Patents by Inventor Bary Robert Bertiger

Bary Robert Bertiger 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 apparatus for using the sidelobe of a long range antenna for a short range communication link
    Patent number: 6477153
    Abstract: A communication satellite system (100) is established using one or more satellite constellations (110, 120). The two or more satellite groups (110, 120) are connected via long range crosslinks (145) which provide a communication path between the long range satellites (150, 170) in the two satellite groups (110, 120). Each satellite group (110, 120) comprises long range satellites (150, 170) and short range satellites (160, 180) which are interconnected using short range crosslinks (155, 175). A single antenna on each satellite provides both crosslinks. The long range crosslink (145) is established using the antenna's main beam and the short range crosslinks (155, 175) are established using the antenna's sidelobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Leopold, Keith Andrew Olds, Bary Robert Bertiger
  • Method and apparatus for using the sidelobe of a long range antenna for a short range communication link
    Patent number: 6128286
    Abstract: A communication satellite system (100) is established using one or more satellite constellations (110, 120). The two or more satellite groups (110, 120) are connected via long range crosslinks (145) which provide a communication path between the long range satellites (150, 170) in the two satellite groups (110, 120). Each satellite group (110, 120) comprises long range satellites (150, 170) and short range satellites (160, 180) which are interconnected using short range crosslinks (155, 175). A single antenna on each satellite provides both crosslinks. The long range crosslink (145) is established using the antenna's main beam and the short range crosslinks (155, 175) are established using the antenna's sidelobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Joseph Leopold, Keith Andrew Olds, Bary Robert Bertiger
  • Method and apparatus for providing duplex communication service in geographical areas where conventional services are obstructed
    Patent number: 5812086
    Abstract: A system (10) and method delivers geolocation or other signals (26, 28) to a communication unit (24) located within an area (20) (e.g., a building) where an obstruction exists between the signal transmitter (12, 18) and the communication unit (24). The system (10) uses an infrastructure transceiver apparatus (14, 16, 22) to receive (204, 304, 604) the signals (26, 28) and retransmit (208, 310, 610) them within the area (20). A communication unit (24) calculates responsive data, such as its approximate position, from the retransmitted signals and reports (406, 704) the responsive data to a host system via the infrastructure transceiver apparatus (14, 16, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bary Robert Bertiger, David Warren Corman, Dean Lawrence Cook, Kristine Patricia Maine, Keith Vaclav Warble
  • Method and apparatus for simplex delivery of signals to obstructed geographical areas
    Patent number: 5784028
    Abstract: A system (10) and method delivers simplex signals (26, 28) to a communication unit (24) located within an area (20) (e.g., a building) where an obstruction exists between the signal transmitter (12, 18) and the communication unit (24). The system (10) uses an infrastructure retransmission apparatus (14, 16, 22) to receive (204, 304, 402, 404) the signals (26, 28) and retransmit (208, 310, 410) them within the area (20). Geolocation signals (26) from navigation satellites (12) can be retransmitted (208, 310) using the infrastructure retransmission apparatus (14, 16, 22), thus enabling a communication unit (24) located within an obstructed area (20) to calculate its position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David Warren Corman, Bary Robert Bertiger, Dean Lawrence Cook, Norbert Kleiner, Kristine Patricia Maine