Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Kaas

Gerald E. Kaas 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 and method for simultaneously processing telemetry data
    Patent number: 8498760
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for use in telemetry processing includes receiving telemetry data originating from a satellite, such that the telemetry data comprises a plurality of data segments. The method includes processing the plurality of data segments simultaneously and transmitting a signal to the satellite, in response to the processing, for effecting a change in the direction of the satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gerald E. Kaas, Derek L. Bassett
  • Archival and retrieval of data using linked pages and value compression
    Patent number: 8180982
    Abstract: A method for archiving data comprises storing static information in a header compartment, the static information including one or more pointers. The method further comprises writing updated time stamps to a page compartment for one or more measurand updates, and writing, to a page compartment, a pointer to a data compartment entry. The method further comprises writing measurand data to a data compartment entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Lance C. Stack, Gerald E. Kaas, Kevin E. Payne
  • System and Method for Simultaneously Processing Telemetry Data
    Publication number: 20100049381
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method for use in telemetry processing includes receiving telemetry data originating from a satellite, such that the telemetry data comprises a plurality of data segments. The method includes processing the plurality of data segments simultaneously and transmitting a signal to the satellite, in response to the processing, for effecting a change in the direction of the satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gerald E. Kaas, Derek L. Bassett
  • Archival and Retrieval of Data Using Linked Pages and Value Compression
    Publication number: 20090037675
    Abstract: A method for archiving data comprises storing static information in a header compartment, the static information including one or more pointers. The method further comprises writing updated time stamps to a page compartment for one or more measurand updates, and writing, to a page compartment, a pointer to a data compartment entry. The method further comprises writing measurand data to a data compartment entry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Lance C. Stack, Gerald E. Kaas, Kevin E. Payne