Patents by Inventor Jeffrey John Fontanella

Jeffrey John Fontanella 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 apparatus calibration via individual radar components
    Patent number: 8704705
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for calibrating and operating a radar apparatus provides for obtaining calibration response data from, for example, a radar cylinder and a plurality of radar columns, prior to assembling the radar cylinder and plurality of radar columns into an assembled radar apparatus. The calibration response data for the exemplary radar cylinder and the plurality of radar columns is evaluated to provide a simulated response of the assembled radar apparatus. Actual measured responses from the assembled radar apparatus may then be correlated with the simulated response through use of a look-up table. The particular method, system and program product for calibrating and operating the radar apparatus provides for avoidance of field calibration of the assembled radar apparatus, which is generally neither desirable nor feasible under hostile conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: SRC, Inc.
    Inventors: John Charles Dougherty, Jeffrey John Fontanella
  • RADAR APPARATUS CALIBRATION VIA INDIVIDUAL RADAR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20120235858
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for calibrating and operating a radar apparatus provides for obtaining calibration response data from, for example, a radar cylinder and a plurality of radar columns, prior to assembling the radar cylinder and plurality of radar columns into an assembled radar apparatus. The calibration response data for the exemplary radar cylinder and the plurality of radar columns is evaluated to provide a simulated response of the assembled radar apparatus. Actual measured responses from the assembled radar apparatus may then be correlated with the simulated response through use of a look-up table. The particular method, system and program product for calibrating and operating the radar apparatus provides for avoidance of field calibration of the assembled radar apparatus, which is generally neither desirable nor feasible under hostile conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SRC, INC.
    Inventors: John Charles Dougherty, Jeffrey John Fontanella