Patents Examined by Kenneth W Good
  • Patent number: 11762058
    Abstract: A radar system for generating a fast frequency hopping output for frequency agility using a transmitter block and a receiver block. The transmitter block is configured to (i) modulate a digital signal using a first digital mixer, (ii) convert a modulated signal into an inphase analog signal and provide the inphase analog signal to at least one of a first RF IQ mixer or a third RF IQ mixer, (iii) convert the modulated signal into a quadrature analog signal provide the quadrature analog signal to at least one of the first RF IQ mixer or the third RF IQ mixer, and (iv) generate the fast frequency hopping output radar signal by mixing the inphase analog signal and the quadrature analog signal with an inphase RF local oscillator signal and a quadrature RF local oscillator signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNALCHIP INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Nikhil Birur Gururaja Rao, Himamshu Gopalakrishna Khasnis
  • Patent number: 11762059
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for simplifying a sampled signal digital filter, the method including at least one step for: in order to obtain a first intermediate filter, gathering channels including discrete nonstationary operations relating to the same signal, the first channels including the nonstationary operations relating to a first signal and the second channels including the nonstationary operations relating to a second signal, in order to obtain a second intermediate filter, on each of the first channels and second channels, commutative stationary operations with the nonstationary operations, in order to eliminate the redundant nonstationary operations, and building the filter corresponding to the last obtained intermediate filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Hode
  • Patent number: 11747438
    Abstract: A cognitive scheduler and asset allocation system to optimize electronic warfare (EW) resource allocation in reaction to RF signals observed in real-time without the need for prior collected data and without a predetermined scan schedule. The EW system of the present disclosure may further provide optimum resource allocation to minimize response time and to more effectively react to agile threat systems in an area of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Harrison, Stuart M. Lopata, Charles R. Skarda
  • Patent number: 11733352
    Abstract: A MIMO radar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gor Hakobyan, Markus Gonser
  • Patent number: 11733349
    Abstract: A method of selecting and optimizing a countermeasure for application against a novel, ambiguous, or unresponsive radar threat includes selecting a candidate countermeasure and an initial parameter set and varying at least one of the parameters while the effectiveness of the candidate countermeasure against the radar threat is assessed, for example by a human observer. Embodiments include repeating the process with additional candidate countermeasures. For an unresponsive radar threat, a previously effective countermeasure can be selected as the candidate countermeasure. For an ambiguous radar threat, at least one countermeasure previously verified as effective against a partially matching known threat can be selected as the candidate countermeasure. Correlated parameters can be simultaneously varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A Kuzdeba, Brandon P. Hombs, Peter J. Kajenski, Daniel Massar
  • Patent number: 11733392
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for ascertaining at least one piece of integrity information relating to a location result of a GNSS-based location device of a vehicle in the event of an abruptly and significantly changing GNSS reception situation, comprising at least the following steps: (a) ascertaining the current ego position of the vehicle by means of the GNSS-based location device; (b) ascertaining at least one piece of integrity information relating to the ego position ascertained in step (a), by means of the GNSS-based location device; (c) detecting an abruptly and significantly changing or significantly altered GNSS reception situation; and (d) adapting the ascertainment of the at least one piece of integrity information for the changing or altered GNSS reception situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Metzger, Lena Schindler, Marco Limberger, Mohammad Tourian, Thomas Friederichs
  • Patent number: 11719786
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a radar system includes: at least one radio receiver which is comprised of: an antenna configured to receive RF data including both the direct-path RF signal transmitted from a radio transmitter and a reflected RF signal when the transmitted RF signal is reflected from the target; a memory configured to store the same predetermined RF waveform profile data used by the transmitter to generate and transmit the RF signal; a timing unit to provide timing; a matched filter application configured to generate and apply a matched filter for identifying RF signal signatures in RF data; and one or more processors configured to: (i) analyze the received RF data to identify multiple, repeated, individual RF signals corresponding to the direct-path transmitted RF signal; (ii) split the identified RF signals corresponding to the direct-path transmitted RF signal into a plurality of repeating units each having an interval time; (iii) create a matched filter using the predetermined transmit waveform
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Kenneth I. Ranney, Kyle A. Gallagher, Daniel T. Galanos, Abigail S. Hedden, Roger P. Cutitta
  • Patent number: 11719787
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for generating a target set using a radar includes: generating, using the radar, a plurality of radar images; receiving the plurality of radar images with a convolutional encoder; and generating the target set using a plurality of fully-connected layers based on an output of the convolutional encoder, where each target of the target set has associated first and second coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Avik Santra, Laurent Remont, Michael Stephan
  • Patent number: 11709262
    Abstract: A device, system and method of use for the relative navigation in a fluid medium, the device having a receiver and a controller, the receiver capable of receiving signals through the fluid medium. The signals, produced by a source, are capable of undergoing Doppler shift, and the controller is capable of determining the Doppler shift of the signals and determining the bearing between the device and the source of the signals. The system further having a first vehicle capable of producing the signals and a second vehicle having the device and wherein the device determines the bearing of the second vehicle in relation to the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
    Inventors: Erin Fischell, Peter Traykovski
  • Patent number: 11703563
    Abstract: A pulsed radar system is presented that includes a sliding window and DC offset. A method of pulsed DC radar operation, comprising an operation state, the operation state including initializing parameters for a current integration window; providing timing for the current integration window to an integrating filter based from a transmit pulse; providing a DC offset associated with the current integration window; and incrementing the current integration window to the next integration window to be timed from a next transmit pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Allott, Jonathan Gowing
  • Patent number: 11701747
    Abstract: A sensor (10) for inspecting a tool (28) of a machine tool (24) is provided that has a radio frequency transmitter (12) for generating a radio frequency signal, a radio frequency receiver (14) for generating a received signal from a received radio frequency signal, a coupling unit (16) to couple a radio frequency signal into the tool (28) and to decouple it from the tool (28), and a control and evaluation unit (20) to determine a time of flight of a radio frequency signal transmitted from the radio frequency transmitter (12) and received again by the radio frequency receiver (14) with reference to the received signal of the radio frequency receiver (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SICK AG
    Inventors: Thomas Weber, Kim Fritz, Gerald Krumm, Robert Schröder
  • Patent number: 11681015
    Abstract: This document includes techniques, apparatuses, and systems related to a waveguide with squint alteration, which can improve electromagnetic wave operation. In aspects, squint of electromagnetic waves pertaining to waveguides may be altered and improved. In this example, the techniques also enable the waveguide to direct electromagnetic waves according to respective chambers and one or more apertures, improving the quality of signals transmitted and received. The chambers may be divided according to a divider extending toward an opening of the waveguide, directing electromagnetic waves between the opening and the one or more apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alireza Foroozesh, Shawn Shi
  • Patent number: 11668790
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for radar processing. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more aspects herein, an apparatus may include receiver circuitry to receive and sample radar signals reflected from a target, and processing circuitry to carry out the following. Representations of the reflections are transformed into the time-frequency domain where they are oversampled. The oversampled representations of the reflections are inversely transformed to provide resampled reflections. Positional characteristics of the target may then be ascertained by constructing a range response characterizing the target based on the resampled reflections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ryan Haoyun Wu, Dongyin Ren, Michael Andreas Staudenmaier, Maik Brett
  • Patent number: 11662428
    Abstract: A radar system and method for maintaining radar performance of radar system in jammed environment are provided. The radar system has main antenna arrangement for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves. Main antenna arrangement includes at least one main antenna element and at least one main electronics module for transmitting and/or receiving signals to/from at least one main antenna element. The system has auxiliary antenna arrangement for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves, auxiliary antenna arrangement includes at least one auxiliary antenna element and at least one auxiliary electronics module for transmitting and/or receiving signals to/from the at least one auxiliary antenna element. System has a controller connected to main antenna arrangement and to auxiliary antenna arrangement. Controller is configured to transmit first radar waveform from main antenna element, and transmit second radar waveform from auxiliary antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Kent Falk
  • Patent number: 11650326
    Abstract: A wearable training computer includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna arrangement configured to provide a group of antenna configurations for receiving a GNSS signal, wherein each antenna configuration provides different radio frequency properties. The wearable training computer further includes a measurement circuitry configured to measure performance of the GNSS antenna and a processing circuitry configured to select, based on at least an activity type of a user of the wearable training computer, a subset of the antenna configurations from the group of the antenna configurations, and further configured to select, from the subset of the antenna configurations based on the measured GNSS antenna performance, an antenna configuration for receiving the GNSS signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Vesna Somero, Ville Majava, Pertti Nissinen, Atte Kuosmonen, Marko Tuhkala
  • Patent number: 11650287
    Abstract: This application relates to a jamming signal generating apparatus. In one aspect, the jamming signal generating apparatus includes a signal analyzer configured to perform measurement and analysis of a radar reception signal, and a radio frequency (RF) source signal output device configured to receive the radar reception signal and to output a video signal by reflecting the measurement and the analysis. The jamming signal generating apparatus may also include a frequency up converter configured to output a jamming signal and a jamming transmission signal measurement device configured to receive the video signal and the jamming signal and to obtain a jamming to signal ratio (JSR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Jeil Jo, Junghoon Lee, Hongkyun Yu, Unseob Jeong
  • Patent number: 11644567
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a distance measuring device for a vehicle. The distance measuring device for the vehicle of the present disclosure includes a fixing portion to be mounted on an outer surface of the vehicle; and a sensor portion which is installed in the fixing portion, irradiates a radio wave to the outside of the vehicle, receives the radio wave from the outside of the vehicle, measures a distance between an object of the outside of the vehicle and the vehicle, or detects the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNBO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hwan Lee, Young-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11635505
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining the location of an object using RF sensing. More specifically, an object may be detected in a wireless data communication network using radar techniques in which one or more base stations act as a transmitter and a mobile device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) acts as a receiver in a bistatic or multi-static radar configuration. By comparing the time a line-of-sight (LOS) signal is received by the mobile device with that of an echo signal from a reflection of an RF signal from the object, a position of the object can be determined. Depending on desired functionality, this position can be determined by the UE, or by a network entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weimin Duan, Alexandros Manolakos, Seyong Park, Tingfang Ji
  • Patent number: 11614513
    Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive radar data from a radar sensor of a vehicle; demarcate a zone of coverage of the radar sensor, the zone of coverage having an area based on a number of objects indicated by the radar data; and after demarcating the zone of coverage, in response to detecting a newly present object in the zone of coverage, adjust a scanning rate of the radar sensor based on a distance of the newly present object from the radar sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Donald Paul Bilger, Tarik Safir, Sam Harris
  • Patent number: 11609343
    Abstract: A signal generation system for signal simulation includes at least one data input, a pulse description word generator, a multi-frequency signal generator, and at least one radio frequency output. The multi-frequency signal generator is configured to simulate a multi-frequency global navigation satellite system signal. The pulse description word generator and the multi-frequency signal generator are assigned to the data input in order to process data received via the data input. The pulse description word generator and the multi-frequency signal generator are configured to generate an output signal based on at least one instruction for a certain generator behavior of the pulse description word generator and/or the multi-frequency signal generator. The at least one instruction is encompassed in the data received. Further, a method of signal generation is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rachid El-Assir, Rainer Lenz