Patents by Inventor David K. Barnett

David K. Barnett 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: 9372053
    Abstract: A method for autonomous weapon effects planning includes receiving the desired lethality and collateral effects information on a target and autonomously selecting at least one weapon and fuze setting from an inventory of weapons based on the received lethality and collateral effects information. The method further includes autonomously; determining which weapon with fuze setting and terminal elevation and heading angles satisfies the desired lethality and collateral effects; shaping weapon trajectory to satisfy weapon maneuverability, terrain clobber avoidance and guidance requirements and planning weapon launch conditions for the one or more autonomously selected weapons. The weapon launch conditions include at least a launch point or a launch corridor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Erwin M. De Sa, David K. Barnett, Jeffrey B. Saunders, David E. Bossert
  • Publication number: 20150059564
    Abstract: A method for autonomous weapon effects planning includes receiving the desired lethality and collateral effects information on a target and autonomously selecting at least one weapon and fuze setting from an inventory of weapons based on the received lethality and collateral effects information. The method further includes autonomously; determining which weapon with fuze setting and terminal elevation and heading angles satisfies the desired lethality and collateral effects; shaping weapon trajectory to satisfy weapon maneuverability, terrain clobber avoidance and guidance requirements and planning weapon launch conditions for the one or more autonomously selected weapons. The weapon launch conditions include at least a launch point or a launch corridor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Erwin M. De Sa, David K. Barnett, Jeffrey B. Saunders, David E. Bossert
  • Patent number: 5835729
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for separating interleaved luminance and chrominance color space components data in a single data stream with minimum CPU intervention is provided. In the separating circuit, the separating circuit receives as input a series of graphics/video image data composed of interleaved luminance and chrominance color space components at successive clock cycles. The separating circuit directs selected bytes of the graphics/video image data representing the luminance color space component to a first path wherein luminance component data received at two successive clock cycles are combined. Likewise, selected bytes of the graphics/video image data representing the chrominance color space component are directed to a second path wherein chrominance component data received at two successive clock cycles are combined. Then, the combined luminance and chrominance component data are output alternately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry P. Moreton, Michael L. Fuccio, Mark W. Troeller, Charles F. Tuffli, III, David K. Barnett