Patents by Inventor A. Mark Jones
A. Mark Jones 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).
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Publication number: 20240345242Abstract: Imaging systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes a printed circuit board, an interface configured to at least one of output and receive a plurality of electrical signals with respect to circuitry external of the printed circuit board, a plurality of antennas configured to at least one of transmit and receive electromagnetic energy with respect to a target imaging volume, a plurality of conductors configured to communicate the electrical signals between the interface and the antennas, switching circuitry configured to selectively couple the interface with different ones of the antennas and different ones of the conductors at a plurality of different moments in time, and a controller configured to control the switching circuitry to couple the different ones of the antennas with the interface to provide a plurality of different sampling points within an aperture of the imaging system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: David M. Sheen, A. Mark Jones, Jonathan R. Tedeschi, Richard Trevor Clark, Maurio B. Grando, Ryan C. Conrad
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Patent number: 12106506Abstract: Imaging systems, including radio frequency, microwave and millimeter-wave arrangements, and related methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes an antenna array, a position capture system configured to generate position information indicative of locations of one of the antenna array and the target at the first and second moments in time, and wherein the one of the antenna array and the target move between the first and second moments in time, a transceiver configured to control the antenna array to emit electromagnetic energy towards the target and to generate an output that is indicative of the received electromagnetic energy, a data acquisition system configured to generate radar data, processing circuitry configured to process the position information and the radar data to generate image data regarding the target, and an interface configured to use the image data to generate visual images regarding the target.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: David M. Sheen, Richard Trevor Clark, Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones, Thomas E. Hall
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Patent number: 12026907Abstract: Imaging systems, including radio frequency, microwave and millimeter-wave arrangements, and related methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes an antenna array, a position capture system configured to generate position information indicative of locations of one of the antenna array and the target at the first and second moments in time, and wherein the one of the antenna array and the target move between the first and second moments in time, a transceiver configured to control the antenna array to emit electromagnetic energy towards the target and to generate an output that is indicative of the received electromagnetic energy, a data acquisition system configured to generate radar data, processing circuitry configured to process the position information and the radar data to generate image data regarding the target, and an interface configured to use the image data to generate visual images regarding the target.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: David M. Sheen, Richard Trevor Clark, Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones, Thomas E. Hall
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Patent number: 12007461Abstract: A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones
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Patent number: 11843166Abstract: Antenna assemblies and antenna systems are described. According to one aspect, a printed circuit board antenna system includes a dielectric substrate comprising first and second surfaces that are opposite to one another, first electrically conductive material of an antenna element adjacent to the first surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the antenna element is configured to emit electromagnetic energy, and second electrically conductive material of a ground plane adjacent to the second surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the ground plane is aligned with the antenna element and configured to reflect some of the electromagnetic energy in a direction towards the antenna element.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Maurio B. Grando, A. Mark Jones
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Patent number: 11520069Abstract: Footwear scanning systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a footwear scanning system includes a base, a shuttle configured to rotate beneath the base, wherein the shuttle comprises an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the base into footwear above the base during the rotation of the shuttle and to receive electromagnetic waves reflected from the footwear during the rotation of the shuttle, a transceiver coupled with the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to the antenna array to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from the antenna array corresponding to the received electromagnetic waves, and processing circuitry configured to process an output of the transceiver corresponding to the received electromagnetic waves to provide information regarding contents within the footwear.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: A. Mark Jones, David M. Sheen, Stanley L. Owsley, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220181771Abstract: Antenna assemblies and antenna systems are described. According to one aspect, a printed circuit board antenna system includes a dielectric substrate comprising first and second surfaces that are opposite to one another, first electrically conductive material of an antenna element adjacent to the first surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the antenna element is configured to emit electromagnetic energy, and second electrically conductive material of a ground plane adjacent to the second surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the ground plane is aligned with the antenna element and configured to reflect some of the electromagnetic energy in a direction towards the antenna element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Maurio B. Grando, A. Mark Jones
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Publication number: 20210325560Abstract: Footwear scanning systems and associated methods are described. According to one aspect, a footwear scanning system includes a base, a shuttle configured to rotate beneath the base, wherein the shuttle comprises an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the base into footwear above the base during the rotation of the shuttle and to receive electromagnetic waves reflected from the footwear during the rotation of the shuttle, a transceiver coupled with the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to the antenna array to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from the antenna array corresponding to the received electromagnetic waves, and processing circuitry configured to process an output of the transceiver corresponding to the received electromagnetic waves to provide information regarding contents within the footwear.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: A. Mark Jones, David M. Sheen, Stanley L. Owsley, JR.
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Publication number: 20210255297Abstract: A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones
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Patent number: 10942262Abstract: A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones
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Publication number: 20200320731Abstract: Imaging systems, including radio frequency, microwave and millimeter-wave arrangements, and related methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes an antenna array, a position capture system configured to generate position information indicative of locations of one of the antenna array and the target at the first and second moments in time, and wherein the one of the antenna array and the target move between the first and second moments in time, a transceiver configured to control the antenna array to emit electromagnetic energy towards the target and to generate an output that is indicative of the received electromagnetic energy, a data acquisition system configured to generate radar data, processing circuitry configured to process the position information and the radar data to generate image data regarding the target, and an interface configured to use the image data to generate visual images regarding the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: David M. Sheen, Richard Trevor Clark, Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones, Thomas E. Hall
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Publication number: 20200319331Abstract: Imaging systems, including radio frequency, microwave and millimeter-wave arrangements, and related methods are described. According to one aspect, an imaging system includes an antenna array, a position capture system configured to generate position information indicative of locations of one of the antenna array and the target at the first and second moments in time, and wherein the one of the antenna array and the target move between the first and second moments in time, a transceiver configured to control the antenna array to emit electromagnetic energy towards the target and to generate an output that is indicative of the received electromagnetic energy, a data acquisition system configured to generate radar data, processing circuitry configured to process the position information and the radar data to generate image data regarding the target, and an interface configured to use the image data to generate visual images regarding the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: David M. Sheen, Richard Trevor Clark, Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones, Thomas E. Hall
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Publication number: 20150226846Abstract: A shared aperture antenna array including an array of antennas is disclosed. Elements of neighboring antennas are shared to create additional antennas. The shared elements include radiating patches and apertures. Each antenna shares an aperture with neighboring antennas. The array of antennas may be linear or two-dimensional. A phase shifting network with single-pole-single-throw reflective switches may be coupled to the antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Jonathan R. Tedeschi, A. Mark Jones
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Patent number: 8823391Abstract: A regenerative feedback resonant circuit for measuring a transient response in a loop is disclosed. The circuit includes an amplifier for generating a signal in the loop. The circuit further includes a resonator having a resonant cavity and a material located within the cavity. The signal sent into the resonator produces a resonant frequency. A variation of the resonant frequency due to perturbations in electromagnetic properties of the material is measured.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: A. Mark Jones, James F. Kelly, John S. McCloy, Douglas L. McMakin
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Publication number: 20130207670Abstract: A regenerative feedback resonant circuit for measuring a transient response in a loop is disclosed. The circuit includes an amplifier for generating a signal in the loop. The circuit further includes a resonator having a resonant cavity and a material located within the cavity. The signal sent into the resonator produces a resonant frequency. A variation of the resonant frequency due to perturbations in electromagnetic properties of the material is measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: A. Mark Jones, James F. Kelly, John S. McCloy, Douglas L. McMakin