Allan T Mense

US Patent:

7506841, Mar 24, 2009

Filed:

Oct 20, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/969724

Inventors:

Quenten E Duden - Tucson AZ, US
Allan T. Mense - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

International Classification:

B64G 1/36

US Classification:

2441717, 2441731, 2441733, 89 111, 4283055, 2523635, 401 96

Abstract:

A high energy, e. g. , ultraviolet (UV) catalyzed decomposing foam encapsulating kinetic media forms a payload to be boosted in space and provides an ultra-light weight means for intercepting an incoming missile or other target. The decomposed foam releases the kinetic media (at designed rates so as to preserve a required density of media on target) to intercept a target and destroy it. The use of the decomposing foam significantly lowers the weight and cost and improves the probability of success of destroying the target.

US Patent:

20030198220, Oct 23, 2003

Filed:

Apr 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/124948

Inventors:

Jonathan Gross - Gilbert AZ, US
Allan Mense - Green Valley AZ, US

International Classification:

H04L012/28

US Classification:

370/389000, 370/419000

Abstract:

Network nodes () of a communication network () determine whether the queue position () of a data packet () exceeds a threshold (). Data packets which are placed in a queue that has a depth greater than the threshold, and therefore will experience increased delay at this node, are remarked to a higher priority for expedited handling at the next hop. The next hop network node which handles that data packet will put it in a higher priority queue () such that it will experience less delay at the that node. In this way, a negative correlation in node-to-node delay is achieved and overall delay variation is reduced.