Patents by Inventor Retting D. Ryan

Retting D. Ryan 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).

  • System and methods for using communication resources
    Patent number: 9295072
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for using radio frequency (RF) resources are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes an antenna subsystem including antenna apertures. The system may also include devices configured to execute a plurality RF tasks. The system may further include memory to store a prioritized list of RF tasks. The system may still further include a manager to receive a request from an RF task to use an antenna aperture. The manager may insert the RF task into a prioritized list of RF tasks within a time duration specified in the request. The manager may spawn a thread to execute the RF task through the antenna aperture, within a time frame depending on the RF task's position in the prioritized list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Nathan M. Mintz, Jamil R. Hashimi, Russell W. Lai, Hung Q. Nguyen, Gregory S. Vogt, Gordon R. Scott, Retting D. Ryan
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USING COMMUNICATION RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20150305053
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for using radio frequency (RF) resources are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes an antenna subsystem including antenna apertures. The system may also include devices configured to execute a plurality RF tasks. The system may further include memory to store a prioritized list of RF tasks. The system may still further include a manager to receive a request from an RF task to use an antenna aperture. The manager may insert the RF task into a prioritized list of RF tasks within a time duration specified in the request. The manager may spawn a thread to execute the RF task through the antenna aperture, within a time frame depending on the RF task's position in the prioritized list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Nathan M. Mintz, Jamil R. Hashimi, Russell W. Lai, Hung Q. Nguyen, Gregory S. Vogt, Gordon R. Scott, Retting D. Ryan