Patents by Inventor Roderic Murufas

Roderic Murufas 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).

  • Automatic collection manager
    Patent number: 7024340
    Abstract: A method for the automatic collection of surveillance information by an unmanned air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving an automatic collection requirements message, determining a route for gathering requested information about a target in accordance with a collection policy, and controlling operation of an air vehicle to follow the route and gather the requested information. An automatic collection management system for an unmanned air vehicle that performs the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: William Mark Nichols, Roderic Murufas
  • Automatic collection manager
    Publication number: 20050197749
    Abstract: A method for the automatic collection of surveillance information by an unmanned air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving an automatic collection requirements message, determining a route for gathering requested information about a target in accordance with a collection policy, and controlling operation of an air vehicle to follow the route and gather the requested information. An automatic collection management system for an unmanned air vehicle that performs the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: William Nichols, Roderic Murufas