Patents by Inventor Todd Martin Schultz

Todd Martin Schultz 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining the direction of arrival of a sonic boom
    Patent number: 9612310
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a direction of arrival of an acoustic event of interest that arrives at an array. Data acquired from the array is received. A portion of the data that represents an acoustic signature for the acoustic event of interest is identified. An azimuth angle may be computed for an acoustic event using the portion of the data identified. An elevation angle for the acoustic event is computed using a beamforming process customized based on the azimuth angle computed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Todd Martin Schultz, James Robert Underbrink
  • Method and Apparatus for Determining the Direction of Arrival of a Sonic Boom
    Publication number: 20160216357
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a direction of arrival of an acoustic event of interest that arrives at an array. Data acquired from the array is received. A portion of the data that represents an acoustic signature for the acoustic event of interest is identified. An azimuth angle may be computed for an acoustic event using the portion of the data identified. An elevation angle for the acoustic event is computed using a beamforming process customized based on the azimuth angle computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Todd Martin Schultz, James Robert Underbrink