Patents by Inventor Albert W. Kratzke

Albert W. Kratzke 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).

  • Patent number: 6184831
    Abstract: A method and system for calculating the range between a source which emits electromagnetic energy having an unknown frequency and a first receiver of electromagnetic energy at at least three points along a portion of a source trajectory. The source trajectory portion is a substantially straight line which has two end points. The first receiver moves along a first, substantially straight-line receiver trajectory so that the frequency of the electromagnetic energy is Doppler-shifted. The first receiver measures the Doppler-shifted frequency at at least three predetermined times. Next, at least two ratios of frequencies are calculated, the ratios being functions of the Doppler-shifted frequencies and bearing angles. Finally, the range between the first receiver and the source is calculated from the frequency ratios at the at-least-three points. In a first preferred embodiment the source is stationary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. Dalby, Albert W. Kratzke