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Air Traffic Control
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Original Research: man-machine simulators,
track-while-scan radar, speed-regulated separation management,Terminal
Area Sequence Control (TASC).
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1958
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Automobile Safety
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Experimental Design: earliest crash
testing, chest-level restraint, padded dashboard, vehicular speed classification
systems, traffic signal phasing algorithms.
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1954
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Cable Barrier
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Invention: non-destructive vehicular
arresting gear adopted for expressways.
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1955
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Cache Memory
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Patented Invention: Least-Recent Usage
(LRU) replacement algorithm, hierarchical Cachecade (TM), associative buffer,
memory management stratagems.
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1966
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Computer Printing
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Sponsored Research: first application
of laser-scanned imaging for a xerographic engine; Patented: boustrophedon
character sequencer.
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1977
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Design Automation
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Managed development of an early precursor
to CADD software, for development of computer mainframes and complex electronic
controllers.
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1964
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| Electronic Mail |
Business Development: strategic
plan, DayMail Service (DMS), a joint venture with USPS |
1978 |
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Facsimile
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Product Development: image-plane compression,
commercial standards, Telecopier (TM)
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1974
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Financial Analysis
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Management Tools: business planning
models, critical path methodology, bill-of-materials explosion procedures.
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1964
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Guidance Systems
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System Development: airborne radar
and computers, 'nose-tail' anti-chaffe, counter-counter measures, automatic
snap-up maneuver, missile self-test
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1956
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In-Circuit Emulators
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Product Planning: microprocessor development
tools, unexecuted prefetch filter, orthogonal breakpointing.
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1987
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Instrumentation
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Laboratory and Field Experimental Design:
accelerometery, high-speed motion picture analysis, digital formant tracking.
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1954
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Local Area Networks
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Sponsored Research: Ethernet, token-ring,
multiplexers.
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1973
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Logic Design Procedures
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Development Projects: sequential devices,
state machines, glitch-free asynchronous design techniques, sample-data
systems, heuristic applications.
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1968
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Mass Storage Devices
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Product Innovations: disk controllers,
single-capstan, variable-speed magnetic tape drive, phase encoding.
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1967
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Microprocessor Development
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Product Planning: source-level debugging
tools, forward path configuration management, ROMability testing, code
coverage.
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1988
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Performance Analysis
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Product Planning: global resource allocation,
interactive frequency measurement, time-based histograms.
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1987
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Plant Scheduling
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Management Innovations: earliest JIT
plant scheduling, inventory control, exploitation of maldistribution.
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1966
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Process Control
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System Development: earliest closed-loop
computer applications in petrochemical, factory automation, nuclear reactors.
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1957
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Radar Speed Meter
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Invention, Sponsored Development: demonstration,
testing, and application in law enforcement operations of 11 western states.
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1955
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Reprographics
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Guided Development: xeroradiography,
electronic front-end copier, multiple-laser, color graphics.
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1978
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Realtime Software
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Development Projects: event-driven
task scheduling, swapping and overlay algorithms, priority interrupts.
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1965
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Runway Approach System
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Invention: High-Intensity (stroboscopic)
Runway Lights (HIRL)
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1953
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Seatbelt Interlock
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Mandated invention for automobiles,
with passenger-side detection.
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1954
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Telecommunications
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Product Development: earliest packet
switch multiplexers.
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1961
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Telemetry
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Product Development: error correcting
codes, pulse-code modulation.
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1966
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Transponder
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Invention: aircraft identification
and blind altitude reporting, ground-based collision avoidance and terrain
clearance.
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1958
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Vehicle Metering
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Original Research: mandated remedy
for density lock.
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1954
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Watchdog Timer
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Invention: externally administered,
single-thread fail-safety device, first applied in process control systems.
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1958
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