Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Alix

Christopher M. Alix 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).

  • Configurable electronic warfare radio frequency receiver
    Patent number: 11791855
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiver includes a transceiver, a programmable logic device (PLD), and a digitally tunable high-pass and low-pass filter bank. The transceiver is configured to receive a mission data file (MDF) specifying a plurality of RF frequencies to be tuned by the receiver and to convert the MDF into a binary file. The PLD is configured to receive the binary file from the transceiver and, based on the binary file, to transmit one or more commands that cause the filter bank to enter a selected one of a plurality of predefined filter states corresponding to one or more of the RF frequencies. In operation, the receiver receives an input signal and the filter bank dynamically filters the input signal in response to the one or more commands from the PLD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Young, Anthony J. Crawford, Christopher M. Alix, Nathan Alix
  • CONFIGURABLE ELECTRONIC WARFARE RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20230238993
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiver includes a transceiver, a programmable logic device (PLD), and a digitally tunable high-pass and low-pass filter bank. The transceiver is configured to receive a mission data file (MDF) specifying a plurality of RF frequencies to be tuned by the receiver and to convert the MDF into a binary file. The PLD is configured to receive the binary file from the transceiver and, based on the binary file, to transmit one or more commands that cause the filter bank to enter a selected one of a plurality of predefined filter states corresponding to one or more of the RF frequencies. In operation, the receiver receives an input signal and the filter bank dynamically filters the input signal in response to the one or more commands from the PLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Young, Anthony J. Crawford, Christopher M. Alix, Nathan Alix