Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Young

Matthew T. Young 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).

  • Hardware integration for part tracking using texture extraction and networked distributed ledgers
    Patent number: 11544722
    Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising: connecting, by a part scanner, to a blockchain platform; outputting a user interface, the user interface including at least a first input component and a second input component; capturing an image of a surface of a part; outputting the image in the user interface; generating a surface descriptor based on the image; when the first input component is activated, attempting to store, in the blockchain platform, an authentication record that is generated based on the surface descriptor, and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform; and when the second input component is activated, attempting to authenticate the part based on the surface descriptor and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to authenticate the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Wagner, Benjamin Golden, Matthew T. Young
  • Using surface textures as unique identifiers for tracking material with a distributed ledger
    Patent number: 11200583
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for supply chain management, the method comprising: capturing, by a part scanner, a first image of a surface of a part; generating, by the part scanner, a first surface descriptor for the part based on the first image; identifying, by the part scanner, a second surface descriptor that corresponds to a component of the part; generating, by the part scanner, an authentication record for the part based on the first surface descriptor and the second surface descriptor; and storing, by the part scanner, the authentication record in a cryptographically-auditable ledger of a blockchain platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Wagner, Matthew T. Young
  • HARDWARE INTEGRATION FOR PART TRACKING USING TEXTURE EXTRACTION AND NETWORKED DISTRIBUTED LEDGERS
    Publication number: 20200302449
    Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising: connecting, by a part scanner, to a blockchain platform; outputting a user interface, the user interface including at least a first input component and a second input component; capturing an image of a surface of a part; outputting the image in the user interface; generating a surface descriptor based on the image; when the first input component is activated, attempting to store, in the blockchain platform, an authentication record that is generated based on the surface descriptor, and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to store the authentication record in the blockchain platform; and when the second input component is activated, attempting to authenticate the part based on the surface descriptor and outputting, in the user interface, an indication of an outcome of the attempt to authenticate the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Wagner, Benjamin Golden, Matthew T. Young
  • USING SURFACE TEXTURES AS UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS FOR TRACKING MATERIAL WITH A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
    Publication number: 20200302448
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for supply chain management, the method comprising: capturing, by a part scanner, a first image of a surface of a part; generating, by the part scanner, a first surface descriptor for the part based on the first image; identifying, by the part scanner, a second surface descriptor that corresponds to a component of the part; generating, by the part scanner, an authentication record for the part based on the first surface descriptor and the second surface descriptor; and storing, by the part scanner, the authentication record in a cryptographically-auditable ledger of a blockchain platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Gregory M. Wagner, Matthew T. Young