Patents by Inventor Frederick Jordan

Frederick Jordan 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).

  • Integrated global positioning system receiver
    Patent number: 6272349
    Abstract: A GPS receiver (1) has an antenna (3) mounted directly on a first side (4) of a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) substrate 2. Electrical conductors interconnect the antenna (3) with an RF processing system (11,12) and a digital processing system (10, 14, 15, 16) mounted directly on a second side (5) of the PCB substrate (2). A position connector (17) is disposed on one side of the PCB substrate (2) and provides power, ground, and direct electrical access of processed GPS signals for an external system such as a mobile vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Finbarr McGrath, William Griffin, John LaChapelle, David Martin, David Frederick Jordan