Patents Examined by Timothy A. Brainard
  • Patent number: 11762058
    Abstract: A radar system for generating a fast frequency hopping output for frequency agility using a transmitter block and a receiver block. The transmitter block is configured to (i) modulate a digital signal using a first digital mixer, (ii) convert a modulated signal into an inphase analog signal and provide the inphase analog signal to at least one of a first RF IQ mixer or a third RF IQ mixer, (iii) convert the modulated signal into a quadrature analog signal provide the quadrature analog signal to at least one of the first RF IQ mixer or the third RF IQ mixer, and (iv) generate the fast frequency hopping output radar signal by mixing the inphase analog signal and the quadrature analog signal with an inphase RF local oscillator signal and a quadrature RF local oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNALCHIP INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Nikhil Birur Gururaja Rao, Himamshu Gopalakrishna Khasnis
  • Patent number: 11762074
    Abstract: A position calibration method including, moving body information including first global estimated position information indicating global position information recognized as a geographic position of the moving body, the method including: extracting local estimated position information indicating a position of the moving body within the detection target region from information acquired by the sensor unit; calculating second global estimated position information estimated as the geographic position of the moving body based on the local estimated position information; and performing calibration of third global estimated position information held as a geographic position of the sensor unit when a determination value obtained from the difference between the first global estimated position information and the second global estimated position information exceeds a preset threshold value and based on a result of calibration processing in which a difference between the first global estimated position information and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mikikane Hirohata
  • Patent number: 11754676
    Abstract: Various devices, systems and methods for performing targeted sleep tracking are presented herein. Multiple digital radar data streams from multiple antennas may be received. A direction optimization process may be performed to determine a first weighting and a second weighting. The first weighting may be applied to a first digital radar data stream. The second weighting may be applied to a second digital radar data stream. The weighted first digital radar data stream and the weighted second digital radar data stream may be combined to create a first directionally-targeted radar data stream. A sleep analysis can be performed based on the first directionally-targeted radar data stream. Sleep data may be output for a user based on the performed sleep analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dongeek Shin, Michael Dixon, Ajay Kannan, Jeffrey Yu, Ashton Udall, Ken Mixter, Reena Lee, David Janssens, Andrew William Goldenson
  • Patent number: 11754670
    Abstract: A stepped frequency radar system is disclosed. The system includes components for performing stepped frequency scanning across a frequency range using frequency steps of a step size, the stepped frequency scanning performed using at least one transmit antenna and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, changing at least one of the step size and the frequency range, and performing stepped frequency scanning using the at least one transmit antenna and the two-dimensional array of receive antennas and using the changed at least one of the step size and the frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MOVANO INC.
    Inventor: Michael A. Leabman
  • Patent number: 11754699
    Abstract: A non-contact motion detection method, a motion detection device and an emergency detection method are provided. The non-contact motion detection method includes: receiving a reflection signal from a field to obtain a raw data signal; determining that a first event occurs in the field according to an energy value of the raw data signal, and providing a first alarm; determining that a second event occurs in the field according to an energy distribution of the reflection signal; and in case of determining that the second event occurs, providing a second alarm corresponding to the second event according to the energy value of the raw data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsing Wang, Chih-Ping Wu
  • Patent number: 11754675
    Abstract: Various examples are provided related to penetrating radar based upon precursors. In one example, a method includes transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal; and receiving a return signal associated with the RF signal, where the return signal is a precursor having no exponential decay. The precursor can be one of a sequence of precursors, which can be used to improve resolution of the system. The RF signal can be a short pulse generated by an RF front end, without automatic level control. The return signal can be processed without filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Edward Olson, Scott Keith Lindsey
  • Patent number: 11747436
    Abstract: A noise-mitigated continuous-wave frequency-modulated radar includes, for example, a transmitter for generating a radar signal, a receiver for receiving a reflected radar signal and comprising a mixer for generating a baseband signal in response to the received radar signal and in response to a local oscillator (LO) signal, and a signal shifter coupled to at least one of the transmitter, LO input of the mixer in the receiver and the baseband signal generated by the mixer. The impact of amplitude noise or phase noise associated with interferers, namely, for example, strong reflections from nearby objects, and electromagnetic coupling from transmit antenna to receive antenna, on the detection of other surrounding objects is reduced by configuring the signal shifter in response to an interferer frequency and phase offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Karthik Subburaj, Karthik Ramasubramanian, Sriram Murali, Sreekiran Samala, Krishnanshu Dandu
  • Patent number: 11747437
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radar transmitting device, comprising a CMOS transceiver chip configured to provide at least one local oscillator signal at an output of the CMOS transceiver chip, and at least one BiCMOS transmitter chip coupled to the CMOS transceiver chip. The BiCMOS transmitter chip has an input for the local oscillator signal, at least one amplifier coupled to the input, a plurality of outputs for outputting a radar transmission signal on the basis of the local oscillator signal, and a plurality of transmission paths between the input and the plurality of outputs. Each of the transmission paths has a controllable analog phase shifter for controllable beam scanning during emission of the radar transmission signal. Additionally or alternatively, individual transmission paths of the BiCMOS transmitter chip can be selectively activated or deactivated using control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ernst Seler, Ulrich Moeller, Markus Treml
  • Patent number: 11747438
    Abstract: A cognitive scheduler and asset allocation system to optimize electronic warfare (EW) resource allocation in reaction to RF signals observed in real-time without the need for prior collected data and without a predetermined scan schedule. The EW system of the present disclosure may further provide optimum resource allocation to minimize response time and to more effectively react to agile threat systems in an area of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Harrison, Stuart M. Lopata, Charles R. Skarda
  • Patent number: 11747459
    Abstract: A radar sensor system is provided. The radar sensor system includes: at least two radar sensors each having at least one transmitter and at least one receiver, detection regions of the two radar sensors overlapping at least partially. The two radar sensors are situated at a defined distance from one another. Transmit signals of the two radar sensors are synchronizable in such a way that radiation of one radar sensor that was emitted by the respective other radar sensor and reflected by an object is capable of being evaluated by an evaluation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Klar, Michael Schoor
  • Patent number: 11747466
    Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a wireless device to perform an SL ranging based on a single-sided PRS transmission. In one aspect, a first wireless device transmits one or more reference signals to at least one RIS associated with a second wireless device. The first wireless device receives one or more reflected reference signals reflected from the at least one RIS. The first wireless device calculates a signal RTT based on the one or more reference signals and the one or more reflected reference signals. In another aspect, a second wireless device transmits, to a first wireless device, information indicating a time, a duration, or a periodicity in which at least one RIS associated with the second wireless device is to be activated. The second wireless device activate the at least one RIS based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shuanshuan Wu, Junyi Li, Kapil Gulati, Anantharaman Balasubramanian, Sourjya Dutta
  • Patent number: 11747464
    Abstract: Agricultural detection device, having a sensor unit, an evaluation unit and a control unit. The sensor unit includes a first sensor with a first directivity and is configured to emit a first transmission signal and to receive a first reflection signal. The first sensor has a second directivity and emits a second sensor signal with the second directivity and receives a second reflection signal, or the sensor unit has a second sensor with a second directivity arranged adjacent to the first sensor for emitting the second transmission signal and for receiving the second reflection signal. The evaluation unit is configured to ascertain at least the structure of plants and a height value from the first reflection signal and the second reflection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Pepperl + Fuchs SE
    Inventors: Ernst Luber, Philipp Seitz
  • Patent number: 11747469
    Abstract: A vehicular sensing system includes a plurality of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar sensor units disposed at a vehicle so as to have respective fields of sensing exterior of the vehicle. Each MIMO radar sensor unit includes a plurality of transmitting antennas and a plurality of receiving antennas, with each transmitting antenna transmitting radar signals and each receiving antenna receiving radar signals. Outputs of the individual MIMO radar sensor units of the plurality of MIMO radar sensor units are provided to an electronic control unit (ECU) using a communication protocol of the vehicle and, responsive to the outputs of the MIMO radar sensor units, the ECU detects objects present exterior the vehicle. The vehicular sensing system adjusts the total number of transmitting and receiving antennas utilized by the plurality of MIMO radar sensor units in accordance with complexity of a surrounding environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Helmut A. Wodrich
  • Patent number: 11747441
    Abstract: An electronic device may utilize various methods or systems to determine whether the electronic device is indoors or outdoors. The electronic device transmits wireless signals (e.g., radio detection and ranging (RADAR) signals). The electronic device receives reflections of the wireless signals. Using these received reflections of the wireless signals, the electronic device determines whether a power amplitude of the reflections is greater than or equal to a threshold value. In response to a determination that the power amplitude is not greater than or equal to the threshold value, the electronic device operates in an outdoor mode or an indoor mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harsha Shirahatti, Sujeet Milind Patole, Jouya Jadidian, Mikheil Tsiklauri, Shun Liu, Vaneet Pathak, Lei Wang, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra
  • Patent number: 11740345
    Abstract: A method for a radar system includes transmitting, by a transmit channel of the radar system, a frame comprising first, second, and third chirps. Each chirp has a chirp start frequency, and the chirp start frequency of the transmitted chirps is dithered. The method also includes receiving, by a receive channel of the radar system, a frame of reflected chirps based on the transmitted frame, and generating a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Shankar Ram Narayana Moorthy, Karthik Subburaj, Anil KV Kumar
  • Patent number: 11740347
    Abstract: A sequence of motion observations of a moving object are received from a first set of sensors. A first sequence of distance ratios are calculated based on the first sequence of motion observations. First transects are generated based on the first sequence of distance ratios. A first motion track of the moving object is produced based on: the first transects; and a map. A second set of sensors are determined employing the map. A second sequence of motion observations of the moving object are received from the second set of sensors. A second sequence of distance ratios for second pairs of the second set of sensors based on the second sequence of motion observations. Second transects are generated based on the second sequence of distance ratios. A second motion track is produced based on the first motion track, the second transects, and the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DATABUOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kathleen Ann Griggs
  • Patent number: 11733352
    Abstract: A MIMO radar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gor Hakobyan, Markus Gonser
  • Patent number: 11733386
    Abstract: Object detection in a scene is based on lidar data and radar data of the scene. The lidar data and the radar data are transformed to a common coordinate system. Different radar point clusters are extracted from the radar data. Different lidar point clusters are extracted from the lidar data and each lidar point cluster is associated with a target object. A target object's velocity is estimated based on the movement of the respective lidar point cluster between consecutive lidar images. The estimated target object's velocity is compared with velocity information of a corresponding radar point cluster to identify corresponding radar and lidar point clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Koyel Banerjee, Sumanth Nirmal Gavarraju, Mingkang He
  • Patent number: 11733374
    Abstract: A smart radar data mining and target location corroboration system has a target incident processing system (TIPS) and target information system (TIS) that provide corroborating radar data in response to target incident data, to assist search and response personnel in responding to high-risk safety or security incidents involving an uncooperative vessel or aircraft. The TIPS rapidly mines large volumes of historical radar track data, accessible through the TIS, to extract corroborating radar data pertinent to the target incident data. The corroborating radar data include trajectories, last known radar position (LKRP) or first known radar position (FKRP) information believed to be associated with the target incident data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ACCIPITER RADAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Nohara
  • Patent number: 11733376
    Abstract: A method for detecting objects via a vehicular radar sensing system includes equipping a vehicle with a vehicular radar sensing system, the vehicular radar sensing system including a radar sensor. An analog input signal derived from received radio signals is converted, via a first ADC, into a first number of bits M. The first number of bits M is converted, via a DAC, into a first analog signal. A second analog signal is determined by subtracting, via a subtractor, the first analog signal from the analog input signal. The second analog signal is converted, via a second ADC, into a second number of bits K. A total number of bits N is established by concatenating the first number of bits M to the second number of bits K. A processor processes the total number of bits N to detect the object that the received radio signals are reflected from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sergio Duque Biarge, Luca Marotti