Patents by Inventor Denman E. Sweetman

Denman E. Sweetman 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: 7126876
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method for resolving harmonic ambiguity and inter-array harmonic tracking. The method allows derivation of a complete set of possible harmonic families given the selection (by an operator) or automatic detection (by an automated algorithm) of a single tone (fselected) from a frequency spectrum using a novel “ambiguity matrix” approach in which a matrix of all N possible harmonic members and M hypothetical fundamentals is constructed. The ambiguity matrix provides an image of all possible harmonic families associated with a selected tone. The selection of the correct fundamental is then made based on simple comparisons between this image and the set of all possible fundamentals. The ambiguity matrix effectively provides a reduced finite solution space (discrete set of possibilities) in which to unambiguously estimate the correct fundamental.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Raymond J. Rowland, Denman E. Sweetman