Patents by Inventor Howard L. Waldman

Howard L. Waldman 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).

  • Space-time division multiple-access laser communications system
    Patent number: 8116632
    Abstract: A space-time division multiple-access (STDMA) laser communications (lasercom) system and related techniques. The STDMA system includes a plurality of remote nodes and an STDMA access node which uses precise electronic beam steering and beacons to provide access to each of a plurality of remote access nodes by means of both space and time-division multiple access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: William J. Miniscalco, Robert D. O'Shea, Irl W. Smith, Howard L. Waldman
  • SPACE-TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE-ACCESS LASER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090214216
    Abstract: A space-time division multiple-access (STDMA) laser communications (lasercom) system and related techniques. The STDMA system includes a plurality of remote nodes and an STDMA access node which uses precise electronic beam steering and beacons to provide access to each of a plurality of remote access nodes by means of both space and time-division multiple access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: William J. Miniscalco, Robert D. O'Shea, Irl W. Smith, Howard L. Waldman