Patents by Inventor John L. Tomich
John L. Tomich 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: 10706539Abstract: A system and method for detecting tumors. Three-dimensional scans of a patient are performed with penetrating radiation, before and/or after the injection of a contrast agent. Raw density arrays are formed from the scans. The median density within an organ is calculated and subtracted from each of the raw density arrays, to form offset arrays. The offset arrays are subtracted pairwise and the differences are summed to form a discriminator array.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Raymond Samaniego, Lauren G. Hatchell, Tuan T Tran, John L. Tomich, Bryan D. Anderson
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Patent number: 10650612Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Publication number: 20190295329Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 10366545Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 10240900Abstract: Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: John L. Tomich, William M. Casey, Colin M. Johnston, Raymond Samaniego, David Fluckiger, Terry McLean
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Publication number: 20190050986Abstract: A system and method for detecting tumors. Three-dimensional scans of a patient are performed with penetrating radiation, before and/or after the injection of a contrast agent. Raw density arrays are formed from the scans. The median density within an organ is calculated and subtracted from each of the raw density arrays, to form offset arrays. The offset arrays are subtracted pairwise and the differences are summed to form a discriminator array.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Raymond Samaniego, Lauren G. Hatchell, Tuan T. Tran, John L. Tomich, Bryan D. Anderson
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Publication number: 20190035164Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Publication number: 20180300956Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 10102682Abstract: A system and method for visualizing data obtained by performing a three-dimensional scan with penetrating radiation. Raw density arrays are formed from the scan, each raw density array being a three-dimensional array. A processed density array is formed by one or more operations, such as taking the difference between two raw density arrays, rotating the processed density array, multiplying the processed density array by a front-lighting array, and projecting the processed density array onto a plane to form an image, the projecting including calculating one or more of a plurality of statistics for each of a set of vectors each corresponding to a pixel of the image, the plurality of statistics including a vector mean, a vector maximum, and a vector standard deviation.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Raymond Samaniego, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 9910134Abstract: A system and method for processing radar returns to identify returns from man-made objects. In one embodiment, a plurality of radar returns is used to form a corresponding plurality of resonance maps, which are combined using an ordered statistic to form a processed resonance map. A discriminant is calculated as (a) the fourth power of the ratio of (i) the power in a first rectangle about each pixel to (ii) the power in a region outside the first rectangle and inside a second, larger rectangle, or (b) zero if the ratio is less than 1. Other processing operations including thresholding operations to suppress noise and clutter are used to improve the signal to noise ratio for detecting man-made objects.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Raymond Samaniego, Enrique A. Santiago, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 9903948Abstract: A method for detecting a concealed material in a target comprising a body and the concealed material, the method comprising: emitting radio frequency (RF) energy toward a direction of the target, capturing a signal corresponding to a scattered RF energy reflected from the target, measuring a first mean signal level in a first frequency band of the signal, measuring a second mean signal level in a second frequency band of the signal, and detecting the concealed material when the difference between the first mean signal level and the second mean signal level is above a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Jacob Kim, William F. Skalenda, John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego
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Patent number: 9857462Abstract: A method for detecting a concealed object in a target. The target may include a body and the concealed object. The method may include emitting radio frequency (RF) energy toward a direction of the target, receiving a scattered RF energy reflected from the target, generating a signal corresponding to the received scattered RF energy, comparing the signal with a plurality of stored RF scattering signatures, and detecting the concealed object when the signal matches one of a plurality of RF scattering signatures. Each of the RF scattering signatures may be associated with an object of interest.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Jacob Kim, John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego, Howard C. Choe, Leslie A. Priebe
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Publication number: 20170227330Abstract: Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: John L. Tomich, William M. Casey, Colin M. Johnston, Raymond Samaniego, David Fluckiger, Terry McLean
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Publication number: 20160223666Abstract: A method for detecting a concealed material in a target comprising a body and the concealed material, the method comprising: emitting radio frequency (RF) energy toward a direction of the target, capturing a signal corresponding to a scattered RF energy reflected from the target, measuring a first mean signal level in a first frequency band of the signal, measuring a second mean signal level in a second frequency band of the signal, and detecting the concealed material when the difference between the first mean signal level and the second mean signal level is above a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Jacob Kim, William F. Skalenda, John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego
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Publication number: 20160223646Abstract: A system and method for processing radar returns to identify returns from man-made objects. In one embodiment, a plurality of radar returns is used to form a corresponding plurality of resonance maps, which are combined using an ordered statistic to form a processed resonance map. A discriminant is calculated as (a) the fourth power of the ratio of (i) the power in a first rectangle about each pixel to (ii) the power in a region outside the first rectangle and inside a second, larger rectangle, or (b) zero if the ratio is less than 1. Other processing operations including thresholding operations to suppress noise and clutter are used to improve the signal to noise ratio for detecting man-made objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Raymond Samaniego, Enrique A. Santiago, John L. Tomich
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Publication number: 20150276920Abstract: A method for detecting a concealed object in a target comprising a body and the concealed object, the method including emitting, by an emitter, radio frequency (RF) energy toward a direction of the target, receiving, by a receiver, a scattered RF energy reflected from the target, generating, by the receiver, a signal corresponding to the received scattered RF energy, comparing, by a processor, the signal with a plurality of stored RF scattering signatures, each of the RF scattering signatures being associated with an object of interest, and detecting, by the processor, the concealed object when the signal matches one of plurality of RF scattering signatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: Jacob Kim, John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego, Howard C. Choe
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Patent number: 8917199Abstract: In certain embodiments, a subterranean imaging apparatus comprises at least two receive channels configured on a land-based vehicle and a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The at least two receive channels are operable to generate electrical signals according to electromagnetic radiation reflected from a subterranean target below a ground surface. The SAR system is operable to receive the electrical signals from the at least two receive channels, generate raw images from the received electrical signals, generate a weighting according to phase statistics of pixels in the raw images, and combine the raw images using the weighting to generate a refined image of the subterranean target.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Raymond Samaniego, Christopher M. Pilcher, John L. Tomich
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Patent number: 8884805Abstract: A system comprises a radar transmitter configured to generate a radar signal at a predetermined frequency and a radar receiver configured to receive a reflected signal produced by a reflection of the radar signal. The system further includes a radar antenna system configured to transmit the radar signal into a subterranean region and to receive the reflected signal from the subterranean region. A control system is used for controlling a dwell time of the radar antenna system, and a processor is adapted to generate an image of at least a portion of the subterranean region based at least in part on the reflected signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego, Enrique A. Santiago, Leslie A. Priebe
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Publication number: 20120268307Abstract: A system comprises a radar transmitter configured to generate a radar signal at a predetermined frequency and a radar receiver configured to receive a reflected signal produced by a reflection of the radar signal. The system further includes a radar antenna system configured to transmit the radar signal into a subterranean region and to receive the reflected signal from the subterranean region. A control system is used for controlling a dwell time of the radar antenna system, and a processor is adapted to generate an image of at least a portion of the subterranean region based at least in part on the reflected signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANYInventors: John L. Tomich, Raymond Samaniego, Enrique A. Santiago, Leslie A. Priebe
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Publication number: 20120262324Abstract: In certain embodiments, a subterranean imaging apparatus comprises at least two receive channels configured on a land-based vehicle and a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The at least two receive channels are operable to generate electrical signals according to electromagnetic radiation reflected from a subterranean target below a ground surface. The SAR system is operable to receive the electrical signals from the at least two receive channels, generate raw images from the received electrical signals, generate a weighting according to phase statistics of pixels in the raw images, and combine the raw images using the weighting to generate a refined image of the subterranean target.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Raymond Samaniego, Christopher M. Pilcher, John L. Tomich