Patents by Inventor Adam C. Von

Adam C. Von 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).

  • Transmit/receive module communication and control architechture for active array
    Patent number: 8026863
    Abstract: A distributed control system for an active array antenna system is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the array system employs many transmit/receive (T/R) modules each with an associated radiator element, a phase shifter element and a set of RF switch elements to set the module to transmit or receive modes. The array system is arranged to generate a transmit or receive array beam. The distributed control system in an exemplary embodiment includes an array processor for controlling the array, the processor configured to generate command signals to set the T/R module elements to transmit or receive mode and to steer the array beam to a desired direction. The command signals to steer the array beam include phase slopes common to all T/R modules in a given array or subarray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Young, Clifton Quan, Mark S. Hauhe, Mark E. Stading, Chaim Warzman, Adam C. Von
  • Transmit/receive module communication and control architechture for active array
    Publication number: 20100073233
    Abstract: A distributed control system for an active array antenna system is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the array system employs many transmit/receive (T/R) modules each with an associated radiator element, a phase shifter element and a set of RF switch elements to set the module to transmit or receive modes. The array system is arranged to generate a transmit or receive array beam. The distributed control system in an exemplary embodiment includes an array processor for controlling the array, the processor configured to generate command signals to set the T/R module elements to transmit or receive mode and to steer the array beam to a desired direction. The command signals to steer the array beam include phase slopes common to all T/R modules in a given array or subarray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Richard D. Young, Clifton Quan, Mark S. Hauhe, Mark E. Stading, Chaim Warzman, Adam C. Von
  • Digital beam stabilization techniques for wide-bandwidth electronically scanned antennas
    Patent number: 6693589
    Abstract: Techniques for maintaining beam pointing for an Electronically Scanned Antenna (ESA) as its frequency is varied over a wide frequency bandwidth. A technique uses discrete phase shifters, a number of stored states, and a control methodology for rapidly switching among the states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Eric N. Boe, Robert E. Shuman, Richard D. Young, Hoyoung C. Choe, Adam C. Von
  • Digital beam stabilization techniques for wide-bandwidth electronically scanned antennas
    Publication number: 20030142015
    Abstract: Techniques for maintaining beam pointing for an Electronically Scanned Antenna (ESA) as its frequency is varied over a wide frequency bandwidth. A technique uses discrete phase shifters, a number of stored states, and a control methodology for rapidly switching among the states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Eric N. Boe, Robert E. Shuman, Richard D. Young, Hoyoung C. Choe, Adam C. Von