Patents by Inventor Michael T. Lear

Michael T. Lear 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: 8614633
    Abstract: A hazard assessment and strategy formulation system and method for a vessel may comprise a hazard assessment element receiving alarms and/or data for assessing the type and severity of a hazard, a plurality of models for modeling different hazards, and a strategy formulation element for formulating a strategy of tasks for responding to the type and severity of hazard represented by the hazard assessment, wherein the strategy formulation element and one or ones of the plurality of models are in communication. Tasks may be communicated for implementation, for display or for implementation and display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Lear, Charles C. Nwadi, Jessica M. Lockhart, John J. Curry, III, Pamela Gilliam, Nicholas D. Longo, Michael A. Matyasik, Timothy M. Bearer
  • Patent number: 8260736
    Abstract: An intelligent system manager system and method for managing and controlling a platform may comprise a management component providing intelligent decision support and managing platform functions responsive to data representative of the platform and equipment thereof; an execution and monitor component for causing execution of commands controlling the platform and equipment thereof, and monitoring the execution of the commands and the status of platform sensors and platform equipment; a display component providing information representative of the current state of the platform and receiving input; and a common services component providing processing services to the management component, to the execution and monitor component and to the display component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Lear, Lawrence J. Kolankiewicz, Jr., John J. Curry, III, Jacob Christensen, John R. Goetz, Kevin Dillinger, James Prosser, Charles Johnson-Bey, Joseph W. Mills