Patents by Inventor Donald M. Montana

Donald M. Montana 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).

  • Range-only multistatic radar system
    Patent number: 4499468
    Abstract: A range-only multistatic radar system has a plurality of radar stations located in a square grid pattern. Each radar station has a plurality of low power pulsed transmitters and receivers that operate on omnidirection whip antennae. Echo information received by the receivers is transmitted to a computer wherein a technique is employed to deghost and identify real targets. The computer applies a range difference similarity test, a uniqueness test, and a position test to determine real targets from the plurality of echo returns received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Donald M. Montana, Randy S. Herd
  • Dual channel capacitance measurement device
    Patent number: 4251767
    Abstract: The capacitance of an unknown capacitor is determined by counting the cycles of a known frequency contained within a time gate whose time duration is determined by subtracting a gate whose length is equivalent to the stray measuring capacitance from a gate whose length is determined by the capacitance of the unknown capacitor plus the unavoidable stray measuring capacitances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Inventor: Donald M. Montana