Brunton, US
Daniel W. Brunton, Tucson, AZ US
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20090250597 | OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY WRAPPED ACROSS ROLL-NOD GIMBAL AXES IN A DIRCM SYSTEM - A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape. To accommodate a relatively small range of motion in other gimbal configurations, the control mechanism is suitably configured to pin one end of the fiber assembly off-gimbal and pass the fiber assembly directly over the gimbal where it is pinned on the other side of the gimbal. In a multi-gimbal pointer, the fiber assembly preferably exhibits different mechanical stresses as it crosses the different gimbals. | 10-08-2009 |
20110005238 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEWAR AND COLD SHIELD ASSEMBLIES - A Dewar apparatus includes a focal plane array (FPA) component coupled to an FPA carrier, and a cold bridge coupled to the FPA carrier. A cold shield is aligned with the optical axis and coupled to the cold bridge (e.g., via a direct-metal bond), and at least one cryostat enclosure is similarly coupled to the cold bridge such that it has an axis that is noncollinear with the optical axis. | 01-13-2011 |
20110084195 | OFF-AXIS REFLECTIVE TRANSMIT TELESCOPE FOR A DIRECTED INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (DIRCM) SYSTEM - An off-axis reflective transmit telescope for a DIRCM system is mounted on the gimbal along a transmit-axis offset laterally from the optical axis of the receive telescope but nominally aligned with the line-of-sight of the receive telescope to transmit a laser beam. The telescope comprises an optical port optically coupled to a laser to receive and direct the laser beam away from the dome and a reflective optical assembly that reflects the laser beam through the dome. The reflective optical assembly comprises an off-axis mirror segment and a second optical element that together precompensate the laser beam for dome aberrations induced by the lateral offset of the transmit telescope's transmit axis from the optical axis. The off-axis mirror segment comprises a segment of a parent mirror having an aspheric curvature (e.g. parabolic, elliptical or higher-order asphere) about an axis of symmetry. The segment is offset so that it is not centered on the axis of symmetry of the parent mirror. The use of the off-axis mirror segment allows the optical port and any folding mirror to be positioned so that they do not obscure the reflected laser beam. The second optical element may be a segment of a dome corrector parent lens, a prism or a refractive lens formed on the front surface of the off-axis minor segment. | 04-14-2011 |
20120138728 | FLIGHT VEHICLES WITH IMPROVED POINTING DEVICES FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS - A pointing device is provided for directing electromagnetic radiation along a line of sight within a flight vehicle. The pointing device includes a beam deviation structure; a rotation assembly configured to support the beam deviation structure such that the beam deviation structure is pivotable about the rotation axis; and a nod gimbal configured to support the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure such that the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure are pivotable about a nod axis. | 06-07-2012 |
Daniel W. Brunton, Lakewood, WA US
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20090006713 | DYNAMIC VIRTUALIZED VOLUME - Providing a virtualized volume to a client and virtualized files on the virtualized volume by emulating a disk, emulating a file system, and storing an file corresponding to the each virtualized file on at least one of a plurality of volume layers. | 01-01-2009 |
Jill Brunton, Overland Park, KS US
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20100105445 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS HOME COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for communicating home information. An earpiece is linked with a router for wireless communications. The earpiece is alerted of incoming communications through a wire telephone in communication with the router. The earpiece is connected to the wire telephone for enabling voice communications in response to user input to accept a call. A status of one or more appliances in communication with the router is received. | 04-29-2010 |
Jill B. Brunton, Overland Park, KS US
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20080298575 | System and method for incremental do-not-disturb - A system and method for incremental do-not-disturb. User input is received to activate the incremental do-not-disturb. The incremental do-not-disturb is activated for a time period in response to receiving the user input to activate the incremental do-not-disturb. The incoming calls are diverted during the time period in response to activating the incremental do-not-disturb. | 12-04-2008 |
20130072165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED DO-NOT-DISTURB - A system and method for incremental do-not-disturb. User input is received to activate the incremental do-not-disturb on a telephone. The incremental do-not-disturb is activated for a time period in response to receiving the user input to activate the incremental do-not-disturb. Incoming calls are diverted during the time period in response to activating the incremental do-not-disturb. | 03-21-2013 |
20140308928 | System and Method for Enhanced Do-Not-Disturb - A system and method for incremental do-not-disturb. User input is received to activate the incremental do-not-disturb on a telephone. The incremental do-not-disturb is activated for a time period in response to receiving the user input to activate the incremental do-not-disturb. Incoming calls are diverted during the time period in response to activating the incremental do-not-disturb. | 10-16-2014 |
Mark Alkire Brunton, Merchantville, NJ US
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20100200695 | PALLET HAVING RECONFIGURABLE TIE-DOWN SYSTEM - A pallet system includes a pallet upon which cargo or other payloads may be carried. The pallet has a plurality of tie-down locations at which the pallet may be tied-down on a base, and at least one tie-down device for tying down the pallet on the base at any of the tie-down locations. The pallet further includes means for mounting the tie-down device on the pallet at any of the tie-down locations. | 08-12-2010 |
Mark David Brunton, Athens, OH US
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20130265788 | Illuminated Visibility Systems and Associated Methods - A visibility system includes a portable navigational lighting system including a housing and a light source located in the housing and being visible from outside the housing such that when the light source is illuminated at least one of a first and a second color is displayed. A quick connect and release bracket is connected to the housing. The quick connect and release bracket is configured to releasably connect to a mount bracket. The portable navigational lighting system is configured to display each of the first and second colors, the second color being different from the first color. A first mount bracket is located on a wearable structure. The first mount bracket is configured to releasably connect to the quick connect and release bracket. | 10-10-2013 |
Ryan Brunton, San Diego, CA US
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20100299301 | System and Method for Automatically Predicting the Outcome of Expert Forecasts - Systems and methods are provided that predict the accuracy of expert forecasts based on a corpus of prior expert forecasts. Expert forecasts (also referred to as opinions) are analyzed and processed to determine an opinion and related positions expressed by the expert. Each opinion is combined with relevant industry information to create a structured model for the opinion. A plurality of structured models for a given expert are then analyzed along with information related to the actual outcome of prior predictions to create a decision model for the particular expert. A new opinion issued by an expert is then analyzed using the decision model for that expert to predict the accuracy of the new opinion from the expert. Recommended actions in accordance with or against the new expert opinion may then be provided. | 11-25-2010 |
20140019399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING THE OUTCOME OF EXPERT FORECASTS - Systems and methods are provided that predict the accuracy of expert forecasts based on a corpus of prior expert forecasts. Expert forecasts (also referred to as opinions) are analyzed and processed to determine an opinion and related positions expressed by the expert. Each opinion is combined with relevant industry information to create a structured model for the opinion. A plurality of structured models for a given expert are then analyzed along with information related to the actual outcome of prior predictions to create a decision model for the particular expert. A new opinion issued by an expert is then analyzed using the decision model for that expert to predict the accuracy of the new opinion from the expert. Recommended actions in accordance with or against the new expert opinion may then be provided. | 01-16-2014 |
Steven Brunton, Seattle, WA US
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20160043526 | TUNING MULTI-INPUT COMPLEX DYNAMIC SYSTEMS USING SPARSE REPRESENTATIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND EXTREMUM-SEEKING CONTROL - Systems and methods for tuning multi-input complex dynamic systems in order to automatically obtain optimal performance are provided. Training is performed by measuring performance of the complex system using an objective function for a sparse sampling of input values over a variety of dynamic regimes. A sparse representation of the performance for each dynamic regime is stored in a library. At run-time, performance is measured and matched to a sparse representation in the library, and the complex system is configured with the optimal input values associated with the matching sparse representation from the library. Performance may then be optimized using an extremum-seeking controller. In some embodiments, the disclosed techniques are applied to a self-tuning mode-locked laser. In some embodiments, the disclosed techniques are applied to other complex systems such as phased array antennas and neurostimulation systems. | 02-11-2016 |