Patents Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Department of the Air Force
  • Radar target identification apparatus
    Patent number: 7777667
    Abstract: A radar target identification apparatus utilizing a pseudo-random digital code to modulate a target's return signal to include a two-dimensional range and cross range Doppler-coded return with a target's skin return and thereby identify friendly targets to the interrogating radar unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of the Air Force
    Inventors: Peter M. Rankin, Zenn Zenon