Patents by Inventor Ira B. Ekhaus

Ira B. Ekhaus 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: 11859949
    Abstract: The system and method of projectile flight management using a combination of radio frequency orthogonal interferometry for the long range navigation and guidance of one or more projectiles that does not need to be accurate all the way to the ground based on the use of larger artillery. The system provides for more accurate targeting, especially in GPS-denied and GPS-limited environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Choiniere, Ira B. Ekhaus, Quang M. Lam
  • Patent number: 11740055
    Abstract: The system and method of projectile flight management using a combination of radio frequency orthogonal interferometry for the long range navigation and guidance of one or more projectiles and a short range navigation and guidance system to provide for more accurate targeting, especially in GPS-denied and GPS-limited environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Choiniere, Ira B. Ekhaus, Quang M. Lam
  • Patent number: 11385024
    Abstract: The system and method of projectile flight management using a combination of radio frequency orthogonal interferometry for the long range navigation and guidance of one or more projectiles and a short range navigation and guidance system to provide for more accurate targeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Quang M. Lam, Michael J. Choiniere, Egor V. Degtiarev, Ira B. Ekhaus
  • Patent number: 11287520
    Abstract: A system and method for using coherent aggregated bandwidth over multiple transmissions for improved performance of precision guidance and positioning and of object tracking systems. Angular offset (Az/El) estimations are strongly impacted by interference between direct and (comparable amplitude) ground-reflected signals. In rough ground situations, there could be many ground reflected signals. Bandwidth aggregation as used herein achieves sharper range sidelobes and smaller magnitude multipath interference terms resulting in increasingly accurate interferometric results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Ira B. Ekhaus
  • Patent number: 11199380
    Abstract: The system and method of projectile flight management using a combination of radio frequency orthogonal interferometry for the long range navigation and guidance of one or more projectiles and a short range navigation and guidance system to provide for more accurate targeting, especially in GPS-denied and GPS-limited environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Ira B. Ekhaus, Michael J. Choiniere, Quang M. Lam
  • Patent number: 5675550
    Abstract: A system for radiation imaging of objects within a target area utilizing echo signals from a target area such as a patch of seafloor or the anatomy of a body. Data is obtained by time domain measurements received at a plurality of transducers in either monostatic or bistatic mode. Using multidimensional interferometry and multidimensional Fourier transforms, the data is reconstructed in multiple temporal and spatial frequency domains with a unique reduced wavenumber characteristic that retains the resolution potential of a traditional synthetic aperture approach. The system is inherently robust in applications with significant transceiver motion and/or variations in the propagation characteristics of the surrounding medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventor: Ira B. Ekhaus
  • Patent number: 5300730
    Abstract: A musical device comprises a guitar with a neck and a plurality of strings. A pick-up produces electrical output signals related to the frequency and amplitude of vibration of at least one of the strings. An electronic musical effect generator is receptive of the electronic output signal for altering the frequency and amplitude to produce a musical effect. A strain gauge assembly for plurality of axes is disposed on the guitar neck to sense a plurality of axes of strain in that position during use of the instrument. A pick is actuatable by a user for initiating a note on the guitar. A second sensor senses the manual actuation pressure on the pick and another strain gauge assembly for a plurality of axes is disposed on the pick and generates a plurality of control signals corresponding to structural deflections generated during the use of the pick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Inventor: Ira B. Ekhaus