Patents by Inventor Philip A. Walls

Philip A. Walls 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).

  • Mission planning for weapons systems
    Patent number: 11029130
    Abstract: A mission planning method for use with a weapon is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining a first training data set describing the performance of the weapon; using the first training data set and a Gaussian Process (GP) or Neural Network to obtain a first surrogate model giving a functional approximation of the performance of the weapon; and providing the first surrogate model to a weapons system for use in calculating a performance characteristic of the weapon during combat operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MBDA UK Limited
    Inventors: Gareth Stanley Rees, Andrew Philip Walls, Alex Martin Robinson, Stephen Vincent Sargent, Nathan Rees Potter, Leigh Moody
  • MISSION PLANNING FOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200208945
    Abstract: A mission planning method for use with a weapon is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining a first training data set describing the performance of the weapon; using the first training data set and a Gaussian Process (GP) or Neural Network to obtain a first surrogate model giving a functional approximation of the performance of the weapon; and providing the first surrogate model to a weapons system for use in calculating a performance characteristic of the weapon during combat operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: MBDA UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Gareth Stanley REES, Andrew Philip WALLS, Alex Martin ROBINSON, Stephen Vincent SARGENT, Nathan Rees POTTER, Leigh MOODY
  • Process for making a ceramic composition for immobilization of actinides
    Patent number: 6320091
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a ceramic composition for the immobilization of actinides, particularly uranium and plutonium. The ceramic is a titanate material comprising pyrochlore, brannerite and rutile. The process comprises oxidizing the actinides, milling the oxides to a powder, blending them with ceramic precursors, cold pressing the blend and sintering the pressed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Bartley B. Ebbinghaus, Richard A. Van Konynenburg, Eric R. Vance, Martin W. Stewart, Philip A. Walls, William Allen Brummond, Guy A. Armantrout, Connie Cicero Herman, Beverly F. Hobson, David Thomas Herman, Paul G. Curtis, Joseph Farmer