Patents by Inventor David K. Mesecher

David K. Mesecher 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).

  • Patent number: 10705176
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a direction of a signal received at an antenna array. An antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements, including a reference element. A signal combiner element is configured to combine weighted signals from a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to provide a composite output. An adaptive processing component is configured to determine an optimal set of weights for the subset of the plurality of antenna elements. An angle of arrival search component is configured to find a direction of minimum gain given the optimal set of weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 10082563
    Abstract: A target identifier can be configured to determine a synthesized profile for a target based on active sensor data that characterizes a radio frequency (“RF”) signal reflected by the target and received at an active sensor system. The synthesized profile can characterize an estimated Line of Bearing (“LoB”) and a radial speed (“Rdot”) of the target relative to a passive sensor system. The target identifier can also be configured to match the synthesized profile with a measured profile that is determined based on RF signals received at the passive sensor system. The measured profile characterizes a measured LoB and a measured Rdot of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Zyad Hajo
  • Publication number: 20180067193
    Abstract: A target identifier can be configured to determine a synthesized profile for a target based on active sensor data that characterizes a radio frequency (“RF”) signal reflected by the target and received at an active sensor system. The synthesized profile can characterize an estimated Line of Bearing (“LoB”) and a radial speed (“Rdot”) of the target relative to a passive sensor system. The target identifier can also be configured to match the synthesized profile with a measured profile that is determined based on RF signals received at the passive sensor system. The measured profile characterizes a measured LoB and a measured Rdot of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID K. MESECHER, ZYAD HAJO
  • Publication number: 20170102445
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a direction of a signal received at an antenna array. An antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements, including a reference element. A signal combiner element is configured to combine weighted signals from a subset of the plurality of antenna elements to provide a composite output. An adaptive processing component is configured to determine an optimal set of weights for the subset of the plurality of antenna elements. An angle of arrival search component is configured to find a direction of minimum gain given the optimal set of weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: DAVID K. MESECHER
  • Patent number: 9270327
    Abstract: A method and apparatus used to transmit and receive weighted data transmissions over a plurality of antennas using a plurality of different pilot signals. Different pilot signals are produced and a different pilot signal of the plurality of pilot signals is transmitted on each of a plurality of antennas. Each of the pilot signals is derived from a pseudo noise (PN) sequence and a bit sequence of the PN sequence for each of the pilot signals is different. A plurality of data streams are produced in which each of the data streams has data bits combined with bits of a PN sequence. The data streams are weighted in response to weight information received from a receiving device and the plurality of weighted data streams are transmitted using the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 9219522
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system has a base station with a plurality of transmitting antennas. From each transmitting antenna of the base station, a pilot signal is transmitted having a different chip sequence than the other transmitting antenna. At a user equipment, the transmitted pilot signals are received from each transmitting antenna. A weight adjustment is derived in response to the received transmitted pilot signals. The user equipment transmits the weight adjustment to the base station. The transmitted weight adjustment is received from the user equipment. A data signal is processed to produce a plurality of versions of the data signal. At least a portion of each processed data signal has a different chip sequence than the other processed data signal version. At least one processed data signal version is weighted by a weight value adjusted in response to the received transmitted weight adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Publication number: 20150244417
    Abstract: A method and apparatus used to transmit and receive weighted data transmissions over a plurality of antennas using a plurality of different pilot signals. Different pilot signals are produced and a different pilot signal of the plurality of pilot signals is transmitted on each of a plurality of antennas. Each of the pilot signals is derived from a pseudo noise (PN) sequence and a bit sequence of the PN sequence for each of the pilot signals is different. A plurality of data streams are produced in which each of the data streams has data bits combined with bits of a PN sequence. The data streams are weighted in response to weight information received from a receiving device and the plurality of weighted data streams are transmitted using the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 9036680
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 8582625
    Abstract: A method for receiving at least one of a plurality of channels in a communication signal includes receiving a spread spectrum communication signal, demodulating the spread spectrum communication signal using a rake receiver and a pseudo-noise pilot signal for a selected channel, despreading the demodulated signal of a selected channel, performing a QPSK hard decision in association with a complex conjugate of the despread signal to produce a correction signal, and mixing the correction signal to a rake receiver output to remove relative phase error without an absolute phase reference, to produce a corrected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih M. Ozluturk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques
  • Patent number: 8417207
    Abstract: A method includes: receiving a reference signal on an array of antenna elements; using a received reference signal to find optimal weighting of the antenna elements to point a beam pattern of the antenna elements in the direction of a reference signal, thereby providing gain in the direction of the reference signal and attenuation in all other directions; adjusting a width of the beam pattern to cover an area of interest; acquiring and tracking interferers in the area of interest; reconstructing a component of interference from each of the interferers; and using the reconstructed component of interference to adaptively cancel interference from the interferers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Publication number: 20120320952
    Abstract: A method for receiving at least one of a plurality of channels in a communication signal includes receiving a spread spectrum communication signal, demodulating the spread spectrum communication signal using a rake receiver and a pseudo-noise pilot signal for a selected channel, despreading the demodulated signal of a selected channel, performing a QPSK hard decision in association with a complex conjugate of the despread signal to produce a correction signal, and mixing the correction signal to a rake receiver output to remove relative phase error without an absolute phase reference, to produce a corrected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fatih M. Özlütürk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques
  • Patent number: 8254431
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for carrier offset recovery. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal. A rake receiver provides relative path values of multipath components. A mixer generates channel impulse response estimates. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor determines a symbol value of the despread channel signal. A complex conjugate processor generates a complex conjugate of the symbol value as a correction signal. A phase-locked loop produces a phase correction signal to recover carrier offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih M Ozluturk, David K Mesecher, Alexander M Jacques
  • Publication number: 20120208567
    Abstract: A method includes: receiving a reference signal on an array of antenna elements; using a received reference signal to find optimal weighting of the antenna elements to point a beam pattern of the antenna elements in the direction of a reference signal, thereby providing gain in the direction of the reference signal and attenuation in all other directions; adjusting a width of the beam pattern to cover an area of interest; acquiring and tracking interferers in the area of interest; reconstructing a component of interference from each of the interferers; and using the reconstructed component of interference to adaptively cancel interference from the interferers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 8195241
    Abstract: A receiver includes a plurality of antennas; a plurality of front end circuits producing digital signals in response to signals received on the antennas; a beamforming unit weighting and summing the digital signals to produce a first signal; a first stage including a first plurality of modems producing first bit streams in response to components of the first signal, a first plurality of signal reconstruction units producing first signal replicas in response to the first bit streams, and a first active cancellation unit weighting the first signal replicas and subtracting the weighted first signal replicas from the first signal to produce a second signal; and a second stage including a second plurality of modems producing second bit streams in response to components of the second signal, a second plurality of signal reconstruction units producing second signal replicas in response to the second bit streams, and a second active cancellation unit weighting the second signal replicas and subtracting the weighted s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Publication number: 20110228710
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Publication number: 20110188546
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for carrier offset recovery. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal. A rake receiver provides relative path values of multipath components. A mixer generates channel impulse response estimates. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor determines a symbol value of the despread channel signal. A complex conjugate processor generates a complex conjugate of the symbol value as a correction signal. A phase-locked loop produces a phase correction signal to recover carrier offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fatih M. Özlütürk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques
  • Publication number: 20110151923
    Abstract: A receiver includes a plurality of antennas; a plurality of front end circuits producing digital signals in response to signals received on the antennas; a beamforming unit weighting and summing the digital signals to produce a first signal; a first stage including a first plurality of modems producing first bit streams in response to components of the first signal, a first plurality of signal reconstruction units producing first signal replicas in response to the first bit streams, and a first active cancellation unit weighting the first signal replicas and subtracting the weighted first signal replicas from the first signal to produce a second signal; and a second stage including a second plurality of modems producing second bit streams in response to components of the second signal, a second plurality of signal reconstruction units producing second signal replicas in response to the second bit streams, and a second active cancellation unit weighting the second signal replicas and subtracting the weighted s
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 7953139
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 7949037
    Abstract: A base station for carrier offset recovery. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal. A rake receiver provides relative path values of multipath components. A mixer generates channel impulse response estimates. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor determines a symbol value of the despread channel signal. A complex conjugate processor generates a complex conjugate of the symbol value as a correction signal. A phase-locked loop produces a phase correction signal to recover carrier offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih M Ozluturk, David K Mesecher, Alexander M Jacques
  • Publication number: 20110026496
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system has a base station with a plurality of transmitting antennas. From each transmitting antenna of the base station, a pilot signal is transmitted having a different chip sequence than the other transmitting antenna. At a user equipment, the transmitted pilot signals are received from each transmitting antenna. A weight adjustment is derived in response to the received transmitted pilot signals. The user equipment transmits the weight adjustment to the base station. The transmitted weight adjustment is received from the user equipment. A data signal is processed to produce a plurality of versions of the data signal. At least a portion of each processed data signal has a different chip sequence than the other processed data signal version. At least one processed data signal version is weighted by a weight value adjusted in response to the received transmitted weight adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher