Patents by Inventor James Crockett
James Crockett 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).
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Publication number: 20240133992Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for determining a location of a receiver using cellular signals include determining a motion of a respective antenna of at least one receiver that received at least one cellular signal, using the determined antenna motion, performing motion compensated correlation on the received at least one cellular signal to generate at least one motion compensated correlation result, determining a direction of arrival for the received at least one cellular signal using the at least one motion compensated correlation result, and determining a location of the at least one receiver using the determined direction of arrival of the received at least one cellular signal and location information related to the at least one emitter from which the at least one cellular signal was received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Ramsey Michael FARAGHER, Robert Mark Crockett, Peter James Duffett-Smith
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Publication number: 20240103118Abstract: A method for mapping a surface using signals transmitted from a single transmitter comprises: receiving signals transmitted from the single transmitter, where each signal has a different propagation path; determining a motion of an antenna of the receiver; generating phasor sequences, where each phasor sequence represents a hypothesis based on antenna motion and a direction of arrival estimate for each received signal; compensating the received signals, local signals, or correlation results from correlating the received signals with the local signals using the phasor sequences based on the hypotheses to generate compensated correlation results; determining a preferred hypothesis in the hypotheses for each received signal that optimizes each correlation result; identifying a direction of arrival for each received signal using the determined hypothesis; determining a point of reflection from the direction of arrival of each received signal; and combining the points of reflection into one or more reflective surfType: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Ramsey Michael FARAGHER, Robert Mark Crockett, Peter James Duffett-Smith
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Patent number: 11413703Abstract: An apparatus and method regarding forming a cooling hole in a component for a turbine engine, with the component held in a hole-forming machine with a laser carried on a multi-axis carriage and defining an optical path, the method comprising forming a set of cooling holes in the component with a laser mounted to the multi-axis carriage, estimating a total airflow through the set of cooling holes based on a set of data regarding the flow effectiveness of the set of cooling holes, and forming a second set of cooling holes with the laser.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kathleen Lombard Hendricks, Richard Bryan Guiney, Lenin Ramasamy Ramachandran, Brian James Crockett, Anthony S. Urbanski, Brenda Catherine Tenley
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Publication number: 20210003335Abstract: The invention is a means of regulating how much snow is produced by a snowmaking machine based on the moisture in the environment. It utilizes a moisture sensor (such as a soil sensor), and a processor measures the resistance to determine how much snow should be made. The snow maker then receives this information and adjusts the quantity of snow that it produces. By using this invention, the value of water will be maximized and the snow will be made with the greatest efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Lincoln James Crockett, Giulio Valfre-Zaydenman, Christopher Jorgenson, Tony Zhao, Alexander Wong, Michael Xing
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Publication number: 20200370437Abstract: An apparatus and method regarding forming a cooling hole in a component for a turbine engine, with the component held in a hole-forming machine with a laser carried on a multi-axis carriage and defining an optical path, the method comprising forming a set of cooling holes in the component with a laser mounted to the multi-axis carriage, estimating a total airflow through the set of cooling holes based on a set of data regarding the flow effectiveness of the set of cooling holes, and forming a second set of cooling holes with the laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Kathleen Lombard Hendricks, Richard Bryan Guiney, Lenin Ramasamy Ramachandran, Brian James Crockett, Anthony S. Urbanski, Brenda Catherine Tenley
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Patent number: 8776303Abstract: A debris collection system is disclosed comprising a vehicle and an articulating vacuum hose. The articulating vacuum hose includes a vacuum hose assembly and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is configured to support the vacuum hose assembly which is comprised of a vacuum hose, support bands and support cables. The articulating arm includes a first arm extension and a second arm extension. The first arm extension is mounted to the vehicle and rotatable with respect to the vehicle about two perpendicular pivot axes. The second arm extension is pivotally connected to the first arm extension and is rotatable with respect to the first arm extension about a third pivot axis. The first and second arm extensions can be moved to a folded position wherein both extensions are parallel to each other and to an exterior surface of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Federal Signal CorporationInventor: James Crockett
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Publication number: 20130305482Abstract: A debris collection system is disclosed comprising a vehicle and an articulating vacuum hose. The articulating vacuum hose includes a vacuum hose assembly and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is configured to support the vacuum hose assembly which is comprised of a vacuum hose, support bands and support cables. The articulating arm includes a first arm extension and a second arm extension. The first arm extension is mounted to the vehicle and rotatable with respect to the vehicle about two perpendicular pivot axes. The second arm extension is pivotally connected to the first arm extension and is rotatable with respect to the first arm extension about a third pivot axis. The first and second arm extensions can be moved to a folded position wherein both extensions are parallel to each other and to an exterior surface of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Federal Signal CorporationInventor: James Crockett
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Patent number: 8516649Abstract: A debris collection system is disclosed comprising a vehicle and an articulating vacuum hose. The articulating vacuum hose includes a vacuum hose assembly and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is configured to support the vacuum hose assembly which is comprised of a vacuum hose, support bands and support cables. The articulating arm includes a first arm extension and a second arm extension. The first arm extension is mounted to the vehicle and rotatable with respect to the vehicle about two perpendicular pivot axes. The second arm extension is pivotally connected to the first arm extension and is rotatable with respect to the first arm extension about a third pivot axis. The first and second arm extensions can be moved to a folded position wherein both extensions are parallel to each other and to an exterior surface of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Federal Signal CorporationInventor: James Crockett
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Publication number: 20100252075Abstract: A debris collection system is disclosed comprising a vehicle and an articulating vacuum hose. The articulating vacuum hose includes a vacuum hose assembly and an articulating arm. The articulating arm is configured to support the vacuum hose assembly which is comprised of a vacuum hose, support bands and support cables. The articulating arm includes a first arm extension and a second arm extension. The first arm extension is mounted to the vehicle and rotatable with respect to the vehicle about two perpendicular pivot axes. The second arm extension is pivotally connected to the first arm extension and is rotatable with respect to the first arm extension about a third pivot axis. The first and second arm extensions can be moved to a folded position wherein both extensions are parallel to each other and to an exterior surface of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventor: James Crockett