Patents by Inventor Donald E. Harrington

Donald E. Harrington 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).

  • Activating motion detectors
    Patent number: 8410973
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a motion detector. An electromagnetic signal is transmitted in a form of a beam. The beam is configured to activate the motion detector when the beam encounters the motion detector. The beam is moved to a location in which the motion detector is present such that the motion detector activates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Donald E. Harrington
  • Wire detection systems and methods
    Patent number: 8193966
    Abstract: In one embodiment a system to detect, from a remote location, one or more wires in a target location comprises a radiation targeting assembly to direct a rotating polarization radiation field at the target location, a reflected radiation collecting assembly that collects radiation reflected from the target location, and a signal processing module to monitor radiation from the rotating radiation field reflected from the target location and generate a signal when the radiation reflected from the target location indicates the presence of a wire in the target location. Other embodiments may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sandor Holly, Donald E. Harrington, Nicholas Koumvakalis
  • Activating Motion Detectors
    Publication number: 20110227779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for activating a motion detector. An electromagnetic signal is transmitted in a form of a beam. The beam is configured to activate the motion detector when the beam encounters the motion detector. The beam is moved to a location in which the motion detector is present such that the motion detector activates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Donald E. Harrington
  • WIRE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110090119
    Abstract: In one embodiment a system to detect, from a remote location, one or more wires in a target location comprises a radiation targeting assembly to direct a rotating polarization radiation field at the target location, a reflected radiation collecting assembly that collects radiation reflected from the target location, and a signal processing module to monitor radiation from the rotating radiation field reflected from the target location and generate a signal when the radiation reflected from the target location indicates the presence of a wire in the target location. Other embodiments may be described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Sandor Holly, Donald E. Harrington, Nicholas Koumvakalis