Patents by Inventor Steven Dorris

Steven Dorris 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: 20150122579
    Abstract: An elevated platform system comprises a platform, a vision system configured to detect a number of people on the platform, and a plurality of restraining systems onboard the platform. Each restraining system includes a passive RFID tag secured to the platform and a reader configured to perform near field detection of the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Vance, Steven A. Dorris, Al Salour, Douglas D. Trimble
  • Patent number: 8949668
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use in identifying abnormal behavior in a control system. Operating events associated with a control system are received, and an actual behavior of the control system is determined based on the received operating events. The actual behavior is compared to expected behavior to determine whether the actual behavior differs from the expected behavior. The expected behavior includes a correlation between a plurality of operating events associated with the control system. The expected behavior is updated based on an indication of whether the actual behavior is abnormal from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Carl J. Hanks, Steven A. Dorris, Arun Ayyagari
  • Patent number: 8918540
    Abstract: A method of coordinating communications between a plurality of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) operating in connection with differing communication languages. A common language is provided which includes common language commands and common language data objects. Common language commands are communicated from a user to a plurality of UAVs through a UAV Interoperability Agent (UIA), which converts the common language commands to UAV-specific commands which can be understood by the specific UAV. Additionally, UAVs send data in a native platform format to the UIA, which converts the native platform data to common language format for collection and interpretation by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Corman, Thomas S. Herm, Steven A. Dorris, Eric J. Martens, James L. Paunicka
  • Publication number: 20120304007
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use in identifying abnormal behavior in a control system. Operating events associated with a control system are received, and an actual behavior of the control system is determined based on the received operating events. The actual behavior is compared to expected behavior to determine whether the actual behavior differs from the expected behavior. The expected behavior includes a correlation between a plurality of operating events associated with the control system. The expected behavior is updated based on an indication of whether the actual behavior is abnormal from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Carl J. Hanks, Steven A. Dorris, Arun Ayyagari
  • Patent number: 7953110
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for executing a protocol for tunneling of transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packets over a tactical link. The tunneling protocol includes interfacing to a host software on a node of a tactical network using a TAP interface; breaking up ethernet packets from the TAP interface into J16.0 messages that include payload data from the ethernet packet and header information that uniquely identifies the J16.0 message for deterministic reassembly of the ethernet packet from the stream of J16.0 messages in which it is included. The J16.0 messages may be transmitted using a fighter data link over a tactical network link. At the destination node of the link, the J16.0 messages may be reassembled into ethernet packets, allowing the tactical network to be implemented as virtual private network having (internet protocol) IP addresses for each node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven A. Dorris, David E. Corman, Thomas S. Herm, Eric Martens
  • Patent number: 7646788
    Abstract: A method and system for executing a protocol for tunneling of transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packets over a tactical link. The tunneling protocol includes interfacing to a host software on a node of a tactical network using a TAP interface; breaking up ethernet packets from the TAP interface into J16.0 messages that include payload data from the ethernet packet and header information that uniquely identifies the J16.0 message for deterministic reassembly of the ethernet packet from the stream of J16.0 messages in which it is included. The J16.0 messages may be transmitted using a fighter data link over a tactical network link. At the destination node of the link, the J16.0 messages may be reassembled into ethernet packets, allowing the tactical network to be implemented as virtual private network having (internet protocol) IP addresses for each node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven A. Dorris, David E. Corman, Thomas S. Herm, Eric Martens
  • Publication number: 20070235584
    Abstract: A method of coordinating communications between a plurality of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) operating in connection with differing communication languages. A common language is provided which includes common language commands and common language data objects. Common language commands are communicated from a user to a plurality of UAVs through a UAV Interoperability Agent (UIA), which converts the common language commands to UAV-specific commands which can be understood by the specific UAV. Additionally, UAVs send data in a native platform format to the UIA, which converts the native platform data to common language format for collection and interpretation by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David Corman, Thomas Herm, Steven Dorris, Eric Martens, James Paunicka
  • Patent number: 7269411
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide a first data processing system access to a network via a second data processing system. An object is sent to the second data processing system, which object when instantiated on the second data processing system implements a network access program that can subscribe to information from the network and publish information to the network. Subscribed to information is received from the second data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David E. Corman, Thomas S. Herm, Steven A. Dorris, Eric J. Martens
  • Publication number: 20070071028
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for executing a protocol for tunneling of transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) packets over a tactical link. The tunneling protocol includes interfacing to a host software on a node of a tactical network using a TAP interface; breaking up ethernet packets from the TAP interface into J16.0 messages that include payload data from the ethernet packet and header information that uniquely identifies the J16.0 message for deterministic reassembly of the ethernet packet from the stream of J16.0 messages in which it is included. The J16.0 messages may be transmitted using a fighter data link over a tactical network link. At the destination node of the link, the J16.0 messages may be reassembled into ethernet packets, allowing the tactical network to be implemented as virtual private network having (internet protocol) IP addresses for each node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Dorris, David Corman, Thomas Herm, Eric Martens
  • Publication number: 20050282527
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide a first data processing system access to a network via a second data processing system. An object is sent to the second data processing system, which object when instantiated on the second data processing system implements a network access program that can subscribe to information from the network and publish information to the network. Subscribed to information is received from the second data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: David Corman, Thomas Herm, Steven Dorris, Eric Martens