Patents by Inventor GEORGE R. LITTERAL

GEORGE R. LITTERAL 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).

  • System control architecture monitoring system
    Patent number: 11345462
    Abstract: One example includes a system control architecture that includes local control systems to provide respective condition signals associated with situational awareness conditions of an associated system architecture. A central system controller receives the condition signals, generates a control scheme for control of operational aspects of the associated system architecture based on the condition signals, and generates control signals based on the control scheme. The control scheme defines contributions of each of the local control systems to a control authority of each of the operational aspects. Operational components provide mechanical control of each of the operational aspects of the associated system architecture in response to the respective control signals to implement the control scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aaron R. Ladurini, Steven A. Cook, George R. Litteral, Philip J. Wagner, Brian Robichaux, Woodrow Hawthorne, Keith Auger, Michael Miskow, Shanel Crusoe, Daniel W. Plawecki
  • SYSTEM CONTROL ARCHITECTURE MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200298960
    Abstract: One example includes a system control architecture that includes local control systems to provide respective condition signals associated with situational awareness conditions of an associated system architecture. A central system controller receives the condition signals, generates a control scheme for control of operational aspects of the associated system architecture based on the condition signals, and generates control signals based on the control scheme. The control scheme defines contributions of each of the local control systems to a control authority of each of the operational aspects. Operational components provide mechanical control of each of the operational aspects of the associated system architecture in response to the respective control signals to implement the control scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: AARON R. LADURINI, STEVEN A. COOK, GEORGE R. LITTERAL, PHILIP J. WAGNER, BRIAN ROBICHAUX, WOODROW HAWTHORNE, KEITH AUGER, MICHAEL MISKOW, SHANEL CRUSOE, DANIEL W. PLAWECKI