Patents
The Human Systems Integration Division’s research and technological advancements have led to numerous U.S. patents over the years.
| U.S. Patent #4,007,601 | Tubular sublimator/evaporator heat sink, Issued 2/15/77 – Bruce W. Webbon |
| U.S. Patent #4,046,262 | Anthropomorphic master/slave manipulator system, Issued 9/6/77 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,064,642 | Walking boot assembly, Issued 12/27/77 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,091,464 | Spacesuit mobility joints, Issued 5/30/78 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,091,465 | Spacesuit torso closure, Issued 5/30/78 – Bruce W. Webbon, Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,095,593 | Cooling system for removing metabolic heat from an hermetically sealed spacesuit, Issued 6/20/78 – Bruce W. Webbon, Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,151,612 | Spacesuit mobility knee joints, Issued 5/1/79 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,201,736 | Fluid Distribution and Contacting Elements, Issued 5/6/80 – Stephen R. Ellis |
| U.S. Patent #4,261,349 | Spine immobilization apparatus, Issued 4/14/81 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,311,055 | Pressure suit joint analyzer, Issued 1/19/82 – Hubert C. Vykukal, Bruce W. Webbon |
| U.S. Patent #4,593,415 | Torso sizing ring construction for hard space suit, Issued 6/10/86 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,594,734 | Shoulder and hip joint for hard space suits, Issued 6/17/86 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,598,427 | Elbow and knee joint for hard space suits , Issued 7/8/86 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,598,428 | Shoulder and hip joints for hard space suits and the like, Issued 7/8/86 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,678,438 | Weightlessness simulation system and process, Issued 7/7/87 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #4,728,060 | Space station architecture, module, berthing hub, shell assembly, berthing mechanism and utility connection channel, Issued 3/1/88 – Marc M. Cohen |
| U.S. Patent #4,807,834 | Space station architecture, module, berthing hub, shell assembly, berthing mechanism and utility connection channel, Issued 2/28/89 – Marc M. Cohen |
| U.S. Patent #4,836,114 | Space station wardroom table, Issued 6/6/89 – Marc M. Cohen |
| U.S. Patent #4,842,224 | Suitport extra-vehicular access facility, Issued 6/27/89 – Marc M. Cohen |
| U.S. Patent #5,173,944 | Head Related Transfer-Function Pseudo-Stereophony, Issued 12/22/92 – Durand R. Begault |
| U.S. Patent #5,261,482 | Cooling apparatus and couplings therefor, Issued 11/16/93 – Bruce W. Webbon |
| U.S. Patent #5,261,735 | Deployable video conference table, Issued 11/16/93 – Marc M. Cohen |
| U.S. Patent #5,315,296 | Cueing Light Configuration for Aircraft Navigation, Issued 5/24/94 – Walter W. Johnson and Mary K. Kaiser |
| U.S. Patent #5,392,844 | Quick connect coupling, Issued 2/28/95 – Bruce W. Webbon |
| U.S. Patent #5,409,331 | Space suit sizing device, Issued 4/25/95 – Hubert C. Vykukal |
| U.S. Patent #5,426,512 | Image Data Compression Having Minimum Perceptual Error, Issued 6/20/95 – Andrew B. Watson |
| U.S. Patent #5,438,623 | Multi Channel Spatialization System for Audio Signals, Issued 8/1/95 – Durand R. Begault |
| U.S. Patent #5,629,780 | Image Data Compression Having Minimum Perceptual Error, Issued 5/13/97 – Andrew B. Watson |
| U.S. Patent #5,694,939 | Autogenic-Feedback Training Exercise (AFTE) Method and System, Issued 12/9/97 – Patricia S. Cowings |
| U.S. Patent #5,816,105 | Three Degree of Freedom Parallel Mechanical Linkage, Issued 10/6/98 – Bernard D. Adelstein |
| U.S. Patent #6,432,956 | Method for treatment of sleep apneas , Issued 8/13/02 – Mark R. Rosekind |
| U.S. Patent #6,493,023 | Method and Apparatus for Evaluating the Visual Quality of Processed Digital Video Sequences, Issued 12/10/2002 – Andrew B. Watson |
| U.S. Patent #6,697,793 | System, Method and Apparatus for Generating Phrases from a Database, Issued 4/16/2004 – Michael W. McGreevy |
| U.S. Patent #6,717,525 | Tactical vectoring equipment, Issued April 6, 2004 – Albert J. Ahumada |
| U.S. Patent #6,721,728 | System, Method and Apparatus for Discovering Phrases in a Database, 4/13/2004 –Michael W. McGreevy |
| U.S. Patent #6,741,981 | System, Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Phrase Search, Issued 5/25/2004 – Michael W. McGreevy |
| U.S. Patent #6,823,333 | System, Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Keyterm Search, Issued 11/23/2004 – Michael W. McGreevy |
| U.S. Patent #6,937,924 | Identification of atypical flight patterns, Issued 8/30/2005 – Irv Statler |
| U.S. Patent #7,075,457 | Indexing and Display of Aircraft Energy State for Flight Operations Quality Assurance, Issued 8/30/05 – Tom Chidester |
| U.S. Patent #7,075,457 | The Energy Index for Aircraft Maneuvers, Issued 7/11/2006 – Tom Chidester, Irv Statler |
| U.S. Patent #7,206,674 | Information Display System for Atypical Flight Phase, Issued 4/17/2007 – Irv Statler |
| U.S. Patent #7,346,172 | Auditory Alert Systems with Enhanced Detectability, Issued 3/18/2008 – Durand Begault |
| U.S. Patent #7,783,130 | Spatial Standard Observer, Issued 8/24/2010 – Andrew B. Watson |
| U.S. Patent #8,675,922 | Visible Motion Blur, Issued 3/18/2014 – Andrew B. Watson, Albert J. Ahumada |
| U.S. Patent #8,711,462 | Stereoscopic Image Modulation to Reduce the Visual Blur of an Object Being Viewed by an Observer Experiencing Vibration, Issued, 4/9/2014 – Mary K. Kaiser, Bernard D. Adelstein, Mark R. Anderson, Brent R. Beutter, Albert J. Ahumada, Robert S. McCann |
| U.S. Patent #9,232,215 | Measuring Video Acuity, Issued 1/5/2016 – Andrew B. Watson |
| U.S.Patent #10,229,604 | Flight Awareness Collaboration Tool (FACT), Issued 3/12/2019 – Richard Mogford, Cody Evans |
| U.S.Patent #10,420,465 | Oculometric assessment of sensorimotor impairment, Issued 9/24/2019 – Leland Stone, Dorion Liston |
| U.S.Patent #10,463,249 | Comprehensive Oculomotor Behavioral Response Assessment System, Issued 11/5/2019 – Leland Stone, Dorion Liston |
| U.S.Patent #11,419,494 | Field-deployable neurological assessment tool for performance readiness and telemedicine, Issued 8/23/2022 – Leland Stone, Dorion Liston, Bernard Adelstein, Mark Anderson, Kenji Kato |


