Patents by Inventor Bernard Andrew Rees

Bernard Andrew Rees 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: 7272495
    Abstract: A method and system for location-determination of a mobile comprising of a receiver with a variable processor gain of up to 45.15 dB for detecting signals transmitted from transmitters that at a farther distance as well as from transmitters that are situated in sparsely populated areas. The system also includes a plurality of terrestrially deployed transmitters known as “pseudolites” that broadcast GPS-like signals, and in addition implementing the use of existing, available information from modulated signals, such as phase, amplitude and convolution with pseudorandom codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eugene Coluzzi, Bernard Andrew Rees, Sung Phill Kang
  • Patent number: 6876325
    Abstract: A method and system for location-determination of a mobile comprising of a receiver with a variable processor gain of up to 45.15 dB for detecting signals transmitted from transmitters that at a farther distance as well as from transmitters that are situated in sparsely populated areas. The system also includes a plurality of terrestrially deployed transmitters known as “pseudolites” that broadcast GPS-like signals, and in addition implementing the use of existing, available information from modulated signals, such as phase, amplitude and convolution with pseudorandom codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eugene Coluzzi, Bernard Andrew Rees