Patents by Inventor Anthony Drea Robbi

Anthony Drea Robbi 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).

  • Low energy switching circuit
    Patent number: 4011464
    Abstract: Switch for use in low energy circuit and which is arranged to switch a larger voltage than required by driven circuits to insure breakdown of insulating film on switch contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1977
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Drea Robbi
  • Variable range automotive radar system
    Patent number: 4011563
    Abstract: An automotive ranging and detecting system wherein clutter returns from out of lane objects at curves in a road are eliminated by adjusting the maximum range of the radar in accordance with the radius of curvature of the path of travel of the vehicle.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to collision avoidance radars, and more particularly to a ranging and detecting system for an automotive radar.2. Description of the Prior ArtConventional non-cooperative radar detecting and ranging systems, wherein a probe signal is transmitted towards a target and is "skin"-reflected therefrom back to the interrogating unit, have typically been impractical for utilization as automotive collision avoidance systems due to undesired signals known in the art as "clutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1977
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Drea Robbi