Patents by Inventor Allen R. Lorenz

Allen R. Lorenz 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).

  • Method and system for position and track determination
    Patent number: 8525725
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and system for detecting and determining the position of a target or intruder using a plurality of sensors positioned throughout a secured perimeter and a single antenna. The system of the present disclosure detects and determines the position of a target by first analyzing the return signal strength values of each of the sensors. Next, Zvalues for each of the sensors are calculated. Based on the Zvalues, certain sensors are selected to compute a signal strength center-of-mass location, which is then used to determine the position of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Vibeke Libby, Troy E. Wenski, Allen R. Lorenz
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITION AND TRACK DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20110221634
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and system for detecting and determining the position of a target or intruder using a plurality of sensors positioned throughout a secured perimeter and a single antenna. The system of the present disclosure detects and determines the position of a target by first analyzing the return signal strength values of each of the sensors. Next, Zvalues for each of the sensors are calculated. Based on the Zvalues, certain sensors are selected to compute a signal strength center-of-mass location, which is then used to determine the position of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vibeke LIBBY, Troy E. Wenski, Allen R. Lorenz