Patents by Inventor Ionio Q. Andrus

Ionio Q. Andrus 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).

  • Kinematic analysis of conically scanned environmental properties
    Patent number: 6535158
    Abstract: A method for determining the velocity of features such as wind. The method preferably includes producing sensor signals and projecting the sensor signals sequentially along lines lying on the surface of a cone. The sensor signals may be in the form of lidar, radar or sonar for example. As the sensor signals are transmitted, the signals contact objects and are backscattered. The backscattered sensor signals are received to determine the location of objects as they pass through the transmission path. The speed and direction the object is moving may be calculated using the backscattered data. The data may be plotted in a two dimensional array with a scan angle on one axis and a scan time on the other axis. The prominent curves that appear in the plot may be analyzed to determine the speed and direction the object is traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Utah State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wilkerson, Jason A. Sanders, Ionio Q. Andrus
  • Kinematic analysis of conically scanned environmental properties
    Publication number: 20020035444
    Abstract: A method for determining the velocity of features such as wind. The method preferably includes producing sensor signals and projecting the sensor signals sequentially along lines lying on the surface of a cone. The sensor signals may be in the form of lidar, radar or sonar for example. As the sensor signals are transmitted, the signals contact objects and are backscattered. The backscattered sensor signals are received to determine the location of objects as they pass through the transmission path. The speed and direction the object is moving may be calculated using the backscattered data. The data may be plotted in a two dimensional array with a scan angle on one axis and a scan time on the other axis. The prominent curves that appear in the plot may be analyzed to determine the speed and direction the object is traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Thomas D. Wilkerson, Jason A. Sanders, Ionio Q. Andrus