Patents by Inventor Richard L. Hartman

Richard L. Hartman 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: 20100153408
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resume images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resume images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 7668886
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 7526100
    Abstract: A system for recognizing objects in images, and using that recognition to solve mission problems, such as identifying, tracking, and reporting movement of mobile military targets of interest. The system incorporates preprocessor and postprocessor with an image correlator, control systems, and feedback loops functioning with a real-time operating system. Tracking includes correlating patterns in an image stream so as to monitor image changes that represent changes of location, shape, trends, or other attributes. Reporting may entail visual displays of correlation results, or other data outputs suitable for steering gimbaled sensors, aiming weapons, or for other functions. The instant invention has application in numerous areas where recognition and tracking of patterns and trends are desired in imagery or in other two-dimensional representations of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Optical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Keith B. Farr
  • Patent number: 7345743
    Abstract: A range and bearing-finding system is disclosed. A diverging encoded laser beam is transmitted to a target, and a return reflection of the encoded beam received. The transmitted beam is sampled, and a plurality of predetermined time delays are applied to the sampled laser beam. The sampled laser beam with each of the predetermined time delays is correlated with the return reflection until a sampled laser beam having a time delay providing the highest correlation is found, the time delay indicating laser travel time to and from the target. Range is determined from this time delay. Bearing of the target is found by using a quadrant protector to receive the return reflection. The process for finding bearing uses the correlation process used to find range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Optical Systems
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Michael K. Balch, Stephen R. Granade
  • Patent number: 7095435
    Abstract: A programmable multifunction electronic camera uses a commercial pixel digital energy sensor to generate detector element signal digital data normally generated by expensive, custom designed, detector element energy sensors. The camera performs this function by retrieving pixel signal digital data and pixel location data from the pixel energy sensor, retrieving detector element energy sensor masks containing information regarding the size, shape, and location of detector elements included in the detector element energy sensors, mapping the pixels included in the pixel energy sensor to the energy sensor masks to identify pixels that can be combined to create “virtual detector elements” having the same size, shape, and configuration as the detector elements in the detector element energy sensors, and combining the pixel signal digital data associated with the mapped pixels to generate the detector digital data. The camera can be programmed with a number of different energy sensor masks and mapping algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Keith B. Farr
  • Patent number: 6798528
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring the dimensions of moving packages includes a computer system connected to a position tracking system and a slice measurement system. The computer system uses the position tracking system to generate a series of position measurements of the packages as they move through the slice measurement system and uses the slice measurement system to generate a cross sectional slice of the packages at each measured positioned. The computer system then uses the cross sectional slice information to determine the height and width of the packages and uses the position measurements to determine the length of the packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Publication number: 20040172417
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 6718345
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 6718340
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Publication number: 20030195767
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 6564188
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resumé images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Publication number: 20020111958
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resume images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or “outlines” of resumé images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 5758324
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resume images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or "outlines" of resume images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Mary M. Hartman, Roy P. Massena
  • Patent number: 5185627
    Abstract: An electrophotographic printer 10 having a control system 51 for controlling a stepper motor 50. The control system 51 includes a motor speed drive circuit 52, a microprocessor 54, and a clock 58. The motor speed drive circuit 52 has a programmable driver 56 and a logic circuit 60. The microprocessor 54 outputs a speed change value each time a change in the stepper motor is desired. The programmable driver 56 stores the speed change value and incrementally counts down from the speed change value to zero in synchronization with a clock pulse from the clock 58. Upon reaching zero, the programmable divider 56 outputs a speed command signal to the logic circuit 60, which in turn outputs drive signal to control the operation of the stepper motor 50. The microprocessor 54 only outputs a new speed change value when a change in stepper motor operation is desired. If no change is desired, the programmable divider 56 uses the last input speed value to control the stepper motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Output Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Patent number: 4869574
    Abstract: A hybrid optical correlator which uses a Fourier plane detector to cause adjustment of an image of an object in scale and orientation so that a matched filter can provide a correlation of the object independent of scale and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Patent number: 4818104
    Abstract: Remote measurement of an angle is very difficult if the angle to be measu is in the plane containing the observer. This is accomplished by using cylindrical lenses and patterns which provide a binary coded image to the remote observer. The binary code represents the angle in the plane containing the observer. Use of microscreens allows the system to be very thin, and even curved around a curved surface, such as a missile. It continuously records an angle of a missile during test flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Patent number: 4245890
    Abstract: A missile having a sensor in the nose thereof. The nose is in the shape of transparent ogive window which has an index of refraction that assumes different values at different positions on the window whereas the window appears to the sensor as if it were a hemispherical window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Richard L. Hartman, Bob D. Guenther
  • Patent number: H616
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a laser diode relative to a solid optical correlator ody to adjust the optical axis of the laser diode relative to a matched filter mounted in a predetermined position on the solid optical correlator body and then securing the laser diode in the predetermined position to provide an aligned optical correlator for receiving correlator signals from a predetermined scene to correlate the scene with that of the matched filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Patent number: H712
    Abstract: A method of easily detecting a predetermined star pattern by directing imng means in the general direction of the pattern desired to be detected and imaging the star pattern onto a matched filter of a correlator to produce and output that is used to signal a computer to enable the computer to calculate the location of the predetermined star pattern in the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman
  • Patent number: H780
    Abstract: A method of detecting chemical agents present in a sample by utilizing a ctrometer to produce an output spectrum which is transmitted to an optical correlator which processes the output spectra of the spectrometer and identifies particular chemical species present in the sample by utilizing a detector and indicator arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Richard L. Hartman