Patents by Inventor Michael P. Sica

Michael P. Sica 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).

  • Patent number: 11675348
    Abstract: A computer architecture includes an application program interface (API). The API does not include a user interface. The computer architecture asynchronously receives into the API data relating to mission plan domains from clients. The data include an identification of vehicles, goals of the vehicles, and threats to the vehicles. The mission plan domains include an air domain, a sea or ocean domain, and a land domain. The computer architecture uses a parallel processing scheme to process the mission plan domains from the clients for determining goal priorities for each of the plurality of vehicles, processing the data using a genetic algorithm and physics models associated with the plurality of vehicles, and transmitting to the vehicles path commands based on the processing of the genetic algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Sica, Michael C. Xu
  • Patent number: 11609892
    Abstract: A computing machine stores a tree structure representing a hierarchical organization. The tree structure comprises a command node and a plurality of domain nodes below the command node. The computing machine leverages the tree structure to generate a multi-domain operational plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Judy Y. Amato, Laura D. Strater, Michael H. Lewis, Terry L. Keeney, Vincent A. Pascente, Jared B. Dorny, Michael A. Young, David B. Jenks, Robert T. Stratton, Michael P. Sica
  • Patent number: 11488047
    Abstract: Discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for autonomous, dynamic course of action (COA) generation and management. A method can include issuing a communication to one or more assets indicating operations of a first COA to be performed, receiving, by an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) device, data indicating an unexpected event, not accounted for in the first COA, has occurred, in response to the data indicating the unexpected event, identifying a second COA or a portion of a second COA that satisfies a mission of the first COA and accounts for the unexpected event, and issuing a second communication to the one or more assets indicating one or more operations of the second COA to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Paul C. Hershey, Michael P. Sica, Danielle J. Marchione, Marilyn W. Zett
  • Publication number: 20210334687
    Abstract: Discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for autonomous, dynamic course of action (COA) generation and management. A method can include issuing a communication to one or more assets indicating operations of a first COA to be performed, receiving, by an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) device, data indicating an unexpected event, not accounted for in the first COA, has occurred, in response to the data indicating the unexpected event, identifying a second COA or a portion of a second COA that satisfies a mission of the first COA and accounts for the unexpected event, and issuing a second communication to the one or more assets indicating one or more operations of the second COA to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Paul C. Hershey, Michael P. Sica, Danielle J. Marchione, Marilyn W. Zett
  • Publication number: 20210157782
    Abstract: A computing machine stores a tree structure representing a hierarchical organization. The tree structure comprises a command node and a plurality of domain nodes below the command node. The computing machine leverages the tree structure to generate a multi-domain operational plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Judy Y. Amato, Laura D. Strater, Michael H. Lewis, Terry L. Keeney, Vincent a. Pascente, Jared B. Dorny, Michael A. Young, David B. Jenks, Robert T. Stratton, Michael P. Sica
  • Publication number: 20210132601
    Abstract: A computer architecture includes an application program interface (API). The API does not include a user interface. The computer architecture asynchronously receives into the API data relating to mission plan domains from clients. The data include an identification of vehicles, goals of the vehicles, and threats to the vehicles. The mission plan domains include an air domain, a sea or ocean domain, and a land domain. The computer architecture uses a parallel processing scheme to process the mission plan domains from the clients for determining goal priorities for each of the plurality of vehicles, processing the data using a genetic algorithm and physics models associated with the plurality of vehicles, and transmitting to the vehicles path commands based on the processing of the genetic algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. Sica, Michael C. Xu
  • Patent number: 10877634
    Abstract: A computing machine receives an input comprising: a representation of one or more tasks and a representation of one or more assets. The computing machine initiates generation of a mission plan data structure comprising an assignment of an available asset to each task. Upon successfully generating the mission plan data structure, the computing machine provides an output comprising the mission plan data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Sica, Jennifer N. Coston, Michael C. Xu, Kyle V. Dumouchelle
  • Patent number: 10402835
    Abstract: A system for collecting and analyzing agricultural data. A team of crop scouts performs a scouting operation in a farm, each crop scout interacting with a mobile device. The mobile device provides a navigation display guiding the scout along a route, from one data collection point to the next. At each data collection point, the crop scout makes observations and measurements and inputs the corresponding data into the mobile device. A control operator at a central location monitors the progress of the scouting operation and revises the routes or locations of data collection points when appropriate, based on data received during the scouting operation. A cloud service analyzes the data and provides recommendations to a farm operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: John G. Benkert, William J. Kyker, Michael P. Sica, Jason Dudash, Joseph L. Shivers, Justin W. Ray
  • Patent number: 9851870
    Abstract: A processor implemented method and system are disclosed. The method includes generating, based on geographical data and associated video data, a geo-located path having an interactive segment representative of the associated video data. The width of the interactive segment may be adjusted based on the geographical data and time data. A timeline, based on the geographical data and the time data, is generated. The geo-located path is displayed with the interactive segment. The timeline is displayed in response to a selection of the interactive segment. A representation of the video data is displayed in response to the selection of the interactive segment. The representation of the video data is associated with the selected interactive segment. The representation of the video data and the timeline are selectable for time-based navigation through the representation of the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Sica, Jason Dudash
  • Publication number: 20160378789
    Abstract: A global object detection server reduces the amount of time needed to determine whether an object is present in a collection of images for a geographic area. In particular, the disclosed global object detection server selects one or more object recognition algorithms from a collection of algorithms based on one or more characteristics of the object to be detected. The algorithm results may then be fed back to reduce input data sets from iterative collections for similar regions. The global object detection server can also derive stochastic probabilities for object detection accuracy. Thereafter, one or more visualizations may be created that show confidence levels for the object's probable location in the collection of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Paul C. Hershey, Michael P. Sica, Jason Dudash, Christopher J. Graham
  • Publication number: 20160274743
    Abstract: A processor implemented method and system are disclosed. The method includes generating, based on geographical data and associated video data, a geo-located path having an interactive segment representative of the associated video data. The width of the interactive segment may be adjusted based on the geographical data and time data. A timeline, based on the geographical data and the time data, is generated. The geo-located path is displayed with the interactive segment. The timeline is displayed in response to a selection of the interactive segment. A representation of the video data is displayed in response to the selection of the interactive segment. The representation of the video data is associated with the selected interactive segment. The representation of the video data and the timeline are selectable for time-based navigation through the representation of the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael P. Sica, Jason Dudash
  • Publication number: 20160019560
    Abstract: A system for collecting and analyzing agricultural data. A team of crop scouts performs a scouting operation in a farm, each crop scout interacting with a mobile device. The mobile device provides a navigation display guiding the scout along a route, from one data collection point to the next. At each data collection point, the crop scout makes observations and measurements and inputs the corresponding data into the mobile device. A control operator at a central location monitors the progress of the scouting operation and revises the routes or locations of data collection points when appropriate, based on data received during the scouting operation. A cloud service analyzes the data and provides recommendations to a farm operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: John G. Benkert, William J. Kyker, Michael P. Sica, Jason Dudash, Joseph L. Shivers, Justin W. Ray