Patents by Inventor Ernie C. McDaniel

Ernie C. McDaniel 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).

  • Laser doppler velocimeter with laser backscatter discriminator
    Patent number: 4715707
    Abstract: A laser doppler velocimeter with laser backscatter discrimination for determining the relative velocity between an optical platform and another target where a laser beam is generated and directed toward the target. A detector produces a doppler signal in response to the detection of the laser beam. Noise and backscatter signals with bandwidths and amplitudes outside selected thresholds are rejected, and the legitimate doppler signal from the target is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Albert H. Reynolds, III, Ernie C. McDaniel, Roland E. Juhala