Patents by Inventor Chad P. Knight

Chad P. Knight 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).

  • Synthetic aperture radar processing
    Patent number: 9880277
    Abstract: For synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, a SAR receives a plurality of SAR signals. The SAR generates a piecewise approximation of the plurality of SAR signals over a coherent processing interval. The piecewise approximation may mitigate phase reflection components of each SAR signal. The SAR further generates an estimate of the scene from the piecewise approximation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Utah State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chad P. Knight, Jacob H. Gunther
  • SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20150316647
    Abstract: For synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, a SAR receives a plurality of SAR signals. The SAR generates a piecewise approximation of the plurality of SAR signals over a coherent processing interval. The piecewise approximation may mitigate phase reflection components of each SAR signal. The SAR further generates an estimate of the scene from the piecewise approximation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chad P. Knight, Jacob H. Gunther
  • SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR TARGET MODELING
    Publication number: 20150316646
    Abstract: For synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pixel vectoring, a method identifies target features of a target from a plurality of SAR signals. The method further classifies the target from the target features. In addition, the method enhances a pixel vector of the target in response to the target classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Chad P. Knight