Patents by Inventor Gerald M. Daniels

Gerald M. Daniels 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).

  • Radiometer for determining oil film thickness
    Patent number: 5672007
    Abstract: A radiometer is described which coherently detects the thickness of oil films on water by converting continuous-frequency microwave or millimeter-wave brightness temperature versus frequency measurements from the frequency/wavenumber domain to the oil-film-thickness domain (received power versus film thickness).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Elliott R. Brown, Gregory G. Hogan, Gerald M. Daniels
  • Coherent Fourier transform radiometer for determining the thickness distribution of an oil film on a body of water based on the brightness temperature of the oil film and water over a range of radiation frequencies
    Patent number: 5381442
    Abstract: A radiometer is described which coherently detects the thickness of oil films on water by converting continuous-frequency microwave or millimeter-wave brightness temperature versus frequency measurements from the frequency/wavenumber domain to the oil-film-thickness domain (received power versus film thickness) using Fourier-transform signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Elliott R. Brown, Gregory G. Hogan, Gerald M. Daniels