Patents by Inventor Arthur Light

Arthur Light 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).

  • Method and apparatus for protecting personnel and material from RF-based threats using ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission
    Patent number: 7423575
    Abstract: An ultra wideband (UWB) jamming system comprises a processor, a memory, a pulse generator, one or more UWB transmitters, and one or more UWB antennas. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RF signals of a threat transmission or an RF-triggered explosive device (RTED) are evaluated and a set of interference parameters defined for the RF signal of that device. The interference parameters are predetermined to interfere with the reception or transmission of the RF signal. The interference parameters are sent to a pulse generator that drives one or more UWB transmitters to generate a signal has a statistically high probability of jamming or introducing an error in the threatening transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sentel Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Duff, Theodore L. Harwood, II, Arthur Light, John P. Smith
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PERSONNEL AND MATERIEL FROM RF-BASED THREATS USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20080191924
    Abstract: An ultra wideband (UWB) jamming system comprises a processor, a memory, a pulse generator, one or more UWB transmitters, and one or more UWB antennas. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RF signals of a threat transmission or an RF-triggered explosive device (RTED) are evaluated and a set of interference parameters defined for the RF signal of that device. The interference parameters are predetermined to interfere with the reception or transmission of the RF signal. The interference parameters are sent to a pulse generator that drives one or more UWB transmitters to generate a signal has a statistically high probability of jamming or introducing an error in the threatening transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: William G. Duff, Theodore L. Harwood, Arthur Light, John P. Smith