Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Noga

Andrew J. Noga 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: 10036769
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficient, precise and accurate measurement of the frequency, amplitude, and phase of a single input tone frequency and/or multiple separable input tone frequencies. Tone separability can be achieved by proper selection of the parameter N, the sample length of the DFT/FFT. Application of the invention includes but is not limited to test and measurement, tone interference removal, and communications systems, where precise and accurate measurement of tonal parameters is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Andrew J. Noga, Daniel L. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9778298
    Abstract: An apparatus for frequency measurement (1ODMTM) which provides precise and accurate measurement of a single input tone frequency and/or multiple separable input tone frequencies. Tone separability can be achieved by proper selection of the parameter N, the sample length of the DFT/FFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Andrew J. Noga, Daniel L. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20160363616
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficient, precise and accurate measurement of the frequency, amplitude, and phase of a single input tone frequency and/or multiple separable input tone frequencies. Tone separability can be achieved by proper selection of the parameter N, the sample length of the DFT/FFT. Application of the invention includes but is not limited to test and measurement, tone interference removal, and communications systems, where precise and accurate measurement of tonal parameters is needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: ANDREW J. NOGA, DANIEL L. STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20160364205
    Abstract: An apparatus for frequency measurement (1ODMTM) which provides precise and accurate measurement of a single input tone frequency and/or multiple separable input tone frequencies. Tone separability can be achieved by proper selection of the parameter N, the sample length of the DFT/FFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: ANDREW J. NOGA, DANIEL L. STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20160364365
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficient frequency measurement (JKLMTM) which provides precise and accurate measurement of a single input tone frequency and/or multiple separable input tone frequencies. Tone separability can be achieved by proper selection of the parameter N, the sample length of the DFT/FFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: ANDREW J. NOGA, DANIEL L. STEVENS
  • Patent number: 9319080
    Abstract: A circuit apparatus and method for providing spectrum sensing. The invention accepts as inputs actual real-world signals in which the resulting two-dimensional output representation provides useful characteristics or features of the original time/series signal being analyzed. The invention employs both time and frequency averaging to exploit signal persistence in either domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga
  • Patent number: 7620673
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for a complimentary discrete Fourier transform processor. An input signal is sampled, samples then being sequentially delayed, channelized, and processed. Synthesized outputs are provided in complimentary form. Channels are independent so as to allow for the application of gain, equalization and interference cancellation on a channel-by-channel basis. Both real and complex valued input signals may be processed. The invention optimizes computational efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga
  • Patent number: 7613579
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a method and apparatus for analyzing periodic signals so as to determine the degree of harmonicity in real time. Harmonicity estimates are generated for each segment of a signal without the need to process subsequent segments. Harmonicity estimates can be generated in the absence of a fundamental frequency component. The invention has utility in the audio/speech domain for automated speaker identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Darren Haddad, Andrew J. Noga
  • Publication number: 20080147341
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides a method and apparatus for analyzing periodic signals so as to determine the degree of harmonicity in real time. Harmonicity estimates are generated for each segment of a signal without the need to process subsequent segments. Harmonicity estimates can be generated in the absence of a fundamental frequency component. The invention has utility in the audio/speech domain for automated speaker identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Darren Haddad, Andrew J. Noga
  • Patent number: 7171561
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing data sequences for the purpose of data integrity assessment, data ownership demonstration and data authentication. An input data sequence is processed to extract what could be called naturally occurring digital watermarks. More appropriately, these naturally occurring digital watermarks are referred to herein as fileprints. Fileprints are data sequences that have been extracted from the input data sequence in a repeatable manner, and are with high probability unique to that input. In this sense, a fileprint can be used to identify which data sequence it came from, just as a human fingerprint can identify a particular person to which it belongs. Because the fileprints have not been embedded, they are not actually digital watermarks. However, fileprints can be used in a like fashion to digital watermarks for information protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga
  • Publication number: 20040078574
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing data sequences for the purpose of data integrity assessment, data ownership demonstration and data authentication. An input data sequence is processed to extract what could be called naturally occurring digital watermarks. More appropriately, these naturally occurring digital watermarks are referred to herein as fileprints. Fileprints are data sequences that have been extracted from the input data sequence in a repeatable manner, and are with high probability unique to that input. In this sense, a fileprint can be used to identify which data sequence it came from, just as a human fingerprint can identify a particular person to which it belongs. Because the fileprints have not been embedded, they are not actually digital watermarks. However, fileprints can be used in a like fashion to digital watermarks for information protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga
  • Patent number: 6002298
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for estimating the angle-modulation imposed on a transmitted Radio Frequency (RF) or Intermediate Frequency (IF) carrier. The method estimates angle-modulation when communications channels add distortions such as noise to transmitted signals. The system provides reconstituted frequency modulation from a feedforward demodulator. The goal is to reduce the modulation index of a desired signal and to employ a narrower band-pass filter that passes this signal while rejecting the distortion that accompanies it. A plurality of stages, 1 through M, exist within the system. Stages 2 through M contain the same components, although filter coefficients and alignment delays may differ from stage to stage. Stage 1 of the demodulator differs slightly from the remaining stages, since the only input required by Stage 1 is a complex envelope signal that contains both the desired signal and the distortion added by the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga
  • Patent number: 5257211
    Abstract: An adjustable bandwidth signal energy detector apparatus utilizing a detector processor to process serial frequency data to determine which of N frequency bins contain signal energy. The serial frequency data is processed through a series of low pass filters, each of which include a series of point delay. The data from each point delay series is summed and outputted to a detection combiner wherein a sequence of N binary number is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Andrew J. Noga