Patents by Inventor Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink

Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink 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: 11716591
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: K. Miza LLC
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Publication number: 20230082438
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Patent number: 11540085
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: K.Mizra LLC
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Publication number: 20210112370
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Patent number: 10812933
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: ?correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, ?detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and ?using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: K.Mizra LLC
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Publication number: 20150373494
    Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: •correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, •detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and •using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
  • Patent number: 8519882
    Abstract: This method for detecting ground obstacles from an airborne platform comprises: a step of illuminating the whole field of view of interest with an electromagnetic wave in the range of 0.1 to 100 GHz; a step of receiving the echoes with multiple antenna elements from the whole field of interest and of transforming said echoes into a digital signal per antenna element; a step of combining said digital signals simultaneously in order to obtain simultaneously multiple beams; a step of Range and Velocity filtering each beam in parallel; a step of applying on each filtered beam a detection process using a threshold on amplitude to detect potential ground obstacles; and a step of discriminating said ground obstacles from said potential ground obstacles due to their specific signature in terms of both relative velocity and distance using velocity of the airborne platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Rockwell Collins France, Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno
    Inventors: Albert Gezinus Huizing, Maternus Petrus Gerardus Otten, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink, Sebastiaan Gerardus Maria Van Dijk, Eric Itcia, Sébastien Mazuel
  • Publication number: 20110133979
    Abstract: This method for detecting ground obstacles from an airborne platform comprises: a step of illuminating the whole field of view of interest with an electromagnetic wave in the range of 0.1 to 100 GHz; a step of receiving the echoes with multiple antenna elements from the whole field of interest and of transforming said echoes into a digital signal per antenna element; a step of combining said digital signals simultaneously in order to obtain simultaneously multiple beams; a step of Range and Velocity filtering each beam in parallel; a step of applying on each filtered beam a detection process using a threshold on amplitude to detect potential ground obstacles; and a step of discriminating said ground obstacles from said potential ground obstacles due to their specific signature in terms of both relative velocity and distance using velocity of the airborne platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Albert Gezinus Huizing, Maternus Petrus Gerardus Otten, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink, Sebastiaan Gerardus Maria Van Dijk, Eric Itcia, Sébastien Mazuel