Patents by Inventor Michael G. Novean

Michael G. Novean 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).

  • System and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot in a field of view of a star tracker
    Patent number: 9423255
    Abstract: A system and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot, the method may include: (1) predicting the occurrence of the dry spot by at least one of determining a location of the occurrence of the dry spot, determining a date of the occurrence of the dry spot, and determining a duration of the occurrence of the dry spot; (2) generating a visualization of the occurrence of the dry spot, and (3) modifying a star catalog to reduce an impact of the dry spot by at least one of generating a set of modification to modify the star catalog, generating a modification schedule for modifying the star catalog, and uploading the set of modifications to the star catalog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ryan Jirapong, David D. Needelman, Bradley W. Taylor, Patrick J. Moran, Michael G. Novean
  • System and Method for Mitigating an Occurrence of a Dry Spot in a Field of View of a Star Tracker
    Publication number: 20150369607
    Abstract: A system and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot, the method may include: (1) predicting the occurrence of the dry spot by at least one of determining a location of the occurrence of the dry spot, determining a date of the occurrence of the dry spot, and determining a duration of the occurrence of the dry spot; (2) generating a visualization of the occurrence of the dry spot, and (3) modifying a star catalog to reduce an impact of the dry spot by at least one of generating a set of modification to modify the star catalog, generating a modification schedule for modifying the star catalog, and uploading the set of modifications to the star catalog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan Jirapong, David D. Needelman, Bradley W. Taylor, Patrick J. Moran, Michael G. Novean