Patents by Inventor Ingi A. Ford

Ingi A. Ford 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).

  • Global visualization process for personal computer platforms (GVP+)
    Patent number: 7564455
    Abstract: A system and process that incorporates hardware and software as elements to be combined with procedures and processes to obtain, format, store, combine, control, display, record, and visualize dynamic scenarios by interacting with accurate, realistic models and actual events within, on, and above a three-dimensional surface to be observed or modeled. The present invention software and process is capable of displaying extremely high resolution terrain models and imagery in real time over the entire surface of the planet, as well as a large number of moving entities and their associated graphical models. These features, combined with a network application programming interface (API), make the present invention suitable for flight simulation out-the-window displays, command and control scenarios, and mission review or rehearsal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Walter P. Gatewood, Jr., Ingi A. Ford, Bryan M. Vandrovec, Donald G. Mielcarek, David A. Kirkpatrick
  • Global visualization process for personal computer platforms (GVP+)
    Publication number: 20060146053
    Abstract: A system and process that incorporates hardware and software as elements to be combined with procedures and processes to obtain, format, store, combine, control, display, record, and visualize dynamic scenarios by interacting with accurate, realistic models and actual events within, on, and above a three-dimensional surface to be observed or modeled. The present invention software and process is capable of displaying extremely high resolution terrain models and imagery in real time over the entire surface of the planet, as well as a large number of moving entities and their associated graphical models. These features, combined with a network application programming interface (API), make the present invention suitable for flight simulation out-the-window displays, command and control scenarios, and mission review or rehearsal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Gatewood, Ingi Ford, Bryan Vandrovec, Donald Mielcarek, David Kirkpatrick