Patents by Inventor Vincent C. Hougo

Vincent C. Hougo 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to disrupt the engine of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9079555
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to transmit a range of frequencies targeting a vehicle, monitoring performance of an engine of the vehicle, determining a first frequency in the range of frequencies that disrupts operation of the engine, and dwelling on the first frequency to disrupt the engine, reducing power and continuing to dwell at the first frequency to maintain disruption of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Steven L. Kaufman, Jack E. White, Vincent C. Hougo
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISRUPT THE ENGINE OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120173120
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to transmit a range of frequencies targeting a vehicle, monitoring performance of an engine of the vehicle, determining a first frequency in the range of frequencies that disrupts operation of the engine, and dwelling on the first frequency to disrupt the engine, reducing power and continuing to dwell at the first frequency to maintain disruption of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Steven L. Kaufman, Jack E. White, Vincent C. Hougo
  • Low power microwave vehicle stopper with feedback
    Patent number: 8116966
    Abstract: A low power remote vehicle stopper with feedback that can disable a moving vehicle with low power microwave interruption signal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for disrupting an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving an emitted signal from the internal combustion engine, the emitted signal corresponding to an operational parameter of the internal combustion engine, a signal generator for generating an interruption signal in accordance with the emitted signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the interruption signal to disrupt an operation of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Vincent C. Hougo, Jack E. White
  • Low Power Microwave Vehicle Stopper with Feedback
    Publication number: 20110093180
    Abstract: A low power remote vehicle stopper with feedback that can disable a moving vehicle with low power microwave interruption signal. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for disrupting an internal combustion engine is provided. The system includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving an emitted signal from the internal combustion engine, the emitted signal corresponding to an operational parameter of the internal combustion engine, a signal generator for generating an interruption signal in accordance with the emitted signal, and a transmitter for transmitting the interruption signal to disrupt an operation of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Vincent C. Hougo, Jack E. White