Patents by Inventor Mike Hanczor

Mike Hanczor 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).

  • Undersea position and velocity measuring system and process
    Patent number: 8340844
    Abstract: This invention relates to a GPS navigation system comprised of a submerged vessel having a navigation processor associated via buoyant cable with a buoy having a GPS device; wherein the cable contains: a data link between the vessel and the GPS device; and a location device for the determination of the location of the cable to the vessel; and wherein the processor computes a GPS position relative to the vessel. The invention also relates to a navigation process comprising the steps of: attaching a cable between a buoy and a submerged vessel; providing a GPS data relative to the buoy and cable location data over the cable to the submerged vessel; and using the GPS position of the buoy and location data to compute the GPS position of the submerged vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Scoca, Mike Hanczor
  • UNDERSEA POSITION AND VELOCITY MEASURING SYSTEM AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20100049436
    Abstract: This invention relates to a GPS navigation system comprised of a submerged vessel having a navigation processor associated via buoyant cable with a buoy having a GPS device; wherein the cable contains: a data link between the vessel and the GPS device; and a location device for the determination of the location of the cable to the vessel; and wherein the processor computes a GPS position relative to the vessel. The invention also relates to a navigation process comprising the steps of: attaching a cable between a buoy and a submerged vessel; providing a GPS data relative to the buoy and cable location data over the cable to the submerged vessel; and using the GPS position of the buoy and location data to compute the GPS position of the submerged vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Scoca, Mike Hanczor