Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Alan Bulow

Jeffrey Alan Bulow 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).

  • Method and system for target localization
    Patent number: 6668218
    Abstract: The present inventions comprise a method of estimating a minimum range for a target with respect to a first point of interest, independent of actual, range to the target, comprising obtaining three bearing data points; using the three bearing data points to determine a speed contribution Vos of a first point of interest to a distance from a relative velocity vector over a time frame comprising t0 to t0′; determining an angle &thgr;&bgr; as defined by the bearing relative to ownship's heading at the point in time of closest approach to a second point of interest; and calculating a minimum range using a predetermined formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Bulow, Douglas Martin Peters