Patents by Inventor Ian Gerald Whiting

Ian Gerald Whiting 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).

  • Radar apparatus with sidelobe blanking circuit
    Patent number: 6100844
    Abstract: A radar apparatus provided with a sidelobe blanking circuit. The apparatus includes a directive antenna with a main receiver, and an auxiliary antenna with an auxiliary receiver. The apparatus also has a differential antenna with a differential receiver. Comparators compare the outputs of the auxiliary receiver and the differential receiver. Blanking does not occur when the output of the main receiver is larger than both other output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V.
    Inventors: Ian Gerald Whiting, John Arthur Scholz, Hugo Kleijer
  • Antenna system
    Patent number: 5805109
    Abstract: The invention relates to a phased array antenna by means of which, besides normal radar transmissions, also a guidance of a number of semi-active homing missiles towards a number of targets can be effected. The main problem to be solved here is that a rear-reference signal for each missile remains present to a sufficient extent also during the periods covering normal radar transmissions. The invention solves this problem by transmitting rear-reference signals for all missiles deployed simultaneously with radar transmitter signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V.
    Inventor: Ian Gerald Whiting