Patents by Inventor William L. Melvin, Jr.

William L. Melvin, Jr. 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).

  • Adaptive elevational scan processor statement of government interest
    Patent number: 5907302
    Abstract: A signal processing system applies space-time adaptive processing ("STAP") to an airborne surveillance Doppler radar comprised of a single-channel, electronically scanned antenna. The STAP substantially improves signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio ("SINR") by synthetically creating angular degrees of freedom, thereby improving the detection of weak targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: William L. Melvin, Jr.
  • Adaptive post-doppler sequential beam processor
    Patent number: 5748143
    Abstract: A signal processing system applies space-time adaptive processing ("STAP") to an airborne surveillance Doppler radar comprised of a single-channel, rotating antenna. The STAP substantially improves signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio ("SINR"), thereby improving the detection of weak targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: William L. Melvin, Jr., Michael C. Wicks