Patents by Inventor Edward Metzger

Edward Metzger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240039626
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite link-coupled communication nodes. In one example, a parent communication node includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of child communication nodes over corresponding satellite communication links. The parent communication node includes a resource manager configured to determine physical resources local to each of the plurality of child communication nodes, establish a pool of resources from among the physical resources, and responsive to a request for execution of an application, allocate resources from the pool of resources for execution of the application at one or more selected child communication nodes. The parent communication node can initiate execution of the application using the allocated resources at the one or more selected child communication nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Robert Randall Cleave, John Edward Metzger
  • Patent number: 11792265
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of sensor resources across spaceborne, airborne, and ground-based physical nodes. In one implementation, a method includes collecting sensor data from physical sensors distributed over a geographic region, and establishing logical sensors based at least on requirements indicated by data requestors. The method includes allocating selected portions of the sensor data to the logical sensors to form composite sensor data based on locations monitored by the physical sensors that correspond to the requirements, and providing the composite data in one or more data streams to the data requestors as originating from the logical sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Narayanasamy, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 11677461
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite link-coupled communication nodes. In one example, a parent communication node includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of child communication nodes over corresponding satellite communication links. The parent communication node includes a resource manager configured to determine physical resources local to each of the plurality of child communication nodes, establish a pool of resources from among the physical resources, and responsive to a request for execution of an application, allocate resources from the pool of resources for execution of the application at one or more selected child communication nodes. The parent communication node can initiate execution of the application using the allocated resources at the one or more selected child communication nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Robert Randall Cleave, John Edward Metzger
  • Patent number: 11476922
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite communication nodes. In one example, a satellite communication interface is configured to communicate over one or more satellite communication links provided by at least a satellite communication service provider. A policy engine is configured to identify communication requirements related to execution of one or more applications by the communication node, and initiate changes to the one or more satellite communication links based at least on the communication requirements and monitored properties of the one or more satellite communication links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman, John Edward Metzger
  • Patent number: 11342987
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite communication nodes. In one example, a parent communication node is configured to establish a satellite edge network over at least a satellite communication pathway with a child communication node remotely located from a geographic location of the parent node. The child communication node is configured to communicate over at least the satellite communication pathway to establish a connection to the satellite edge network and route communications of a local communication interface to the satellite edge network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edward Metzger, Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 11265382
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manage data from spaceborne and airborne nodes. In one implementation, a control system may obtain sensor data from sensors of spaceborne or airborne nodes. Once obtained, the control system may process the sensor data to determine metadata associated with the sensor data. Once processed, the sensor data may be stored in one or more data stores, such that applications may access the data based at least in part on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Narayanasamy, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 11046714
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds that are antagonists of A2A receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptor are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which A2A receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ali Amjad, Gioconda V. Gallo, Timothy J. Henderson, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Edward Metzger, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Andrew Stamford, Paul Tempest, Brent Whitehead, Heping Wu
  • Publication number: 20210184763
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite link-coupled communication nodes. In one example, a parent communication node includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of child communication nodes over corresponding satellite communication links. The parent communication node includes a resource manager configured to determine physical resources local to each of the plurality of child communication nodes, establish a pool of resources from among the physical resources, and responsive to a request for execution of an application, allocate resources from the pool of resources for execution of the application at one or more selected child communication nodes. The parent communication node can initiate execution of the application using the allocated resources at the one or more selected child communication nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Robert Randall Cleave, John Edward Metzger
  • Publication number: 20210184761
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite communication nodes. In one example, a satellite communication interface is configured to communicate over one or more satellite communication links provided by at least a satellite communication service provider. A policy engine is configured to identify communication requirements related to execution of one or more applications by the communication node, and initiate changes to the one or more satellite communication links based at least on the communication requirements and monitored properties of the one or more satellite communication links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman, John Edward Metzger
  • Publication number: 20210184764
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are described herein that provide enhanced satellite communication nodes. In one example, a parent communication node is configured to establish a satellite edge network over at least a satellite communication pathway with a child communication node remotely located from a geographic location of the parent node. The child communication node is configured to communicate over at least the satellite communication pathway to establish a connection to the satellite edge network and route communications of a local communication interface to the satellite edge network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: NewSpace Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edward Metzger, Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20210185127
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of sensor resources across spaceborne, airborne, and ground-based physical nodes. In one implementation, a method includes collecting sensor data from physical sensors distributed over a geographic region, and establishing logical sensors based at least on requirements indicated by data requestors. The method includes allocating selected portions of the sensor data to the logical sensors to form composite sensor data based on locations monitored by the physical sensors that correspond to the requirements, and providing the composite data in one or more data streams to the data requestors as originating from the logical sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Narayanasamy, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 10965779
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for spaceborne and airborne computing platforms. In one example, an airborne computing platform includes a plurality of airborne devices, with one or more of the airborne devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the airborne devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target devices for performing the tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Darren D. Garber, John Edward Metzger, Robert Randall Cleave
  • Patent number: 10929205
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for the deployment and management of converged resources across satellites, aircraft, and ground-based nodes to perform user tasks and applications. In one implementation, a system includes a first physical node that monitors sensor data to determine when the sensor data qualifies for an operation triggering event. Once the sensor data qualifies for the operation triggering event, the first physical node may generate and communicate a notification to a second physical node to initiate a new operation to support the triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Randall Cleave, Shaun B. Coleman, John Edward Metzger
  • Patent number: 10822338
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are believed to be useful as an A2A-receptor antagonist. The invention is further directed to methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the A2A-receptor is involved. The invention further involves use of the compounds as an A2A-receptor antagonist and/or inhibitor for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with inhibiting the receptor, which includes central nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions which include an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention in the treatment of such diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Xianhai Huang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Rongze Kuang, Heping Wu, Rajan Anand, Younong Yu, Edward Metzger, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Pauline C. Ting, Andrew W. Stamford, Paul Tempest
  • Publication number: 20200329104
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manage data from spaceborne and airborne nodes. In one implementation, a control system may obtain sensor data from sensors of spaceborne or airborne nodes. Once obtained, the control system may process the sensor data to determine metadata associated with the sensor data. Once processed, the sensor data may be stored in one or more data stores, such that applications may access the data based at least in part on the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Vector Launch Inc.
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Narayanasamy, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 10805001
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for deploying applications in spaceborne and airborne devices. In one example, a satellite device includes one or more sensor systems, a communication interface, and a virtualized execution system. The virtualized execution system is configured to receive state information via the communication interface from at least a peer device related to execution of one or more software payloads by the peer device, and execute one or more virtual nodes based at least on the state information to employ the one or more sensor systems and establish imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Darren D. Garber, John Edward Metzger
  • Patent number: 10797969
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manage the initiation of applications in a system of physical nodes. In one example, a control system may identify a triggering event to initiate an application in the system based on sensor data obtained from at least a subset of the physical nodes. In response to the triggering event, the control system may identify a physical node with an image to support the execution of the application, initiate execution of the application associated with the image, and allocate or provide state information to the executing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Senthilkumar Narayanasamy, Robert Randall Cleave, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Patent number: 10776158
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manage the deployment of applications across multiple provisioning layers. In managing the applications, a management service may monitor resource usage by the applications that are executing in a first provisioning layer, wherein the first provisioning layer comprises physical nodes such as airborne or spaceborne nodes. While monitoring the resource usage, the management service may determine when the resource usage by the applications satisfies migration criteria and, when the applications satisfy the migration criteria, select one or more of the applications to be offloaded to another provisioning layer. Once selected, the management service may initiate deployment of the one or more applications in the other provisioning layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Randall Cleave, John Edward Metzger, Shaun B. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20200274947
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for spaceborne and airborne computing platforms. In one example, an airborne computing platform includes a plurality of airborne devices, with one or more of the airborne devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the airborne devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target devices for performing the tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Vector Launch Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, Darren D. Garber, John Edward Metzger, Robert Randall Cleave
  • Patent number: 10749959
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for managing data storage in a spaceborne or airborne platform. In one implementation, an airborne device in an airborne platform may identify a request to store a data object in a storage pool provided by a plurality of airborne devices. The airborne device will further identify at least one airborne device for storing the data object from the plurality of airborne devices, and communicate the data object to the at least one airborne device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun B. Coleman, John Edward Metzger