Patents by Inventor GERALD HEYMSFIELD

GERALD HEYMSFIELD 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: 11747514
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to scan radar and radiometer combination used to image 3D atmospheric pressure from high altitudes or space. The apparatus includes a microwave sensor configured to operate at a V-band between a range of 51 and 71 GHz, producing high fidelity retrievals of one or more pressure and temperature profiles. The sensor includes a broadband transmitter and one or more receivers with three or more transmitted and received radar frequencies. The three or more transmitted and received frequencies are used to provide an estimate of atmospheric oxygen absorption in atmosphere. The sensor is further configured to provide vertical pressure profiles by combining three radar frequency data from the three or more transmitted and received radar frequencies with vertical temperature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Matthew McLinden, Gerald Heymsfield, Lihua Li, Joel Susskind
  • Patent number: 10317521
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to Frequency Diversity Pulse Pair (FDPP) methods and technology implemented by, alternating the order of the pulse pair transmitted or order of the group of multiple pulses transmitted, the pulses differentiated based on the center frequency of each transmitted pulse. For example, where a pair of transmitted pulses have center frequencies f1 and f2, the pulses transmitted in pairs such that the first pair may be f1 followed by f2 and the second pair are a different order, such as f2 followed by f1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Lihua Li, Matthew McLinden, Michael Coon, Gerald Heymsfield, Vijay Subbaraman Venkatesh
  • Publication number: 20170363715
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to Frequency Diversity Pulse Pair (FDPP) methods and technology implemented by, alternating the order of the pulse pair transmitted or order of the group of multiple pulses transmitted, the pulses differentiated based on the center frequency of each transmitted pulse. For example, where a pair of transmitted pulses have center frequencies f1 and f2, the pulses transmitted in pairs such that the first pair may be f1 followed by f2 and the second pair are a different order, such as f2 followed by f1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: LIHUA LI, MATTHEW MCLINDEN, MICHAEL COON, GERALD HEYMSFIELD, VIJAY Subbaraman Venkatesh