Patents by Inventor Kennie H Jones

Kennie H Jones 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 of adjusting acoustic impedances for impedance-tunable acoustic segments
    Patent number: 8111832
    Abstract: A method is provided for making localized decisions and taking localized actions to achieve a global solution. In an embodiment of the present invention, acoustic impedances for impedance-tunable acoustic segments are adjusted. A first acoustic segment through an N-th acoustic segment are defined. To start the process, the first acoustic segment is designated as a leader and a noise-reducing impedance is determined therefor. This is accomplished using (i) one or more metrics associated with the acoustic wave at the leader, and (ii) the metric(s) associated with the acoustic wave at the N-th acoustic segment. The leader, the N-th acoustic segment, and each of the acoustic segments exclusive of the leader and the N-th acoustic segment, are tuned to the noise-reducing impedance. The current leader is then excluded from subsequent processing steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Kennie H Jones, Douglas M. Nark, Michael G. Jones, Tony L. Parrott, Kenneth N. Lodding
  • Localized Decisions and Actions Determined from Communal Network of Observations in Order to Achieve Global Solution
    Publication number: 20100006368
    Abstract: A method is provided for making localized decisions and taking localized actions to achieve a global solution. In an embodiment of the present invention, acoustic impedances for impedance-tunable acoustic segments are adjusted. A first acoustic segment through an N-th acoustic segment are defined. To start the process, the first acoustic segment is designated as a leader and a noise-reducing impedance is determined therefor. This is accomplished using (i) one or more metrics associated with the acoustic wave at the leader, and (ii) the metric(s) associated with the acoustic wave at the N-th acoustic segment. The leader, the N-th acoustic segment, and each of the acoustic segments exclusive of the leader and the N-th acoustic segment, are tuned to the noise-reducing impedance. The current leader is then excluded from subsequent processing steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicants: Space Administration
    Inventors: Kennie H. Jones, Douglas M. Nark, Michael G. Jones, Tony L. Parrott, Kenneth N. Lodding