Patents by Inventor Chester P. Lee

Chester P. Lee 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).

  • System for controlling communications between a terminal and satellite and method therefore
    Patent number: 6724737
    Abstract: The invention is a system for transmitting data packets from a ground based sending terminal to a receiving ground based terminal via a satellite, In detail, the system includes each terminal having a processor for generating data packets for transmission to the satellite incorporating the downlink encoding requirements for both the sending and receiving terminal. A transmitter is included for transmitting the data packets to the satellite. A receiver means is incorporated for receiving downlinked data packets from the satellite. The satellite includes a receiver for receiving the uplinked data packets from the sending terminal. The satellite further includes a processor to determine the downlink encoding requirements of the uplinked data packets from the sending terminal. A transmitter is incorporated into the satellite for transmitting the data packets to the receiving terminal at receiving party's coding rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, INC
    Inventors: Albert K. Boyden, Chester P. Lee