Patents Assigned to Applied Concepts, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20260110790
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of an object comprising transmitting an electromagnetic signal towards the object from a transmitter, receiving a reflected signal from the object, performing a correlation process on the reflected signal using the reflected signal to generate a plurality of estimates, normalizing the plurality of the estimates and generating an estimate of the spin of the object as a function of the normalized plurality of the estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James Kevin McCoy
  • Publication number: 20260056309
    Abstract: A system for radar speed detection, comprising a front antenna system configured to transmit a first radar signal and to receive a reflected first radar signal, a rear antenna system configured to transmit a second radar signal and to receive a reflected second radar signal, a patrol speed system configured to generate a patrol speed and a logic processing system configured to identify first vehicle signals in the reflected first radar signal and second vehicle signals in the reflected second radar signal and to eliminate signals as a function of the first vehicle signals, the second vehicles signals and the patrol speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven F. Hocker, Stanley A. Walker
  • Publication number: 20260043894
    Abstract: A system for digital data packet communications for an in-vehicle speed enforcement system, comprising a first antenna configured to transmit a first radar signal and to receive a first reflected signal, a second antenna configured to transmit a second radar signal and to receive a second reflected signal, the first antenna coupled to the second antenna and configured to generate synchronized waveform data and a radar engine system configured to receive the synchronized waveform data and to generate a synchronization command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell D. Kautz, Wael Ghanma, Stanley A. Walker, Devin L. Kautz, Jeff Loudan
  • Publication number: 20260030985
    Abstract: A system for processing law enforcement data, including a speed detection system operating on a processor and configured to generate target vehicle speed information, a spotter system operating on a second processor, the spotter system configured to receive the target vehicle speed information and generating notification data and one or more chase system, each operating on an associated third processor, each chase system configured to receive the notification data and to identify a target vehicle associated with the notification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell D. Kautz, James He, Danny Joe Beasley
  • Publication number: 20260023153
    Abstract: A system for processing data, comprising a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source and a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components associated with reflected noise from a local source from the wireless data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Zhigang Jin, John C. Miller
  • Publication number: 20250316165
    Abstract: A system for processing vehicle speed data is disclosed that includes a plurality of speed data systems operating on one or more electronic devices, each speed data system configured to detect vehicle speeds, to generate vehicle speed data for each vehicle and to transmit the vehicle speed data to a central data processing system. The central data processing system operating on one or more electronic devices and configured to receive the vehicle speed data, to transmit user interface control data to a remote device, and to process the vehicle speed data as a function of user-entered data from the remote device to generate a display that incorporates the processed speed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: John Miller, Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Sanford Damasco, Russell D. Kautz
  • Patent number: 12436232
    Abstract: A system for processing data, comprising a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source and a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components associated with reflected noise from a local source from the wireless data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Zhigang Jin, John C. Miller
  • Patent number: 12340688
    Abstract: A system for processing vehicle speed data is disclosed that includes a plurality of speed data systems operating on one or more electronic devices, each speed data system configured to detect vehicle speeds, to generate vehicle speed data for each vehicle and to transmit the vehicle speed data to a central data processing system. The central data processing system operating on one or more electronic devices and configured to receive the vehicle speed data, to transmit user interface control data to a remote device, and to process the vehicle speed data as a function of user-entered data from the remote device to generate a display that incorporates the processed speed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: John Miller, Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Sanford Damasco, Russell D. Kautz
  • Publication number: 20250037576
    Abstract: A system for processing vehicle speed data is disclosed that includes a plurality of speed data systems operating on one or more electronic devices, each speed data system configured to detect vehicle speeds, to generate vehicle speed data for each vehicle and to transmit the vehicle speed data to a central data processing system. The central data processing system operating on one or more electronic devices and configured to receive the vehicle speed data, to transmit user interface control data to a remote device, and to process the vehicle speed data as a function of user-entered data from the remote device to generate a display that incorporates the processed speed data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: John Miller, Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Sanford Damasco, Russell D. Kautz
  • Publication number: 20240427002
    Abstract: A system for detecting a vehicle speed, comprising an exterior housing configured to be secured to an exterior surface of a vehicle. A Doppler radar unit contained within the exterior housing and configured to detect a relative speed of a road surface. A wireless transceiver contained within the exterior housing and coupled to the Doppler radar unit, the wireless transceiver configured to transmit data representing the relative speed of the road surface to a system inside of the vehicle that includes a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley A. Walker, John L. Aker
  • Publication number: 20240411020
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile comprising generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile. Receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile. Identifying a component of the reflected electromagnetic radar signal, and performing an autocorrelation process on the reflected electromagnetic radar signal using the component to generate an estimate of a spin of the projectile as a function of the autocorrelation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Patent number: 12066534
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile comprising generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile. Receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile. Identifying a component of the reflected electromagnetic radar signal, and performing an autocorrelation process on the reflected electromagnetic radar signal using the component to generate an estimate of a spin of the projectile as a function of the autocorrelation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Publication number: 20240027577
    Abstract: A system for processing data, comprising a signal processing system configured to receive and process a reflected wireless data signal from a remote source and a noise suppression system configured to receive the wireless data signal and to detect and suppress harmonic components associated with reflected noise from a local source from the wireless data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley A. Walker, Steven F. Hocker, Zhigang Jin, John C. Miller
  • Publication number: 20230296726
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a patrol vehicle speed, comprising initiating a calibration cycle at a speed detection radar unit mounted in a vehicle, operating the vehicle to generate a vehicle speed signal using the speed detection radar unit and exiting the calibration cycle if the vehicle speed signal matches an observed speed from an independent source signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin L. Kautz, Alan Mead, Stanley A. Walker, John Miller
  • Publication number: 20220283302
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile comprising generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile. Receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile. Identifying a component of the reflected electromagnetic radar signal, and performing an autocorrelation process on the reflected electromagnetic radar signal using the component to generate an estimate of a spin of the projectile as a function of the autocorrelation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Patent number: 11346945
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile comprising generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile. Receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile. Identifying a component of the reflected electromagnetic radar signal, and performing an autocorrelation process on the reflected electromagnetic radar signal using the component to generate an estimate of a spin of the projectile as a function of the autocorrelation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Patent number: 10935657
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile is disclosed that includes generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile, receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile and transforming the reflected electromagnetic radar signal from a time domain to a frequency domain to generate a frequency domain signal. A peak frequency component of the frequency domain signal is identified, shoulder frequencies adjacent to the peak frequency component in the frequency domain signal are identified, and an estimate of the spin of the projectile as a function of the shoulder frequencies is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Publication number: 20200355827
    Abstract: A method for determining spin of a projectile comprising generating an electromagnetic radar signal and transmitting the electromagnetic radar signal towards a projectile. Receiving a reflected electromagnetic radar signal from the projectile. Identifying a component of the reflected electromagnetic radar signal, and performing an autocorrelation process on the reflected electromagnetic radar signal using the component to generate an estimate of a spin of the projectile as a function of the autocorrelation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Applied Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smothermon, James K. McCoy, Robert S. Gammenthaler
  • Patent number: 10705105
    Abstract: A system determines absolute speed of a moving object. In AM, time of flight data over a time period is processed to determine ranges between the system and the moving object. The system performs linear regression analysis on the collected ranges to calculate the radial velocity. The system measures angular swivel rate of the system to determine tangential velocity. From the radial velocity and tangential velocity, the absolute speed can be calculated by taking the square root of the addition of the square of the radial velocity and square of the tangential velocity. In MM, the system calculates object distance, i.e. distance in the direction of travel, by subtracting the square of a pre-determined perpendicular distance L, perpendicular to the direction of travel, from a square of line-of-sight distance R, and taking square root of the result. Absolute speed is determined by calculating the slope of modified linear regression curve-fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mahendra Mandava, Robert S. Gammenthaler, Russell D. Kautz, Steven F. Hocker, Robert E. Jordan, Devin L. Kautz
  • Patent number: 10488426
    Abstract: A system that can determine and provision speed and mapping information of a moving object. Time of flight data over a time period can be processed to determine ranges between the system and the moving object and the speed can be determined therefrom. The speed can be determined by calculating the radial velocity and tangential velocity of the object and taking the square root of the addition of the square of each. Alternatively, the speed can be determined by calculating a linear regression curve fit for instantaneous distances of the moving object in the direction of motion for a plurality of ranges and determining the slope of the linear regression curve fit. After a lock of the determined speed, system coordinates can be identified and associated with the speed. A map can be received based upon the system coordinates and the map, speed and speed related parameters can be communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mahendra Mandava, Robert S. Gammenthaler, Russell D. Kautz, Steven F. Hocker