Patents by Inventor Friedhelm Rostan

Friedhelm Rostan 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).

  • Multiple Resolution RADAR
    Publication number: 20250044445
    Abstract: A method for operating a synthetic aperture radar, SAR, mode, in an SAR instrument, wherein the method comprises the steps of: acquiring at least one subswath positioned in an across track direction of a movement of the SAR instrument, wherein the at least one subswath is acquired during at least one acquisition burst duration and/or at a predetermined radio frequency bandwidth; adjusting the at least one acquisition burst duration and/or the predetermined radio frequency bandwidth and/or a number of parallel simultaneous subswaths and/or an inserted burst duration for a further subswath based upon a predetermined parameter; constructing an SAR image based on the acquired at least one subswath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Voelker, Jung-Hyo Kim, Friedhelm Rostan
  • Multiple resolution RADAR
    Patent number: 12169235
    Abstract: A method for operating a synthetic aperture radar, SAR, mode, in an SAR instrument, wherein the method comprises the steps of: acquiring at least one subswath positioned in an across track direction of a movement of the SAR instrument, wherein the at least one subswath is acquired during at least one acquisition burst duration and/or at a predetermined radio frequency bandwidth; adjusting the at least one acquisition burst duration and/or the predetermined radio frequency bandwidth and/or a number of parallel simultaneous subswaths and/or an inserted burst duration for a further subswath based upon a predetermined parameter; constructing an SAR image based on the acquired at least one subswath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Voelker, Jung-Hyo Kim, Friedhelm Rostan
  • Multiple Resolution RADAR
    Publication number: 20220276376
    Abstract: A method for operating a synthetic aperture radar, SAR, mode, in an SAR instrument, wherein the method comprises the steps of: acquiring at least one subswath positioned in an across track direction of a movement of the SAR instrument, wherein the at least one subswath is acquired during at least one acquisition burst duration and/or at a predetermined radio frequency bandwidth; adjusting the at least one acquisition burst duration and/or the predetermined radio frequency bandwidth and/or a number of parallel simultaneous subswaths and/or an inserted burst duration for a further subswath based upon a predetermined parameter; constructing an SAR image based on the acquired at least one subswath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Voelker, Jung-Hyo Kim, Friedhelm Rostan