Patents by Inventor William D. Weaver

William D. Weaver 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: 20250091711
    Abstract: Systems and methods of aircraft modal suppression informed by an underlying non-uniform vertical turbulence model and uniform lateral turbulence model. The systems and methods include receiving a plurality of signals from on-board inertial sensors of an aircraft, utilizing the plurality of signals to generate a plurality of observers, utilizing the observers to determine a control law command for controlling one or more control surfaces of the aircraft, and moving the one or more control surfaces of the aircraft in accordance with the determined control law command such that lateral mode vibrations of the aircraft are diminished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Paul C. Strefling, John M. Nappi, Jr., Jared D. Weaver, Sascha K. Ruegamer, William J. Wheeler, Tyler B. Wilhelm, Thomas D. Potter, Abraham J. Pachikara, Michael A. Long, Matthew E. Gajda, Christopher A. Jensen, Brad E. Xanthopoulos, Bryan A. Lopez, Brian L. Beechinor, Kimberly A. Hinson, Alexander C. Ho
  • Patent number: 11756287
    Abstract: An automatic target recognizer system including: a database that stores target recognition data including multiple reference features associated with each of multiple reference targets; a pre-selector that selects a portion of the target recognition data based on a reference gating feature of the multiple reference features; a preprocessor that processes an image received from an image acquisition system which is associated with an acquired target and determines an acquired gating feature of the acquired target; a feature extractor and processor that discriminates the acquired gating feature with the reference gating feature and, if there is a match, extracts multiple segments of the image and detects the presence, absence, probability or likelihood of one of multiple features of each of the multiple reference targets; a classifier that generates a classification decision report based on a determined classification of the acquired target; and a user interface that displays the classification decision report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pilcher, Christopher Harris, John R. Goulding, William D. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20230244756
    Abstract: An automatic target recognizer system including: a database that stores target recognition data including multiple reference features associated with each of multiple reference targets; a pre-selector that selects a portion of the target recognition data based on a reference gating feature of the multiple reference features; a preprocessor that processes an image received from an image acquisition system which is associated with an acquired target and determines an acquired gating feature of the acquired target; a feature extractor and processor that discriminates the acquired gating feature with the reference gating feature and, if there is a match, extracts multiple segments of the image and detects the presence, absence, probability or likelihood of one of multiple features of each of the multiple reference targets; a classifier that generates a classification decision report based on a determined classification of the acquired target; and a user interface that displays the classification decision report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pilcher, Christopher Harris, John R. Goulding, William D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 11222245
    Abstract: An automatic target recognizer system including: a database that stores target recognition data including multiple reference features associated with each of multiple reference targets; a pre-selector that selects a portion of the target recognition data based on a reference gating feature of the multiple reference features; a preprocessor that processes an image received from an image acquisition system which is associated with an acquired target and determines an acquired gating feature of the acquired target; a feature extractor and processor that discriminates the acquired gating feature with the reference gating feature and, if there is a match, extracts multiple segments of the image and detects the presence, absence, probability or likelihood of one of multiple features of each of the multiple reference targets; a classifier that generates a classification decision report based on a determined classification of the acquired target; and a user interface that displays the classification decision report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pilcher, Christopher Harris, John R. Goulding, William D. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20210374485
    Abstract: An automatic target recognizer system including: a database that stores target recognition data including multiple reference features associated with each of multiple reference targets; a pre-selector that selects a portion of the target recognition data based on a reference gating feature of the multiple reference features; a preprocessor that processes an image received from an image acquisition system which is associated with an acquired target and determines an acquired gating feature of the acquired target; a feature extractor and processor that discriminates the acquired gating feature with the reference gating feature and, if there is a match, extracts multiple segments of the image and detects the presence, absence, probability or likelihood of one of multiple features of each of the multiple reference targets; a classifier that generates a classification decision report based on a determined classification of the acquired target; and a user interface that displays the classification decision report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher M. Pilcher, Christopher Harris, John R. Goulding, William D. Weaver
  • Patent number: 4256777
    Abstract: An unpeeled potato is cut into wedge-shaped pieces having a substantially triangular cross-section, the base of which is a section of the exterior surface of said potato having the peel retained thereon and the sides of which have no peel thereon. The pieces are then cooked, parfried, frozen and packaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: Ampco Foods Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Weaver, Warren J. Simon