Patents by Inventor Miguel E. Loiz

Miguel E. Loiz 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).

  • Multi-mode radar system having real-time ultra high resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability
    Patent number: 5708436
    Abstract: One meter and one foot resolution is achieved in a multi-mode SAR radar system in real time by wide bandwidth RF signal generation, precision motion compensation, polar reformatting, autofocusing and high dynamic range image processing. An exciter/receiver of this system includes means for providing wideband RF waveform generation and down-conversion, while a programmable digital signal processor includes improvements in software for implementing the functions of motion compensation including the presuming of data, polar reformatting, autofocusing and image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Miguel E. Loiz, Kevin J. Kelly, John P. Robinson, Edward F. Stockburger, Russell Whitman