Patents Examined by Peter M Bythrow
  • Patent number: 12687612
    Abstract: Example microwave antenna probes, radio frequency arrangements, and methods for controlling an antenna patch connected to a microwave transmission line are disclosed. The antenna patch and the microwave transmission line are attached on a printed circuit board. An example microwave antenna probe includes a metal body, a waveguide, and a cavity. The metal body includes a bottom face and a top face opposing the bottom face. The waveguide is formed in the metal body. The cavity is formed at the bottom face of the metal body and is coupled with the waveguide and configured to enable microwave transition between the microwave transmission line and the waveguide. The microwave antenna probe is configured to disable the antenna patch and to redirect an antenna feeding signal from the microwave transmission line via the cavity to the waveguide when the antenna patch is contacted by the bottom face of the metal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhongxia Simon He
  • Patent number: 12688781
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated unmanned aerial vehicle recognition. A multiplicity of receivers captures RF data and transmits the RF data to at least one node device. The at least one node device comprises a signal processing engine, a detection engine, a classification engine, and a direction finding engine. The at least one node device is configured with an artificial intelligence algorithm. The detection engine and classification engine are trained to detect and classify signals from unmanned vehicles and their controllers based on processed data from the signal processing engine. The direction finding engine is operable to provide lines of bearing for detected unmanned vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2026
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Digital Global Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Kleinbeck, Armando Montalvo
  • Patent number: 12681133
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for radar blanking using dynamic subinterval noise floor estimation. A radar blanking system implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes a noise floor estimator configured to extract noise samples from a segment of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) input signal samples. The system also includes a blanking threshold calculator configured to calculate blanking thresholds based on statistics of the noise samples, the statistics including a mean of the noise samples and a standard deviation of the noise samples. The system further includes a blanking processor configured to select a subset of the IQ input signal samples that exceed the blanking thresholds and replace the selected subset of the IQ input signal samples with the mean of the noise samples to generate a blanked signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Nazarenko
  • Patent number: 12681161
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) based channel state information (CSI). The method also includes filtering the CSI to remove radio frequency (RF) interference. The method further includes executing a motion detection module that detects for motion in a space based on whether macro-movements are present in the filtered CSI, and provides an indication that the space is occupied upon detecting motion in the space. The method also includes, in response to the indication that the space is occupied, executing an occupancy detection module that detects whether the space is still occupied based on whether micro-movements and breath signals are present in the filtered CSI, retains the indication that the space is occupied upon detecting that the space is still occupied, and provides an indication that the space is not occupied upon detecting that the space is no longer occupied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guanbo Chen, Yuming Zhu, Hao-Hsuan Chang, Hao Chen, Songwei Li, Hoang Viet Nguyen, Siddharth K. Advani
  • Patent number: 12682644
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a security detection system. The system comprises a scanner configured to capture a number n of scans of a person in a scanning area at different body poses of the person; at least one pose detection sensor configured to detect information on the body poses of the person in the scanning area; and a processor configured to correlate sections of the scans which show at least one body part of the person in the different body poses; wherein the scanner is configured to capture at least one of the number of scans during a dynamic movement of the person in the scanning area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Schnattinger, Julian Adametz, Christian Evers
  • Patent number: 12683273
    Abstract: A system is provided for backlighting a radome. The radome includes a translucent section and an opaque section. The translucent section is translucent to visible light and the opaque section is opaque to visible light. At least one light source of visible light is arranged on the rear side of the radome, and is configured for direct illumination of the translucent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Hella Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o.
    Inventors: Nejc Jezersek, Alenka Bajec Strle, Tomaz Stajner, Andraz Tekavcic, Andrej Wagner
  • Patent number: 12674862
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of radar sensors, particularly to radar sensors for radar sensing using wireless communication signals. The method includes: receiving a reflected communication signal, wherein the reflected communication signal is a sent communication signal that is reflected by at least one object. The frequency of the sent communication signal is within a radar frequency range, and the sent communication signal includes a sent data payload, and the reflected communication signal includes a corresponding reflected data payload. The reflected data payload is compared with the sent data payload, resulting in a compared data payload; and a delay information and/or a velocity information of the at least one object is extracted from the compared data payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Rakshith Jagannath, Yong Linag Guan
  • Patent number: 12669575
    Abstract: A radar sensor. The radar sensor has a hollow waveguide structure and a high-frequency module, which are arranged on opposite sides of a printed circuit board, and has a coupling device for transmitting microwave signals between the high-frequency module and the hollow waveguide structure, the coupling device having a dielectric waveguide manufactured separately from the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Armin Himmelstoss
  • Patent number: 12663532
    Abstract: A microwave motion detection system and lighting applications. Certain types of lighting devices turn on/off and may respond to certain triggers (e.g., motion-activation, dusk-to-dawn, etc.), etc. Such lighting devices may be battery powered and have minimal on-board circuitry. Coordinating these lighting devices together to provide zoned lighting functionality has not been commercially successful. Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to “smart enough” lighting solutions. Smart enough lighting solutions may include link-based connectivity that enables coordination between peer lighting devices. The decentralized system may enable groups of smart enough lighting devices to communicate salient events (triggering conditions and operational parameters) across a mesh network, without centralized coordination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Infinity X1 LLC
    Inventor: Dennis K. Bertken
  • Patent number: 12663533
    Abstract: A target detection method according to the present disclosure includes generating a range-velocity map from a radar signal of an MPSK-MIMO FMCW radar, detecting a plurality of target signals including a real target signal and a ghost target signal for a target with respect to a velocity axis, estimating an angle of arrival of the target by applying a Capon beamforming algorithm to a target detection result, configuring a phase sequence by extracting phase values for the plurality of target signals from the range-velocity map and arranging the phase values in descending order of velocity value, and arranging differently a plurality of prediction phase values derived using the angle of arrival according to a preset rule to obtain a plurality of candidate phase sequences, and calculating a correlation coefficient between the phase sequence and the plurality of candidate phase sequences and identifying a real target signal in the range-velocity map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kyungtae Kim, Dongkook Kang
  • Patent number: 12663536
    Abstract: Millimeter (mm) waves, in comparison to microwaves, have short wavelengths and can penetrate to few centimeters inside the body. The embodiments herein provide a method and system for millimeter (mm) wave synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging for superficial implant monitoring. The mmWave SAR and consecutive an autofocusing SAR imaging are suitable for a superficial tissue and subsequent continuous implant monitoring due to their smaller form-factor and faster processing coupled with focused dielectric lens. Additionally, a limb topography is approximated for localization of implant region on interest (ROI) in the SAR amplitude image. Further, the method and system provide a bone implant monitoring in order to assess any unwanted mobility or dislocation of the implant, and thus bone health is a critical issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Anwesha Khasnobish, Chirabrata Bhaumik, Tapas Chakravarty, Smriti Rani, Amit Swain
  • Patent number: 12663504
    Abstract: A laser radar integrated device, including a cover plate (Q10, M10, N20, P60), a fixed support (Q20), a lifting structure (Q30), a pop-up structure (Q50), a laser radar (Q60), and a controller (Q70, D50). The cover plate (Q10, M10, N20, P60) is located on a vehicle fender (Q80, M200, N200, P200) and matches with the size of an opening in the fender (Q80, M200, N200, P200); the fixed support (Q20), the lifting structure (Q30), the pop-up structure (Q50), the laser radar (Q60) and the controller (Q70, D50) are located inside the fender (Q80, M200, N200, P200); the lifting structure (Q30) is disposed on the fixed support (Q20) and connected to the cover plate (Q10, M10, N20, P60); the laser radar (Q60) is disposed on the pop-up structure (Q50) which is disposed on the fixed support (Q20). Also disclosed is a vehicle provided with a laser radar integrated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: WUHAN LOTUS CARS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiange Long, Qunxiong Wei, Shichao He, Haibo Ji, Yanhong Wang, Zhenfeng Xiong, Pengwu Wang, Yucheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 12656476
    Abstract: A positioning method, system and device, a storage medium, and a program product are disclosed. The positioning method may include: acquiring parameter information of at least two Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) and parameter information of a base station; acquiring first time information and second time information, the first time information is information representing a time difference between a time point at which the base station sends a first positioning signal and a time point at which the base station receives a second positioning signal, and the second time information is information representing a time difference between a time point at which a terminal device sends the second positioning signal and a time point at which the terminal device receives the first positioning signal; and obtaining location information of the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng Zheng, Huanhuan Mao, Ping Li
  • Patent number: 12656455
    Abstract: In a radar apparatus, a processing unit calculates a wavenumber of incoming waves reflected from a target object for each of detected target objects. The processing unit calculates, as a wavenumber evaluation value, a proportion of target objects of which the calculated wavenumber is plural among the all of the detected target objects. The processing unit calculates, as a false azimuth evaluation value, a proportion of target objects including a second incoming wave of which an azimuth difference relative to an azimuth of a first incoming wave of which power of the incoming wave is maximum power is a specific azimuth difference occurring due to periodic signal errors being superimposed on the virtual array, among the target objects of which the calculated wavenumber is plural. The processing unit determines contamination of the radome based on the wavenumber evaluation value and the false azimuth evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaka Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12656481
    Abstract: A method can include receiving a B-Scan image for a scanned region generated using a non-destructive testing (NDT) scanner, determining a sub-image window based upon a physical distance scale associated with the scanned region, determining a stride distance based upon a dimension of interest of the scanned region, overlapping the sub-image window with a first portion of the B-Scan image to define a first B-Scan sub-image, sliding the sub-image window from the first portion of the B-Scan image to a second portion of the B-Scan image based upon the stride distance to define a second B-Scan sub-image and providing at least one of the first B-Scan sub-image and the second B-Scan sub-image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SmartAuger, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Stein
  • Patent number: 12650490
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC.
    Inventors: Russell D. Kautz, Wael Ghanma, Stanley A. Walker, Devin L. Kautz, Jeff Loudan
  • Patent number: 12650510
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radar layout method applied to bird invasion detection, including the following steps: dividing an environment to be laid out into regions, acquiring environment parameters of each region, and setting radar layout parameters of each region; determining a key region of bird invasion by means of calculation according to the environment parameters of each region, and determining a radar layout evaluation value for each region by means of calculation according to the radar layout parameters of each region; determining, based on the key region of bird invasion and the radar layout evaluation value for each region, a radar layout region to be optimized; and determining a fitness function of a genetic algorithm based on the radar layout parameters of the radar layout region to be optimized, and performing genetic algorithm iteration by using the fitness function until a preset optimization condition is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Guangdong University of Technology
    Inventors: Bin Zhang, Xinyu Ran, Wei Meng, Mali Xing, Renquan Lu
  • Patent number: 12644978
    Abstract: The techniques described herein relate to a method of detecting an object in an environment using a system including a server and a set of transceivers. A first set of signals is transmitted and received by the set of transceivers, and processed to determine a background for an environment. A second set of signals is transmitted from the set of transceivers, all or a portion of the second set of transmitted signals are reflected off of an object of interest (OOI), and the reflected signals are received by the set of transceivers and processed to determine a first estimated location of the OOI by detecting a change between the first set of received signals and the first set of reflected signals. If the first estimated location is determined to be a reported location of the OOI then it is reported as a reported location to a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: NextNav, LLC
    Inventor: Cristina Seibert
  • Patent number: 12638578
    Abstract: A radar system for a vehicle includes: a processing device having multiple transmit outputs and multiple receive inputs; a main transmit antenna to transmit main radar waves essentially parallel to a road, and coupled to the processing device via a first transmit output; a main receive antenna to receive reflections of the main radar waves off objects, and coupled via a first receive input; a first street condition monitoring (SCM) transmit antenna to transmit first polarized radar waves essentially directed to the road at a first polarization, and coupled via a second transmit output; and a first SCM receive antenna to receive, at the first polarization, reflections of the polarized radar waves off the road, and coupled via a second receive input. The system can include second SCM transmit and receive antennas coupled via a third transmit output and a third receive input and operating at a second polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Dennis Vollbracht, Sadam Hussain Kazimi, Sachit Varma
  • Patent number: 12625230
    Abstract: In implementations of signal processing for OFDM radar systems, an OFDM transceiver of an ISAC system is operated in full-duplex mode in a downlink communication phase. The ISAC system generates sensing symbols for an OFDM radar system by combining OFDM communication symbols and repetitions of the OFDM communication symbols as the sensing symbols. The OFDM transceiver attenuates subcarriers of received sensing symbols for processing by the OFDM radar system to increase a signal-to-noise ratio of the received sensing symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Johannes van Houtum, Vinicius Oliari Couto Dias