Patents by Inventor Edwin B. Champagne

Edwin B. Champagne 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: 4524359
    Abstract: An array of detector elements located at the focal plane of an antenna system can be used to reduce or eliminate the influence of glint induced tracking errors and increase the field-of-view of angle-of-arrival detection systems. The array at the focal plane is divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant has its own receive channel to detect the amplitude of the signals focused on that quadrant. The resulting amplitude signals are compared in pairs for diagonally opposite quadrants to develop two error signals (i.e., elevation and azimuth). This noncoherent detection is equivalent to an optical quadrant detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Edwin B. Champagne