter to the component design specification, determining an expected component output based on the parametric model and comparing the expected component output to at least one as-manufactured component, and defining the parametric model as accurate in response to the expected output component matching the at least one as-manufactured component within a predefined degree of accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Hoyt Y. Chang, David A. Burdette, Joshua D. Winn
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Publication number: 20230338801Abstract: Systems and apparatus for receiving golf balls include an apparatus including: a body having an ingress and an egress for golf balls passing through the body, wherein each of the golf balls includes a radio frequency identification tag; at least one antenna of a radio frequency identification reader, the at least one antenna arranged with respect to the body to receive information from the golf balls for identification of the golf balls; and multiple protrusions located within the body, the multiple protrusions being positioned with respect to each other in a Galton configuration that both (i) impedes the golf balls from passing through the body without being read by the radio frequency identification reader, and (ii) allows the golf balls to pass through the body without jamming therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Brian David Burdette, Gabriel Heath Denk, Justin Dean Pendleton, Michael Ryan Petri
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Patent number: 11586786Abstract: A self-contained computerized system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions for causing the self-contained computerized system to perform the process of morphing a finite element mesh of a legacy design to the finite element mesh of a component design and applying measurement variations from the legacy design to the finite element mesh of the component design.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Matthew B. DeGostin, Hoyt Y. Chang, David A. Burdette
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Publication number: 20220203178Abstract: A golf ball dispenser includes: a receptacle configured to hold multiple golf balls; a passageway connecting an outlet of the golf dispenser with the receptacle; a gateway coupled between the passageway and the receptacle to restrict a passage of the multiple golf balls into the passageway, the gateway being selectively moveable to allow a golf ball to pass into the passageway for delivery to a tee area; and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser to present at least information regarding the golf ball in flight after the golf ball is hit from the tee area. Further, methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for use with such golf ball dispensers, can control holding and dispensing of golf balls at a golf facility, e.g., a driving range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Brian David Burdette, Andrew David Macaulay, Clinton Scott Lovejoy, William Kevin Miner, Theodore YuChiang Cheng, Mark Joseph Semsak, Gabriel Heath Denk, Justin Dean Pendleton, Brian Lee Roderman, David Christopher Singer, Clifton Frederick Geisler, Scott Michael Thibeault, Frances Meng Wang, Michael Ryan Petri, Kenneth John Buras, JR.
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Publication number: 20210141968Abstract: A self-contained computerized system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions for causing the self-contained computerized system to perform the process of morphing a finite element mesh of a legacy design to the finite element mesh of a component design and applying measurement variations from the legacy design to the finite element mesh of the component design.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Matthew B. DeGostin, Hoyt Y. Chang, David A. Burdette
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Publication number: 20210133295Abstract: A method for implementing a component design model includes defining a component design specification, defining at least one variation mode parameter of a component manufacturing process, constructing a parametric model relating the at least one variation mode parameter to the component design specification, determining an expected component output based on the parametric model and comparing the expected component output to at least one as-manufactured component, and defining the parametric model as accurate in response to the expected output component matching the at least one as-manufactured component within a predefined degree of accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Hoyt Y. Chang, David A. Burdette, Joshua D. Winn
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Publication number: 20200324171Abstract: Systems and apparatus for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) golf ball testing include, in at least one aspect, an apparatus including: one or more RFID readers having associated read zones; a star wheel unit defining cavities to receive golf balls; golf ball sensors including at least one sensor for each respective path through the read zones; kickers including at least one kicker positioned after each respective path through the read zones and arranged to change a golf ball's direction of travel when the at least one kicker is activated; and a controller coupled with the kickers, the golf ball sensors, and the one or more RFID readers, wherein the controller is configured to activate any of the kickers responsive to the one or more RFID readers inadequately reading an RFID tag in a golf ball detected by the at least one sensor for that kicker's associated path through a read zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Mark Joseph Semsak, Romeo Espana, Brian David Burdette, Clinton Scott Lovejoy, Adrian Torrance Chaney, Hieu Nguyen-Minh Duong, Robert Benton Ahlfinger
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Patent number: 10799770Abstract: Systems and apparatus for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) golf ball testing include, in at least one aspect, an apparatus including: one or more RFID readers having associated read zones; a star wheel unit defining cavities to receive golf balls; golf ball sensors including at least one sensor for each respective path through the read zones; kickers including at least one kicker positioned after each respective path through the read zones and arranged to change a golf ball's direction of travel when the at least one kicker is activated; and a controller coupled with the kickers, the golf ball sensors, and the one or more RFID readers, wherein the controller is configured to activate any of the kickers responsive to the one or more RFID readers inadequately reading an RFID tag in a golf ball detected by the at least one sensor for that kicker's associated path through a read zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.Inventors: Mark Joseph Semsak, Romeo Espana, Brian David Burdette, Clinton Scott Lovejoy, Adrian Torrance Chaney, Hieu Nguyen-Minh Duong, Robert Benton Ahlfinger
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Publication number: 20060123210Abstract: A method for providing logically-consistent computer file backups in an operating environment whose file backup provisions rely on application programs recognizing a freeze writes command but where the operating system also hosts programs that do not recognize such a command. The method intercepts a system level command issued during the backup process that signals the file system manager to flush write operations cached in memory and hold any subsequent write operations. (“Flush and Hold Writes”). File write operations are then monitored to find a quiescent period, which signals that all current file transactions are complete. Application level write operations are halted, preventing any further file transactions. The Flush and Hold Writes Command is then allowed to pass to the file system and volume manager so that these operation system components can flush to permanent storage any write operations that are cached in memory and hold any new write operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Gary Pritchett, David Burdette, Christopher Neill, Anatol Piotrowski, Reza Razavipour, Terence Wong