Patents by Inventor Daniel Altdorff

Daniel Altdorff 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).

  • Ground penetrating radar apparatus and method
    Patent number: 12510626
    Abstract: An apparatus for ground penetrating radar includes an antenna disposed within a sleeve. The sleeve includes a radar-absorbing material for attenuating the amplitude of incident radar waves. The sleeve has an aperture for permitting radar waves to pass into and out of the sleeve. A method for surveying a formation using ground penetrating radar includes rotating the antenna and sleeve while keeping the antenna and sleeve longitudinally stationary, and recording data including the amplitude of waves received by the antenna and the position of the aperture when such waves are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Novamera Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas Butt, Allan Cramm, Andrew Caruana, Yingjian Xiao, Li Zijian, Jeronimo De Moura, Jr., Daniel Altdorff, Ramin Rafiei
  • GROUND PENETRATING RADAR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230115265
    Abstract: An apparatus for ground penetrating radar includes an antenna disposed within a sleeve. The sleeve includes a radar-absorbing material for attenuating the amplitude of incident radar waves. The sleeve has an aperture for permitting radar waves ? pass into and out of the sleeve. A method for surveying a formation using ground penetrating radar includes rotating the antenna and sleeve while keeping the antenna and sleeve longitudinally stationary, and recording data including the amplitude of waves received by the antenna and the position of the aperture when such waves are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: NOVAMERA INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Douglas BUTT, Allan Cramm, Andrew Caruana, Yingjian Xiao, Li Zijian, Jeronimo De Moura, JR., Daniel Altdorff, Ramin Rafiei