Patents by Inventor Brian P. Burke

Brian P. Burke 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).

  • Satellite navigation receiver for precise relative positioning in real time
    Patent number: 6181274
    Abstract: A navigation receiver system provides real-time precise relative positioning in cooperation with an associated carrier phase receiver. The navigation receiver system and the associated carrier phase receiver both sample signals during a single epoch, and the associated carrier phase receiver processes the received signals to provide and transmit first carrier phase measurement data. The navigation receiver system comprises a data link receiver that receives the first carrier phase measurement data from the associated carrier phase receiver, and a carrier phase receiver that receives carrier phase signals during the sampling epoch, and processes the carrier phase signals to provide a second carrier phase measurement data. The navigation system receiver also includes a processing unit that receives the first carrier phase measurement data and the second carrier phase measurement data and computes carrier phase difference measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael M. Pratt, Brian P. Burke, Pratap N. Misra