Patents by Inventor Andy G. Laquer

Andy G. Laquer 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: 6384787
    Abstract: A space-fed, flat, reflectarray antenna apparatus for providing a desired degree of phase shift to a received electromagnetic wave to form a narrow beamwidth signal. The reflectarray antenna, in one form, is provided as a dual reflection antenna having a polarization sensitive subreflector and a reflectarray element spaced apart from the subreflector. The reflectarray element includes a large plurality of independent patch antenna units which each form antenna cells. Each patch antenna unit includes a vertical polarization sensitive antenna, a horizontal polarization sensitive antenna and a microstrip transmission line conjoining the two antennas. The microstrip transmission line of each antenna unit has a predetermined length intended to provide a predetermined degree of phase shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Yong Uk Kim, John Pong Lim, Andy G. Laquer
  • Patent number: 5483240
    Abstract: A radar jamming detection system is suitable for recognizing and distinguishing the presence of jamming and, particularly, terrain bounce jamming. The radar system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver receives true radar skin return signals, in addition to ground clutter signals and jamming signals. The true radar skin return signals and ground clutter signals are recognizable in accordance with a predetermined receiver passband. Estimated target location, velocity and frequency data, as provided by a cueing radar, is used to set up the receiver passband for the radar detection system. Ground clutter range and angle measurements are used to determine an estimated ground range at the jammer angle, which is then compared with the cue range to determine if the received signals are terrain bounce jamming signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan S. Hsu, Andy G. Laquer