Patents by Inventor Gerald Thomas Burnette

Gerald Thomas Burnette 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: 11477652
    Abstract: The system and methods described herein aids in the defense of unmanned vehicles, such as aerial vehicles, from wifi cyber attacks. Such attacks usually do not last long and in the case of many point-to-point command and control systems, the attacks originate from close proximity to the unmanned vehicle. The system and methods described herein allow a team to rapidly identify and physically respond to an adversary trying to take control of the unmanned vehicle. Another aspect of the embodiment taught herein is to allow for the location of a wifi signal in a hands-free manner by able to visualize the source of the signal using an augmented reality display coupled to an antenna array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Mark Bilinski, Gerald Thomas Burnette, Fred William Greene, Garrison Buckminster Price
  • Publication number: 20210160696
    Abstract: The system and methods described herein aids in the defense of unmanned vehicles, such as aerial vehicles, from wifi cyber attacks. Such attacks usually do not last long and in the case of many point-to-point command and control systems, the attacks originate from close proximity to the unmanned vehicle. The system and methods described herein allow a team to rapidly identify and physically respond to an adversary trying to take control of the unmanned vehicle. Another aspect of the embodiment taught herein is to allow for the location of a wifi signal in a hands-free manner by able to visualize the source of the signal using an augmented reality display coupled to an antenna array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Bilinski, Gerald Thomas Burnette, Fred William Greene, Garrison Buckminster Price