Patents by Inventor Philip D. L. Williams

Philip D. L. Williams 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: 4443797
    Abstract: Radar display apparatus employs digital techniques to convert range/azimuth scan to T.V. scan. A digital store contains data defining the brightness of levels for the picture cells of a T.V. display. The store is continuously updated in accordance with received video from a digitiser. The correct cell in the store for updating is identified by converting polar coordinates to Cartesian coordinates in a Sin .theta., Cos .theta. generator and integrators. The contents of the store for the addressed picture cell is modified by a control unit in accordance with the digitised video return so as to represent the degree of positive correlation of returns in that cell on successive azimuth scans of the radar. Thus the brightness or color of the cell on the T.V. display represents this degree of correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Decca Limited
    Inventors: Harry D. Cramp, Malcolm R. Blythe, Philip D. L. Williams