Patents by Inventor Nathan R. Good

Nathan R. Good 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: 10676048
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for an integrated vehicle health management system that uses a model based reasoner to develop real-time diagnostic and maintenance information about a vehicle. A model having nodes is used to represent sensors, components, functions and other elements of the system. Parameterized input sensors provide flexible definitions of each node. Once developed, the model is loaded into an operational flight program to provide real-time failure analysis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunil Dixit, Richard R Ramroth, Nathan R Good
  • Publication number: 20200122656
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for an integrated vehicle health management system that uses a model based reasoner to develop real-time diagnostic and maintenance information about a vehicle. A model having nodes is used to represent sensors, components, functions and other elements of the system. Parameterized input sensors provide flexible definitions of each node. Once developed, the model is loaded into an operational flight program to provide real-time failure analysis of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Sunil Dixit, Richard R. Ramroth, Nathan R. Good