Patents by Inventor Greg J. Sapletal

Greg J. Sapletal 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).

  • Horizontally polarized wide-angle radar object detection
    Patent number: 7009551
    Abstract: A radar includes fixed beam radar transmitter and receiver antennae that utilize mixed polarization to optimize the object detection field-of-view through an intervening plastic fascia. The transmitter antenna transmits radar energy with slant polarization, a first receiver antenna designed for short-range wide-angle object detection passes only horizontally polarized radar energy, and a second receiver antenna designed for long-range narrow-angle object detection passes only vertically polarized radar energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg J. Sapletal, Shawn Shi, Kirk E. McClure