Patents by Inventor George A. Jarvis

George A. Jarvis 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: 9007255
    Abstract: A particular method includes receiving, at a vehicle navigation system, signal strength data indicating strength of a detected radar signal. The method also includes estimating a distance from a vehicle associated with the vehicle navigation system to a source of the detected radar signal based on the signal strength data. The method further includes generating a display that includes a graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal. The graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal is displayed in a manner that provides information regarding the estimated distance from the vehicle to the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: George A. Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20140225764
    Abstract: A particular method includes receiving, at a vehicle navigation system, signal strength data indicating strength of a detected radar signal. The method also includes estimating a distance from a vehicle associated with the vehicle navigation system to a source of the detected radar signal based on the signal strength data. The method further includes generating a display that includes a graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal. The graphical representation related to the source of the detected radar signal is displayed in a manner that provides information regarding the estimated distance from the vehicle to the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: George A. Jarvis
  • Patent number: 4542268
    Abstract: A browning heater for a microwave oven. The heater is comprised of a porcelain coated steel cover sheet, a foil resistance heater, a thermal insulation sheet and a stainless steel backplate bound together in order. The heater is mounted on the interior cavity roof of a microwave oven. The heater browns food by means of infrared radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Jarvis, Larry M. Sivertson
  • Patent number: 4146769
    Abstract: A microwave oven door includes a rigid door panel having a frame and hinge effectively bonded to the panel, the frame being supported by the panel. The frame and hinge may be effectively bonded to the panel through attachment to an intermediate structural member which is in turn bonded to the panel. The panel may comprise a glass-metal screen laminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: George A. Jarvis
  • Patent number: 4082077
    Abstract: A door latch mechanism for a domestic cooking appliance of the type wherein conventional thermal energy cooking and microwave energy cooking can be carried out in a single oven cavity, the mechanism including a rotatable oven door handle having a latch catch and door locating guide operably connected to it, a locking roller fixed within the oven cabinet for engaging the latch catch when the door handle is rotated to lock the door in the closed position for a microwave cooking or pyrolytic self-cleaning sequence of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil C. Marfatia, George A. Jarvis