Patents by Inventor Bartow Bechtel

Bartow Bechtel 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: 4806932
    Abstract: An airport landing system includes an airborne transmitter and receiver for transmitting RF energy at a first frequency and receiving RF energy at a second frequency. A stationary RF energy focusing means for focusing received RF energy. At least four receive/transmit modules and at least one RF source module. The RF source module for amplitude modulating and amplifying the received RF energy for retransmission by the receive/transmit modules. The receive/transmit modules having RF energy collector horns physically arranged with at least two vertically disposed horns and two horizontally disposed horns for transmitting at least four relatively high gain powered beams whose patterns cross over at their half power points with the crossover point defining the approach path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Entropy, Inc.
    Inventor: Bartow Bechtel