Patents by Inventor Edward Collins, IV

Edward Collins, IV 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: 7392013
    Abstract: An exciter system (1, 2) able to communicate information between an exciter unit (10) and one or more remote units (12) or between multiple exciter units (10). The exciter units (10) may include wireless type exciter devices, such as optimum exciters (14), or they may include wired equivalent type exciter devices, such as direct connect exciters (16). The exciter devices (14, 16) inject or extract RF currents (24) in the metallic framework (22) of a vehicle. The remote units (12) couple electromagnetic fields (26) with the metallic framework (22) of the vehicle. The information is exchanged with the exciter devices (14, 16) by communications equipment (20) that modulates or demodulates the RF currents (24) and/or electromagnetic fields (26) with the information. As the RF currents (24) and/or electromagnetic fields (26) reach everywhere within, on and in close proximity to the vehicle the information is communicated throughout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Cocomo MB Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: George G. Chadwick, Robert W. Haight, Edward Collins, IV
  • Patent number: 6600896
    Abstract: An exciter system (1, 2) able to communicate information between an exciter unit (10) and one or more remote units (12) or between multiple exciter units (10). The exciter units (10) may include wireless type exciter devices, such as optimum exciters (14), or they may include wired equivalent type exciter devices, such as direct connect exciters (16). The exciter devices (14, 16) inject or extract RF currents (24) in the metallic framework (22) of a vehicle. The remote units (12) couple electromagnetic fields (26) with the metallic framework (22) of the vehicle. The information is exchanged with the exciter devices (14, 16) by communications equipment (20) that modulates or demodulates the RF currents (24) and/or electromagnetic fields (26) with the information. As the RF currents (24) and/or electromagnetic fields (26) reach everywhere within, on and in close proximity to the vehicle the information is communicated throughout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Cocomo MB Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: George G. Chadwick, Robert W. Haight, Edward Collins, IV
  • Patent number: 4477811
    Abstract: An automatic minimum discernible signal level analyzer for evaluating the low signal level detecting capabilities of a pulse-type receiver and including an RF frequency source phase-locked to the radar transmitter frequency and capable of being adjusted in power output by circuitry which automatically measures the statistical noise content of the receiver video and adjusts the power output of the RF source so that the video signal meets preset values of probability of false alarm and probability of detection, the absolute RF power being then a direct measure of the minimum discernible signal sensitivity of the receiver under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: California Microwave, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Collins, IV
  • Patent number: D251057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventors: Marvin B. Rudin, Nicholas F. Talesfore, Edward Collins, IV