Patents by Inventor Glen E. Sater

Glen E. Sater 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).

  • Modular radio test system and method
    Patent number: 5566088
    Abstract: A tester for multiple types of radios has a first group of generic test elements common to all types of radios to be tested and second groups of test elements specific to each one of the multiple types of radios. Each of the second groups of test elements is mounted within a pluggable module for insertion into the tester where it couples to a common bus accessed by all of the other test elements and by the controlling computer. Each pluggable module contains a specific identifier which, when accessed by the controlling computer initiates a stored program which causes the computer, via the bus, to couple the various test elements into a configuration required to test the radio type associated with that identifier. The system is very compact and conveniently uses a lap top computer as the controlling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Herscher, Robert J. Skalka, Glen E. Sater
  • Method for elimination of ambiguous solutions in a hyperbolic positioning system
    Patent number: 5454720
    Abstract: A method for providing detection of timing anomalies and eliminating falsely detected positions in a hyperbolic positioning system for a simulated battlefield system. The method selects a large number of transmitters for calculation of position of an object or person on the battle field. In addition, transmitters are selected which have a high dilution of precision factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. FitzGerald, Craig T. Griffin, Glen E. Sater
  • Multi-mode position location method
    Patent number: 5420594
    Abstract: A multi-mode position location method detects the location of movable detection devices which are attached to movable carriers in a simulated battlefield. The multi-mode position location method employs three modes of position location of the detection devices. The first mode is a Global Positioning System (GPS) differentially corrected position of the detection device. The second mode is a multilateration determined position of the detection device. The third mode is an autonomously determined GPS position of the detection device. The autonomously determined position is determined without any differential GPS corrections. The most accurately determined position of the detection device may be used for area weapons effects simulation and carrier tracking by transmitting the carrier's position to a master control station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. FitzGerald, Craig T. Griffin, Glen E. Sater