Patents by Inventor Eric J. Knapp

Eric J. Knapp 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).

  • Radio frequency interference mitigation in weather sensing
    Patent number: 12388697
    Abstract: Embodiments regard techniques for mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in weather data. A method includes receiving raw pulse returns, censoring the raw pulse returns to alter data of the raw pulse returns that is affected by the RFI resulting in censored pulse returns, compressing the censored pulse returns resulting in censored, compressed pulse returns, and transmitting, by an antenna, the censored, compressed pulse returns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David A. Ringheiser, Eric J. Knapp, Michael D. Dubois
  • RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN WEATHER SENSING
    Publication number: 20240267271
    Abstract: Embodiments regard techniques for mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) in weather data. A method includes receiving raw pulse returns, censoring the raw pulse returns to alter data of the raw pulse returns that is affected by the RFI resulting in censored pulse returns, compressing the censored pulse returns resulting in censored, compressed pulse returns, and transmitting, by an antenna, the censored, compressed pulse returns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: David A. Ringheiser, Eric J. Knapp, Michael D. Dubois
  • Ground station sensing of weather around an aircraft
    Patent number: 11630203
    Abstract: A ground-based radar system for weather sensing and aircraft tracking includes a ground-based radar that is configured to scan a volume of space associated with a particular aircraft for detecting a weather event in the volume of space, and an electronic control system that is configured to control the ground-based radar. The control system is adapted to track the particular aircraft via tracking data associated with the particular aircraft, and is adapted to detect the weather event via weather data associated with signals from the ground-based radar. The control system is configured to control the ground-based radar to adjust the scan of the volume of space in response to at least the tracking data associated with the particular aircraft being tracked. A geographically diverse radar network that includes multiple ground-based radar systems that communicate with each other also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Dubois, Eric J. Knapp
  • GROUND STATION SENSING OF WEATHER AROUND AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20200408905
    Abstract: A ground-based radar system for weather sensing and aircraft tracking includes a ground-based radar that is configured to scan a volume of space associated with a particular aircraft for detecting a weather event in the volume of space, and an electronic control system that is configured to control the ground-based radar. The control system is adapted to track the particular aircraft via tracking data associated with the particular aircraft, and is adapted to detect the weather event via weather data associated with signals from the ground-based radar. The control system is configured to control the ground-based radar to adjust the scan of the volume of space in response to at least the tracking data associated with the particular aircraft being tracked. A geographically diverse radar network that includes multiple ground-based radar systems that communicate with each other also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Michael D. Dubois, Eric J. Knapp