Patents by Inventor Hoyt S. Rountree

Hoyt S. Rountree 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).

  • Patent number: 4283767
    Abstract: A signal processor for use with an array of antenna elements comprises a plurality of pairs of receiver channels which receive signals from respective halves of the array. The component of the signals resulting from noise, such as the noise generated within the ocean, is substantially decorrelated between the respective halves of the array, while a component of the signal obtained from a source of a desired signal is coherent between the two halves of the array. The signals in each pair of channels are translated to intermediate frequencies by mixing the signals with reference signals of differing frequencies in each of the respective pairs of channels. The translated signals in each pair of channels are then multiplied together to produce a signal of substantially constant amplitude which is suitable for detection, or for a bearing deviation indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Hoyt S. Rountree