Patents by Inventor Robert Allen Hatcherson

Robert Allen Hatcherson 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: 11026399
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various aspects of animal feeders and animal feeding systems. In one aspect, the animal feeding system includes: (1) a container for receiving feed therein, (2) a sensor, (3) a controller, (4) a communications module coupled with the controller and configured for both short-range and long-range communication with at least one user interface and the at least one sensor, (5) a dispenser for dispensing feed, and (6) a gate connected with a motor, the gate for controlling the flow of food from the container to the dispenser, the gate controlled by a motor, wherein the controller is configured to automatically regulate feeding times according to the location of the animal feeding system and the corresponding sunrise and sunset times of the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Game Country Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Leggett, George William Estep, II, Robert Allen Hatcherson
  • Publication number: 20190014742
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various aspects of animal feeders and animal feeding systems. In one aspect, the animal feeding system includes: (1) a container for receiving feed therein, (2) a sensor, (3) a controller, (4) a communications module coupled with the controller and configured for both short-range and long-range communication with at least one user interface and the at least one sensor, (5) a dispenser for dispensing feed, and (6) a gate connected with a motor, the gate for controlling the flow of food from the container to the dispenser, the gate controlled by a motor, wherein the controller is configured to automatically regulate feeding times according to the location of the animal feeding system and the corresponding sunrise and sunset times of the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Terry Leggett, George William Estep, II, Robert Allen Hatcherson
  • Patent number: 10083621
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system. The invention further provides a system and method for streaming video in a container-based architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: ZEDASOFT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II, Richard Keith Holt
  • Publication number: 20150072316
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system. The invention further provides a system and method for streaming video in a container-based architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ZEDASOFT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II, Richard Keith Holt
  • Patent number: 8881094
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container-based framework architecture for simulator implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network and in field deployed units. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system. A hierarchy of life-cycle containers having contained objects is disclosed. An object graph description is used by an assembly engine to construct an executable object graph including the hierarchy of life-cycle containers. Life-cycle containers can be implemented as LRU portable containers for field deployed units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Zedasoft, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II
  • Publication number: 20120117533
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container-based framework architecture for simulator implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network and in field deployed units. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system. A hierarchy of life-cycle containers having contained objects is disclosed. An object graph description is used by an assembly engine to construct an executable object graph including the hierarchy of life-cycle containers. Life-cycle containers can be implemented as LRU portable containers for field deployed units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II
  • Patent number: 8150664
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Zedasoft, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II
  • Publication number: 20100217573
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II
  • Patent number: 7516052
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Bryan Fleury, George William Estep, II
  • Publication number: 20050267731
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a software architecture for simulation of physical entities. The invention provides an object-oriented container based framework architecture for simulator software implementations, methods, and objects in a time domain on a distributed computer network. The invention further provides an interface system and a plug-in definition which allows compartmentalization of participants in the container and easy extensibility of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Allen Hatcherson, Richard Keith Holt, Stephen Edward Tarter, Jeremiah Jay Johnson, Frederick Fleury, George William Estep