Patents by Inventor Karl P. Herb

Karl P. Herb 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).

  • Apparatus and control of a single or multiple sources to fire countermeasure expendables on an aircraft
    Patent number: 11901893
    Abstract: A sequencer for use with a countermeasure defense system includes an input signal indicative of firing an expendable, a circuit card that receives the input signal indicative of firing the expendable and an output analog signal from the circuit card that fires the expendable. The parameters of the output analog signal correspond to parameters of a digital waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jason H. Branch, Karl P. Herb, Danny L. Plemons
  • APPARATUS AND CONTROL OF A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE SOURCES TO FIRE COUNTERMEASURE EXPENDABLES ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230353153
    Abstract: A sequencer for use with a countermeasure defense system includes an input signal indicative of firing an expendable, a circuit card that receives the input signal indicative of firing the expendable and an output analog signal from the circuit card that fires the expendable. The parameters of the output analog signal correspond to parameters of a digital waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jason H. Branch, Karl P. Herb, Danny L. Plemons
  • Apparatus and control of a single or multiple sources to fire countermeasure expendables on an aircraft
    Patent number: 11558056
    Abstract: A sequencer for use with a countermeasure defense system includes an input signal indicative of firing an expendable, a circuit card that receives the input signal indicative of firing the expendable and an output analog signal from the circuit card that fires the expendable. The parameters of the output analog signal correspond to parameters of a digital waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jason H. Branch, Karl P. Herb, Danny L. Plemons
  • Soft kill laser configuration for ground vehicle threats
    Patent number: 11248879
    Abstract: A laser mast for attachment to a ground vehicle includes a mast, a rotary stage, a platform, a first laser, and a second laser. The rotary stage is connected to and rotates the mast. The platform is connected to the rotary stage. The first laser is within the mast. The second laser is within the rotary stage or the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic System Integration Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Barfoot, Jeffrey Easton, Karl P. Herb, Matthew F. Kepler, Somit S. Mathur, Michael W. Shaw
  • APPARATUS AND CONTROL OF A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE SOURCES TO FIRE COUNTERMEASURE EXPENDABLES ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210376832
    Abstract: A sequencer for use with a countermeasure defense system includes an input signal indicative of firing an expendable, a circuit card that receives the input signal indicative of firing the expendable and an output analog signal from the circuit card that fires the expendable. The parameters of the output analog signal correspond to parameters of a digital waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jason H. Branch, Karl P. Herb, Danny L. Plemons
  • Methods for enhanced soft-kill countermeasure using a tracking radar
    Patent number: 11181346
    Abstract: A soft-kill countermeasure system utilizing a tracking radar to enhance existing countermeasures and enable new countermeasures to be utilized to combat the ever evolving and increasing sophistication of threats. The use of the tracking radar may further allow for immediate threat defeat confirmation which may allow for rapid or immediate redirection of the countermeasure system to address additional simultaneous threats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Barfoot, Will R. Grigsby, Karl P. Herb, Eric C. Hoenes, Somit S. Mathur