Patents by Inventor Diane Sue Tilley

Diane Sue Tilley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for image based coordinate determination
    Patent number: 7440610
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention utilizes the Precision Strike Suite (PSS). PSS performs tasks including but not limited to the generation of true geodetic coordinates and elevation of an item or a location, utilizing a stereo image database. PSS generates the precise true geodetic coordinates and elevation of any identifiable point or target contained within the area provided by the image database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael Mathew Wirtz, Michael Robert Havlin, Diane Sue Tilley, Frank Joseph Modlinski, Michael David Thomas, Louis Christopher Miller, William Rodney Ditzler, James Edward McKnight
  • Apparatus and method for providing true geodetic coordinates
    Patent number: 6988049
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention utilizes the Reference Point Method (RPM). RPM generates a local magnetic declination variance that is exact for the location of the OP, utilizing an optical stereo imagery database. RPM functions to determine true geodetic coordinates of a target position not available to be displayed in an image database, such as, for example, movable equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Michael Mathew Wirtz, Michael Robert Havlin, Diane Sue Tilley, Frank Joseph Modlinski, Michael David Thomas, Louis Christopher Miller, William Rodney Ditzler, James Edward McKnight