Patents by Inventor George Fortney

George Fortney 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: 11550938
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for zeroization of a computing device based on biometric information and vitality information. A computing device may store information associated with a user. The computing device may request biometric information and vitality information from one or more sensing devices. The computing device may determine, based on the requested biometric information and the requested vitality information, whether to zeroize the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20220413160
    Abstract: Location may be determined in a way that does not primarily rely on jam-able or spoof-able techniques. For example, an apparatus may have multiple location-determining units, each unit having a different level of trust. One unit may have a first (e.g., highest) level of trust, a second such unit may have a second (e.g., medium) level of trust lower than the first level of trust, and a third such unit may have a third (e.g., lowest) level of trust lower than the first and second levels of trust. The apparatus may generally prefer to determine its location using the highest level of trust unit that is available at any given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Patent number: 11280874
    Abstract: A process described herein may be used to determine a first asset's position in a GNSS-limited environment. The process includes transmitting a current position for each of at least three additional assets in wireless messages by wireless transmitters. The current position for each of the at least three additional assets is determined using previously received position data and one more additional measurement generated by instruments on board the additional assets. The transmitted messages are received at a device of the first asset and a processor on the device implements pre-programmed instructions to access the current position for each of the three additional assets and determine the first asset's position using the current position for each of the three additional assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20210326327
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining, based on blockchain, integrity of software and/or data stored on a vehicle. A computing device associated with a vehicle may determine one or more hash values for software and/or data stored on the vehicle. The computing device may receive values from read-only memory associated with the computing device and/or values from a blockchain of a distributed ledger system. The computing device may determine the integrity of the software and/or data based on the one or more hash values, the values from the read-only memory, and/or the values from the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Patent number: 11080269
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining, based on blockchain, integrity of software and/or data stored on a vehicle. A computing device associated with a vehicle may determine one or more hash values for software and/or data stored on the vehicle. The computing device may receive values from read-only memory associated with the computing device and/or values from a blockchain of a distributed ledger system. The computing device may determine the integrity of the software and/or data based on the one or more hash values, the values from the read-only memory, and/or the values from the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20210109190
    Abstract: A process described herein may be used to determine a first asset's position in a GNSS-limited environment. The process includes transmitting a current position for each of at least three additional assets in wireless messages by wireless transmitters. The current position for each of the at least three additional assets is determined using previously received position data and one more additional measurement generated by instruments on board the additional assets. The transmitted messages are received at a device of the first asset and a processor on the device implements pre-programmed instructions to access the current position for each of the three additional assets and determine the first asset's position using the current position for each of the three additional assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20210064768
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for zeroization of a computing device based on biometric information and vitality information. A computing device may store information associated with a user. The computing device may request biometric information and vitality information from one or more sensing devices. The computing device may determine, based on the requested biometric information and the requested vitality information, whether to zeroize the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20210026834
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining, based on blockchain, integrity of software and/or data stored on a vehicle. A computing device associated with a vehicle may determine one or more hash values for software and/or data stored on the vehicle. The computing device may receive values from read-only memory associated with the computing device and/or values from a blockchain of a distributed ledger system. The computing device may determine the integrity of the software and/or data based on the one or more hash values, the values from the read-only memory, and/or the values from the blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Patent number: 10877127
    Abstract: A process described herein may be used to determine a first asset's position in a GNSS-limited environment. The process includes transmitting a current position for each of at least three additional assets in wireless messages by wireless transmitters. The current position for each of the at least three additional assets is determined using previously received position data and one more additional measurement generated by instruments on board the additional assets. The transmitted messages are received at a device of the first asset and a processor on the device implements pre-programmed instructions to access the current position for each of the three additional assets and determine the first asset's position using the current position for each of the three additional assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Patent number: 10726000
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining, based on blockchain, integrity of software and/or data stored on a vehicle. A computing device associated with a vehicle may determine one or more hash values for software and/or data stored on the vehicle. The computing device may receive values from read-only memory associated with the computing device and/or values from a blockchain of a distributed ledger system. The computing device may determine the integrity of the software and/or data based on the one or more hash values, the values from the read-only memory, and/or the values from the blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20200096600
    Abstract: A process described herein may be used to determine a first asset's position in a GNSS-limited environment. The process includes transmitting a current position for each of at least three additional assets in wireless messages by wireless transmitters. The current position for each of the at least three additional assets is determined using previously received position data and one more additional measurement generated by instruments on board the additional assets. The transmitted messages are received at a device of the first asset and a processor on the device implements pre-programmed instructions to access the current position for each of the three additional assets and determine the first asset's position using the current position for each of the three additional assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Patent number: 10234538
    Abstract: A process described herein may be used to determine a first asset's position in a GNSS-limited environment. The process includes transmitting a current position for each of at least three additional assets in wireless messages by wireless transmitters. The current position for each of the at least three additional assets is determined using previously received position data and one more additional measurement generated by instruments on board the additional assets. The transmitted messages are received at a device of the first asset and a processor on the device implements pre-programmed instructions to access the current position for each of the three additional assets and determine the first asset's position using the current position for each of the three additional assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Science Applications International Corporation
    Inventor: George Fortney
  • Publication number: 20090030821
    Abstract: A system and method for increasing claim recovery efficiency wherein an input engine receives claim data and is operatively coupled to both a clearinghouse system and an accounts receivable management system, which systems cooperatively identify errors in the claim record and prevent erred claim records from progressing to a payor. The clearinghouse system provides supplementation of the claim data for each claim record with additional data useful in electronic invoicing, assembly of claims for electronic invoicing, and submittal of claims for payment electronically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: BENEFIT RECOVERY SYSTEMS, LP
    Inventors: Anthony J. Stegman, Charles Pennington, Julia Sweny, George Fortney