Patents by Inventor Donald R. Ormand

Donald R. Ormand 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).

  • Integrity bound situational awareness and weapon targeting
    Patent number: 6952001
    Abstract: A system and method of providing situational awareness and weapon targeting is presented. The method includes determining the location of one or more enemy sites and one or more friendly sites. A “Do Not Engage” (DNE) zone is determined around each of the friendly sites and an “Allowable Engagement” (AE) zone is established around each of the enemy sites, wherein none of the AE zones overlap any of the DNE zones. An engagement plan is then determined based on the AE zones and integrity bounds on candidate munitions. The system includes a processing and communications network and a sensor element in communication with the processing and communications network. The system also includes a command control element in communication with the processing and communications network and an operating elements section in communication with the processing and communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Thomas L. McKendree, Hans L. Habereder, Donald R. Ormand
  • Integrity bound situational awareness and weapon targeting
    Publication number: 20040233097
    Abstract: A system and method of providing situational awareness and weapon targeting is presented. The method includes determining the location of one or more enemy sites and one or more friendly sites. A “Do Not Engage” (DNE) zone is determined around each of the friendly sites and an “Allowable Engagement” (AE) zone is established around each of the enemy sites, wherein none of the AE zones overlap any of the DNE zones. An engagement plan is then determined based on the AE zones and integrity bounds on candidate munitions. The system includes a processing and communications network and a sensor element in communication with the processing and communications network. The system also includes a command control element in communication with the processing and communications network and an operating elements section in communication with the processing and communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas L. McKendree, Hans L. Habereder, Donald R. Ormand