Patents by Inventor Francis E. Morris

Francis E. Morris 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: 4932039
    Abstract: A pulse interference canceler cancels pulse interference signals by normaing the signals and comparing in time the normalized signals to each other. An overlap of the normalized signals indicates that both channels of the pulse receiver received transmissions simultaneously or near simultaneously, thereby indicating interfering signals. Detection of the simultaneous or near simultaneous normalized pulses generates a blanking pulse that suppresses any output pulses corresponding to the received interfering signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary the Navy
    Inventors: Stanley K. Miyashiro, Francis E. Morris, Albert T. Roome
  • Patent number: 4889356
    Abstract: A trailer hitch ball assembly includes a vertical post for attachment to a vehicle drawbar. The post has a smooth cylindrical upper portion and a circumferential retainer groove for receiving and retaining a ball while permitting rotation of the ball. The ball includes a central bore which receives the post upper portion and a retainer screw for engaging the retainer groove. A threaded lower portion and two nuts are utilized to secure the post on the drawbar. The threaded portion may include an exposed free portion for storing a replacement ball of the same or different diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Inventor: Francis E. Morris