Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Gibbons

Gregory A. Gibbons 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).

  • Estimation of roll and roll rate of a spinning body based on a signal received from a remote transmitter
    Patent number: 9645251
    Abstract: A receiver determines a roll rate of a spinning projectile that receives a signal from a satellite or terrestrial transmitter at a directional antenna fixed to the projectile. The receiver tracks a code phase and a rate of change thereof of the received signal relative to a local model signal corresponding to the transmitter. A roll correlator of the receiver correlates the received signal with the model signal based on (i) the tracked code phase and rate, and (ii) a roll-correlator integration time assumed to produce a predetermined number N of correlation samples per revolution of the antenna, to produce sequential correlation samples for each of successive revolutions of the antenna. The receiver determines a time difference between successive periods of observed signal reception based on the correlation samples, and determines a roll rate based on the time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Exelis Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory A. Gibbons
  • Extendable and deformable carrier for a primary coil of a charging system
    Patent number: 9327608
    Abstract: A subsurface mounted inductive charging coil system for electric vehicles accommodates the gap distance between primary charging coil and secondary coil on the vehicle with an extendable primary coil carrier. The system protects the primary coil when exposed by mounting on a deformable and elastic structure. By keeping the primary coil normally hidden in a deformable and elastic structure several advantages are obtained. The extendable structure is preferably a low pressure inflatable bladder or membrane in the floor for carrying, protecting, and extending the primary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventor: Donald Gregory Gibbons, Jr.
  • EXTENDABLE AND DEFORMABLE CHARGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130033227
    Abstract: A subsurface mounted inductive charging coil system for electric vehicles accommodates the gap distance between primary charging coil and secondary coil on the vehicle with an extendable primary coil carrier. The system protects the primary coil when exposed by mounting on a deformable and elastic structure. By keeping the primary coil normally hidden in a deformable and elastic structure several advantages are obtained. The extendable structure is preferably a low pressure inflatable bladder or membrane in the floor for carrying, protecting, and extending the primary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
    Inventor: DONALD GREGORY GIBBONS, JR.