Patents by Inventor Brandon Rigg

Brandon Rigg 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 symbol measurement and combining
    Patent number: 9825693
    Abstract: A method and system of symbol measurement and combining (SMaC) provides near-optimal performance for each user independently by relying on rapid digital beamforming with near-ideal convergence properties. This approach is also provides near-ideal performance without any knowledge of user/jammer location and adapts instantly as those locations change. An iterative joint estimation method is used to determine a covariance matrix RXX, and a user beamsteering vector, ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Siegrist, John M. Trippett, Yenming Chen, Meina Xu, Christopher W. Walker, Brandon Rigg