Patents by Inventor Peter J. Elliot

Peter J. Elliot 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).

  • Method and apparatus of interrogating a volume of material beneath the ground including an airborne vehicle with a detector being synchronized with a generator in a ground loop
    Patent number: 5610523
    Abstract: A method of interrogating a volume of material beneath the ground. According to the method a transmitter is located to extend over and be supported by a surface area of ground encompassing and beneath which lies the volume of material. A generator device is used to generate transient electromagnetic pulses within the transmitter. An airborne vehicle, aboard which is a detector, is used to fly over the area of ground. The detector and the generator are synchronized to one another so that the detector has information regarding when the transient electromagnetic pulses are generated. The detector detects the resultant electromagnetic field of the transient electromagnetic pulses, which have certain magnitude and temporal characteristics. A received signal is formed by the detector, which signal is dependant upon the magnitude and the temporal characteristics of the detected electromagnetic fields. The received signal is thereafter processed to determine characteristics of the volume of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Inventor: Peter J. Elliot