Patents by Inventor Jane Pavlich
Jane Pavlich 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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Patent number: 10591312Abstract: A system for obtaining air data for a vehicle comprises a laser device that emits laser light pulses, and transmit optics that transmits the light pulses into an external air volume adjacent to the vehicle. The system also includes receive optics that collects scattered portions of the light pulses from the external air volume, and a whispering gallery mode (WGM) frequency discriminator that receives the scattered portions of the light pulses from the receive optics. The WGM frequency discriminator includes at least one WGM resonator that outputs a selected portion of the light pulses at one or more optical signal frequencies via tuning the WGM resonator other than by an electro-optic effect. An optical detector samples the selected portion of the light pulses from the WGM frequency discriminator, and converts the sampled light pulses to scalar values. A processing unit receives and records the scalar values from the optical detector.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew Wiebold, Grant Lodden, Dominique Fourguette, Xiao Zhu Fan, David Johnson, Jane Pavlich, David Zuk
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Publication number: 20180224299Abstract: A system for obtaining air data for a vehicle comprises a laser device that emits laser light pulses, and transmit optics that transmits the light pulses into an external air volume adjacent to the vehicle. The system also includes receive optics that collects scattered portions of the light pulses from the external air volume, and a whispering gallery mode (WGM) frequency discriminator that receives the scattered portions of the light pulses from the receive optics. The WGM frequency discriminator includes at least one WGM resonator that outputs a selected portion of the light pulses at one or more optical signal frequencies via tuning the WGM resonator other than by an electro-optic effect. An optical detector samples the selected portion of the light pulses from the WGM frequency discriminator, and converts the sampled light pulses to scalar values. A processing unit receives and records the scalar values from the optical detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Matthew Wiebold, Grant Lodden, Dominique Fourguette, Xiao Zhu Fan, David Johnson, Jane Pavlich, David Zuk
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Publication number: 20080075467Abstract: An airborne object positioning system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. Then the radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. And the signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Joseph Mickley, Raymond Stitt, Frank Saggio, Jane Pavlich, Gregory Wassick
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Publication number: 20080067290Abstract: An airborne tracking system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. The radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. Signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Joseph Mickley, Raymond Stitt, Frank Saggio, Jane Pavlich, Gregory Wassick
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Publication number: 20070210212Abstract: In accordance with one aspect, an automatically aligned docking system, comprises a multi-point kinematic rigidization system that provides precise, repeatable rotational alignment at the spacecraft-docking interface without over-constraining the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Peter TCHORYK, Jane PAVLICH, Anthony HAYS, Gregory WASSICK, Greg RITTER
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Publication number: 20060262324Abstract: A first beam of light from a laser is split by a beam splitter into a reference beam and at least one second beam of light, the latter of which is directed into an atmosphere. Light from the at least one second beam of light scattered by molecules or aerosols in the atmosphere is collected by at least one telescope as at least one light signal. The at least one light signal and the reference beam ae simultaneously processed by a common interferometer, and resulting fringe patterns are imaged onto a detector and processed by a data processor to determine at least one associated air data product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: MICHIGAN AEROSPACE CORPORATIONInventors: Paul HAYS, Michael DEHRING, Jane PAVLICH, Peter TCHORYK, JR., Charles RICHEY, Anthony HAYS, Gregory WASSICK, Greg RITTER
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Publication number: 20060226293Abstract: An aerial refueling system including a refueling drogue assembly including a refueling drogue and a refueling hose in captive relation with the refueling drogue and a drogue positioning system. The drogue positioning system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. Then the radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. And the signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Joseph Mickley, Raymond Stitt, Frank Saggio, Jane Pavlich, Gregory Wassick
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Patent number: 7104505Abstract: This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditure or self-actuated moving parts to operate). In particular, the active components are supported on the end of a flexible cable attached to the probe, or chaser, side of the device. These components act as a sort of spring-loaded “trap.” Once the end of the probe passes into a receptacle on the target side, the mechanism is triggered, engaging it in such a way that it can no longer be pulled out of the receptacle until it is reset. The soft-docking cable may be replaced with a rigid, semi-rigid or jointed post that is used to bring a capture mechanism into engagement with its corresponding receptacle or receiving structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Michigan Aerospace CorporationInventors: Pete Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Greg Wassick, Anthony B. Hays, Greg Ritter
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Publication number: 20050263649Abstract: An autonomous vehicle docking system restrains six degrees of freedom through the use of a plurality of latches having differing bearing surface geometry which each constrain a generally spherical post end, and with a soft-dock cable system to initiate the capture sequence and provide for positive disengagement by a capture vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: December 1, 2005Applicant: MICHIGAN AEROSPACE CORPORATIONInventors: Greg Ritter, Anthony Hays, Peter Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Gregory Wassick
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Publication number: 20040245405Abstract: This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditure or self-actuated moving parts to operate). In particular, the active components are supported on the end of a flexible cable attached to the probe, or chaser, side of the device. These components act as a sort of spring-loaded “trap.” Once the end of the probe passes into a receptacle on the target side, the mechanism is triggered, engaging it in such a way that it can no longer be pulled out of the receptacle until it is reset. The soft-docking cable may be replaced with a rigid, semi-rigid or jointed post that is used to bring a capture mechanism into engagement with its corresponding receptacle or receiving structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Pete Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Greg Wassick, Anthony B. Hays, Greg Ritter
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Patent number: 6742745Abstract: This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditure or self-actuated moving parts to operate). In particular, the active components are supported on the end of a flexible cable attached to the probe, or chaser, side of the device. These components act as a sort of spring-loaded “trap.” Once the end of the probe passes into a receptacle on the target side, the mechanism is triggered, engaging it in such a way that it can no longer be pulled out of the receptacle until it is reset.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Michigan Aerospace CorporationInventors: Pete Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Greg Ritter, Anthony B. Hays
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Publication number: 20030192995Abstract: This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditure or self-actuated moving parts to operate). In particular, the active components are supported on the end of a flexible cable attached to the probe, or chaser, side of the device. These components act as a sort of spring-loaded “trap.” Once the end of the probe passes into a receptacle on the target side, the mechanism is triggered, engaging it in such a way that it can no longer be pulled out of the receptacle until it is reset. The soft-docking cable may be replaced with a rigid, semi-rigid or jointed post that is used to bring a capture mechanism into engagement with its corresponding receptacle or receiving structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Pete Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Greg Wassick, Anthony B. Hays, Gregg Ritter
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Publication number: 20030127568Abstract: This invention solves problems associated with prior-art soft-dock mechanisms by placing all active components of a soft-dock system on the chaser side of the mechanism, leaving the target side of the mechanism completely passive (i.e., requiring no power expenditure or self-actuated moving parts to operate). In particular, the active components are supported on the end of a flexible cable attached to the probe, or chaser, side of the device. These components act as a sort of spring-loaded “trap.” Once the end of the probe passes into a receptacle on the target side, the mechanism is triggered, engaging it in such a way that it can no longer be pulled out of the receptacle until it is reset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Pete Tchoryk, Jane Pavlich, Greg Ritter, Anthony B. Hays