Patents by Inventor Mitchell Aaron Thornton

Mitchell Aaron Thornton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240036153
    Abstract: Systems and Methods for RF Emitter Location with automatic UAS array reconfiguration. The system includes at least a first emitter of electromagnet emissions. There is an array controller and, in some situations, at least one array follower. The controller(s) each have a receiver to receive signals from the first emitter. The controller calculates the location of the first emitter based upon communications with the first emitter and any array follower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Mitchell Aaron THORNTON, Eric Cooper LARSON, Mark Anthony BIGHAM
  • Patent number: 9329699
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for classifying a user using pattern recognition of an input device. A series of the keystroke objects are received via the user input interface. A typing signature is determined for the series of keystroke objects using the processor by analyzing the key attributes of the series of keystroke objects using a pattern recognition algorithm. The typing signature is compared to one or more user typing signatures stored in the memory using the processor. The user is classified based on whether or not the typing signature is statistically similar to one of the stored typing signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Allen, John Joseph Howard, Mitchell Aaron Thornton
  • Patent number: 8847625
    Abstract: A multi-valued logic (MVL) circuit includes a MVL clock generator that generates a MVL clock signal having three or more ith MVL levels, a single MVL clock signal distribution network connected to the MVL clock generator, and three or more ith MVL selection circuits connected to the single MVL clock signal distribution network where i=0 to N and N>=3. Each ith MVL selection circuit corresponds to a specified ith MVL level. The ith MVL selection circuit outputs an ith binary clock signal having: (a) a first logic level whenever the MVL clock signal is equal to the ith MVL level and the ith data input receives the first logic level, (b) a second logic level whenever the MVL clock signal is equal to the ith MVL level and the ith data input receives the second logic level, and (c) a previous logic level of the ith binary clock signal whenever the MVL clock signal is not equal to the ith MVL level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Southern Methodist University
    Inventors: Mitchell Aaron Thornton, Rohit Menon
  • Publication number: 20120098750
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for classifying a user using pattern recognition of an input device. A series of the keystroke objects are received via the user input interface. A typing signature is determined for the series of keystroke objects using the processor by analyzing the key attributes of the series of keystroke objects using a pattern recognition algorithm. The typing signature is compared to one or more user typing signatures stored in the memory using the processor. The user is classified based on whether or not the typing signature is statistically similar to one of the stored typing signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Allen, John Joseph Howard, Mitchell Aaron Thornton