Patents by Inventor Donald C. McClain

Donald C. McClain 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: 5166692
    Abstract: An adaptive RADAR environmental signal filter (1) is described which selectively preprocesses RF RADAR input data prior to the data's utilization by a processor (8). The filter (1) consists of an array of parallel discriminator cells (165) which compare incoming RF RADAR data to a window parameterized by predetermined threshold values. The array of discriminator outputs are networked through combinational logic (59) in order to provide an output correlation signal (63) to an external processor (8). A discriminator enable latch (55) synchronizes the discriminator outputs as the outputs pass through the combinational logic (59).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Loral Aerospace Corp.
    Inventors: Donald C. McClain, Andrew L. Spradley, Ki H. Baek