Patents by Inventor David T. La Flame

David T. La Flame 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).

  • Test and measurement system for antennas
    Patent number: 4754496
    Abstract: A test and measurement system for space satellite antennas which includes frequency synthesizers which are capable of shifting from frequency to frequency at high speeds with precision accuracy to provide source and reference frequencies with which the antennas may be tested; a transmitter utilizing one of the frequency synthesizers to generate test signals; an optional power monitor receiving antenna; a non coherent receiver utilizing the other of the frequency synthesizers to generate local reference frequency signals; high speed electronic switching networks connecting the various antennas to be tested with the receiver at the receiving antenna; a network for converting received signals to digital signals and storing those signals; and a computer system for controlling the transmitter, the receiver, and the switching systems, and the data converting and storage network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Theodore S. Fishkin, David T. La Flame, Timothy A. Crail
  • Pseudonoise code tracking loop
    Patent number: 4221005
    Abstract: A delay-locked loop is provided for tracking a pseudonoise (PN) reference code in an incoming communication signal. The loop is less sensitive to gain imbalances, which can otherwise introduce timing errors in the PN reference code formed by the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Inventors: Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Frosch, David T. La Flame