Patents by Inventor Harvey C. Woodsum

Harvey C. Woodsum 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).

  • Publication number: 20180183470
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform, as well as related transforms, for applications such as directional reception and/or transmit of signals using phased-array devices and systems. The systems and methods an include identifying a direction of arrival for a mobile communicating device. The systems and methods also include the use of a noise conditioning matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Patent number: 9998311
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform and inverse Hermetic Transform for transmitting and receiving OFDM signal by replacing a FFT and IFFT with the Hermetic Transform and inverse Hermetic Transform. In an exemplary embodiment, an OFDM transmitter comprises a processor configured to receive a serial signal, divide the serial signal into multiple parallel signals, modulate each of the multiple parallel signals, perform an inverse Hermetic Transform on the multiple parallel signals and provide an output from the inverse Hermetic Transform to RF circuitry for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9954563
    Abstract: According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a receiver comprises one or more first metamaterial circuit elements configured to receive a signal; one or more second metamaterial circuit elements configured to perform a hermetic transform on the signal to output a hermetic transform output; and one or more third metamaterial circuit elements configured to perform a summation on the hermetic transform output. Additionally, according to one or more exemplary embodiments, a transmitter comprises a metamaterial waveguide configured to guide a signal and allow the signal to exit the metamaterial waveguide; one or more first metamaterial circuit elements coupled to the metamaterial waveguide and configured to perform a hermetic transform on the signal; and one or more second metamaterial elements configured to transmit the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9887715
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform, as well as related transforms, for applications such as directional reception and/or transmit of signals using phased-array devices and systems. The systems and methods an include identifying a direction of arrival for a mobile communicating device. The systems and methods also include the use of a noise conditioning matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9882764
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for modulating and demodulating transpositional modulated (TM) signals. One aspect features a method of modulating a carrier signal that include the actions of generating a TM signal by generating a sinusoidal signal, and modulating the sinusoidal signal based on a data signal to provide the TM signal. Inserting the TM signal into a carrier signal to provide a TM modulated carrier signal. Modulating the TM modulated carrier signal with a non-TM signal to provide a combined signal. Transmitting the combined signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TM IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Harvey C. Woodsum, Richard C. Gerdes
  • Patent number: 9871684
    Abstract: In one or more exemplary embodiments, a method comprises applying one or more first hermetic filters to an interval of data to produce one or more first filtered subintervals of data, wherein the one or more first hermetic filters are constructed from a hermetic function for the interval; and applying one or more second hermetic filters to the one or more first filtered subintervals of data to produce one or more second filtered subintervals of data, wherein the one or more second hermetic filters are constructed from a hermetic function for the one or more first filtered subintervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9829568
    Abstract: The systems and methods use Hermetic Transform processing to achieve higher resolution in space, time, and frequency measurements, leading to enhanced object detection, localization, and classification, and can improve several aspects of RADAR, including: phased-array beamforming, Doppler filter processing, pulse compression/replica correlation, and in the creation of higher resolution ambiguity function measurements for both multi-static active and passive RADAR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: VertoCOMM, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9800316
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for directionally receiving and/or transmitting acoustic waves and/or radio waves for use in applications such as wireless communications systems and/or radar. High directional gain and spatial selectivity are achieved while employing an array of receiving antennas that is small as measured in units of the wavelength of radio waves being received or transmitted, especially in the case of spatially oversampled arrays. Frequency/wavenumber, multi-dimensional spectrum analysis, as well as one-dimensional frequency spectrum analysis can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Publication number: 20170250744
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of making a Hermetic transform to mitigate noise comprises: receiving over a channel signal frames comprising predetermined data and gaps comprising noise; framing the predetermined data; constructing a set of linear equations which relate a transfer function matrix of the channel to the predetermined data; determining the transfer function matrix by inverting the linear equations using a first pseudo inverse matrix; incorporating transfer function matrix into linear equations for a hermetic transform; and determining the hermetic transform using a second pseudo inverse matrix based on the predetermined data and the noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Publication number: 20170111083
    Abstract: In a direct sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) systems, such as CDMA, information is encoded in symbols using phase shift keying or quadrature amplitude modulation. Further, a transmitter applied a selected time shifted lag to each symbol to convey additional information. A receiver detects both the symbol data and the lag value. The receiver can use a hermetic matched filter matrix to identify the lag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Patent number: 9531431
    Abstract: In a direct sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) systems, such as CDMA, information is encoded in symbols using phase shift keying or quadrature amplitude modulation. Further, a transmitter applied a selected time shifted lag to each symbol to convey additional information. A receiver detects both the symbol data and the lag value. The receiver can use a hermetic matched filter matrix to identify the lag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Publication number: 20160261330
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for directionally receiving and/or transmitting acoustic waves and/or radio waves for use in applications such as wireless communications systems and/or radar. High directional gain and spatial selectivity are achieved while employing an array of receiving antennas that is small as measured in units of the wavelength of radio waves being received or transmitted, especially in the case of spatially oversampled arrays. Frequency/wavenumber, multi-dimensional spectrum analysis, as well as one-dimensional frequency spectrum analysis can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Publication number: 20160211906
    Abstract: According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a receiver comprises one or more first metamaterial circuit elements configured to receive a signal; one or more second metamaterial circuit elements configured to perform a hermetic transform on the signal to output a hermetic transform output; and one or more third metamaterial circuit elements configured to perform a summation on the hermetic transform output. Additionally, according to one or more exemplary embodiments, a transmitter comprises a metamaterial waveguide configured to guide a signal and allow the signal to exit the metamaterial waveguide; one or more first metamaterial circuit elements coupled to the metamaterial waveguide and configured to perform a hermetic transform on the signal; and one or more second metamaterial elements configured to transmit the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Publication number: 20160189374
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a tomography device comprises a scanner that obtains image slices. The device additionally comprises at least one processor configured to: perform a Hermetic Transform on the image slices to obtain hermetically transformed data using; filter and perform an Inverse Hermetic Transform on the Hermetic Transform data to obtain filtered inverse Hermetic Transform data; and perform back projection and angle integration on the filtered inverse Hermetic Transform data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: HOBBIT WAVE, INC.
    Inventors: Harvey C. WOODSUM, Christopher M. WOODSUM
  • Publication number: 20160142239
    Abstract: In one or more exemplary embodiments, a method comprises applying one or more first hermetic filters to an interval of data to produce one or more first filtered subintervals of data, wherein the one or more first hermetic filters are constructed from a hermetic function for the interval; and applying one or more second hermetic filters to the one or more first filtered subintervals of data to produce one or more second filtered subintervals of data, wherein the one or more second hermetic filters are constructed from a hermetic function for the one or more first filtered subintervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Patent number: 9344181
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for directionally receiving and/or transmitting acoustic waves and/or radio waves for use in applications such as wireless communications systems and/or radar. High directional gain and spatial selectivity are achieved while employing an array of receiving antennas that is small as measured in units of the wavelength of radio waves being received or transmitted, especially in the case of spatially oversampled arrays. Frequency/wavenumber, multi-dimensional spectrum analysis, as well as one-dimensional frequency spectrum analysis can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Publication number: 20160105231
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for directionally receiving and/or transmitting acoustic waves and/or radio waves for use in applications such as wireless communications systems and/or radar. High directional gain and spatial selectivity are achieved while employing an array of receiving antennas that is small as measured in units of the wavelength of radio waves being received or transmitted, especially in the case of spatially oversampled arrays. Frequency/wavenumber, multi-dimensional spectrum analysis, as well as one-dimensional frequency spectrum analysis can be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Publication number: 20160028571
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform and inverse Hermetic Transform for transmitting and receiving OFDM signal by replacing a FFT and IFFT with the Hermetic Transform and inverse Hermetic Transform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: HOBBIT WAVE, INC.
    Inventor: Harvey C. WOODSUM
  • Patent number: 9154353
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described using a Hermetic Transform and inverse Hermetic Transform for transmitting and receiving a signal with multiple subcarriers, oversampling the received signal, and providing the resulting signals to a Hermetic Transform to provide a higher resolution output signal. An inverse Hermetic Transform is used to process data for transmission. The result is comparable to a form of OFDM that has orthogonality in a minimum norm/least-squares sense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hobbit Wave, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum
  • Patent number: 9154214
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for directionally receiving and/or transmitting acoustic waves and/or radio waves for use in applications such as wireless communications systems and/or radar. High directional gain and spatial selectivity are achieved while employing an array of receiving antennas that is small as measured in units of the wavelength of radio waves being received or transmitted, especially in the case of spatially oversampled arrays. Frequency/wavenumber, multi-dimensional spectrum analysis, as well as one-dimensional frequency spectrum analysis can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hobbit Wave
    Inventor: Harvey C. Woodsum