Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Gee

Daniel D. Gee 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 and method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for data communication
    Patent number: 7978123
    Abstract: A system and a method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for communicating information are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for operating a radar system, having an antenna including a plurality of active array elements, in a continuous wave mode to communicate information, the method including receiving an instruction to enter the continuous wave mode, loading a plurality of tables, where each table includes information indicative of a primary group of the active array elements to be activated and a secondary group of elements to be deactivated, receiving a communication signal to be transmitted, and providing, repeatedly, the communication signal, for a preselected period of time, to the primary group of elements of each of the plurality of tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Juan F. Lam, Scott D. Whittle, Min S. Hong, Charles F. Kaminski, Robert E. Shuman, Harold B. Rounds, Daniel D. Gee
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR SYSTEM IN A CONTINUOUS WAVE MODE FOR DATA COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20100277372
    Abstract: A system and a method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for communicating information are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for operating a radar system, having an antenna including a plurality of active array elements, in a continuous wave mode to communicate information, the method including receiving an instruction to enter the continuous wave mode, loading a plurality of tables, where each table includes information indicative of a primary group of the active array elements to be activated and a secondary group of elements to be deactivated, receiving a communication signal to be transmitted, and providing, repeatedly, the communication signal, for a preselected period of time, to the primary group of elements of each of the plurality of tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Juan F. Lam, Scott D. Whittle, Min S. Hong, Charles F. Kaminski, Robert E. Shuman, Harold B. Rounds, Daniel D. Gee