Patents by Inventor Todd Michael Crawford

Todd Michael Crawford 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: 8224768
    Abstract: A method of predicting information related to a path of a weather phenomenon includes obtaining a plurality of tracks corresponding to the weather phenomenon from at least one source. A factor is assigned to each of the plurality of tracks. A set of probabilities for the weather phenomenon to intersect a plurality of segments corresponding to a boundary is determined using at least intersection points of the plurality of tracks with the boundary and the factor assigned to each of the plurality of tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Michael Crawford, Peter Paul Neilley, William Douglas Ramstrom
  • Patent number: 8204846
    Abstract: A method of providing information related to a weather phenomenon includes obtaining a plurality of model tracks corresponding to a weather phenomenon from at least one forecast center. A probabilistic description of one or more characteristics of the weather phenomenon is determined based on a statistical analysis of the model tracks corresponding to the weather phenomenon. An electronic representation of the probabilistic description is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Michael Crawford, Peter Paul Neilley, William Douglas Ramstrom
  • Patent number: 8160995
    Abstract: A method of predicting information related to a characteristic of a tropical cyclone includes obtaining a plurality of model tracks corresponding to the tropical cyclone from at least one forecast center. A factor from a set of factors is assigned to each of the plurality of model tracks. A value for at least one characteristic for the tropical cyclone at the intersection of each of the plurality of model tracks with a boundary is predicted. A set of probabilities for the value of the at least one characteristic corresponding to an actual value of the at least one characteristic at the time of intersection of the tropical cyclone with the boundary is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Michael Crawford, Peter Paul Neilley, William Douglas Ramstrom
  • Patent number: 7983843
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, Ron Alan Harris, Masha Kozinets, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist
  • Patent number: 7792642
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist
  • Patent number: 7788036
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: WSI Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, Ron Alan Harris, Masha Kozinets, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist
  • Patent number: 7751978
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist
  • Patent number: 7561970
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, Ron Alan Harris, Masha Kozinets, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist
  • Patent number: 7558674
    Abstract: A method of presenting weather phenomenon information including receiving weather data. At least one weather phenomenon represented by the weather data is identified. A plurality of current parameters related to the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon is determined. A plurality of historical parameters corresponding to one or more previous states of the at least one weather phenomenon is associated with the current state of the at least one weather phenomenon if at least one previous state of the at least one weather phenomenon has been identified. A plurality of forecasted parameters for the at least one weather phenomenon is calculated. Characteristics of the at least one weather phenomenon based on at least a first subset of the current parameters, the historical parameters, and the forecasted parameters are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: WSI, Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Paul Neilley, Todd Michael Crawford, Paul Joseph Bayer, Ron Alan Harris, Masha Kozinets, William Joseph Callahan, Michael Robert Kleist