Patents by Inventor Mitchell Joseph Sparrow

Mitchell Joseph Sparrow 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).

  • Patent number: 7081846
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a counter-measure signal in response to an incoming radar signal from a remote linear frequency modulated (LFM) pulse compression radar system. One method comprises the steps of receiving an incoming radar signal having a time period T; storing at least a portion of the radar signal in a memory; extracting predetermined segments of the radar signal from the memory; replicating the predetermined segments to create a predetermined plurality of each of the predetermined segments; concatenating the plurality of predetermined segments into a further signal, like ones of the plurality of predetermined segments adjacent one another; and transmitting the further signal to the remote radar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Joseph Sparrow, Joseph Cikalo
  • Patent number: 6806828
    Abstract: A method determines range from a moving platform to an emitter. The method receives a RF signal from the emitter; counts a number of phase reversals of the received RF signal during a period of time; measures a Doppler frequency during the period of time; and determines the range to the emitter based on both the number of counted phase reversals and the measured Doppler frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Joseph Sparrow, Joseph Cikalo
  • Patent number: 6768971
    Abstract: A polarization measurement system and method that determines the polarization of a received signal within one received pulse. The polarimeter accepts series of samples representing horizontal and vertical signal components representing the polarization of a received signal. The samples are discrete time measurements, with each sample representing a magnitude separated in time by a predetermined angular resolution. The samples are combined with other samples in numerous sets of calculations operating in parallel, the various sets of calculations employing different transfer functions, so as to produce numerous series of output values. Characteristics of these series are examined to select a particular series, and thus select the transfer function which provided the series having a desired characteristic such as a best null. The parameters of the transfer function which provides the desired characteristic provide information representative of the signal polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Joseph Sparrow, Joseph Cikalo