Patents by Inventor Anthony Curran

Anthony Curran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Radar system and method of operating same
    Patent number: 6104336
    Abstract: A method of operating a radar system, including the steps of digitally sampling a received signal at a predetermined sampling rate, to periodically provide a set of selected samples, the set of selected samples including positive going ramp samples, negative going ramp samples and CW burst samples and performing a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the positive going ramp samples, performing a second fast Fourier transform on the negative going ramp samples and performing a third fast Fourier transform on the CW burst samples is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Anthony Curran, Steven L. Potts, Arthur Crain
  • Radar system and method of operating same
    Patent number: 6011507
    Abstract: A method of operating a radar system, including the steps of digitally sampling a received signal at a predetermined sampling rate, to periodically provide a set of selected samples, the set of selected samples including positive going ramp samples, negative going ramp samples and CW burst samples and performing a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the positive going ramp samples, performing a second fast Fourier transform on the negative going ramp samples and performing a third fast Fourier transform on the CW burst samples is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Anthony Curran, Steven L. Potts, Arthur Crain