Patents by Inventor Henry Becker

Henry Becker 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for accessing vehicle electronic systems
    Patent number: 7894952
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to providing access between external systems and embedded vehicle electronic systems. That is, an interface module may receive information from a system external to the vehicle, determine an embedded system of the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the embedded system. Similarly, the interface module may receive information a embedded electronic systems of a vehicle, determine a system external the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the external system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Donovan, Henry Becker
  • Methods and apparatus for accessing vehicle electronic systems
    Publication number: 20080120373
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to providing access between external systems and embedded vehicle electronic systems. That is, an interface module may receive information from a system external to the vehicle, determine an embedded system of the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the embedded system. Similarly, the interface module may receive information a embedded electronic systems of a vehicle, determine a system external the vehicle to which to provide the information, and provide the information to the external system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth B. Donovan, Henry Becker
  • Pressure sensitive valve actuator
    Patent number: 4457334
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive device for shutting off flow through a valve is disced. The device includes a pressure sensor having an integral atmospheric pressure reference for releasing a plunger to shut off flow through the valve. A manually operated eccentric pin and slot arrangement is provided for resetting the plunger to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Henry Becker, Rodney Hubbard, Roger Gibbs, Roger Engels