Patents by Inventor James Bryan Baker

James Bryan Baker 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: 9709662
    Abstract: A bistatic radar system may include a transmitter, a target at a first known position, a receiver at a second known position, and a transmitter position determination unit. The receiver is configured to receive one or more reflected radar signals transmitted from the transmitter and reflected off the target. The receiver is configured to receive one or more direct radar signals transmitted from the transmitter. The transmitter position determination unit is configured to determine a position of the transmitter based on a determination of a distance between the first and second known positions and a determination of a first angular difference between the reflected radar signal(s) and the direct radar signal(s) that are received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Bryan Baker, Gary Alan Ray
  • Patent number: 9595995
    Abstract: A signal processing method is provided. The signal processing method includes receiving, at a signal processing system, a signal of interest, calculating, using the signal processing system, a power spectral density for the signal of interest, calculating, using the signal processing system, a basis vector based on the power spectral density shape, performing, using the signal processing system, a linear regression using the basis vector to generate an estimate for at least one parameter of the signal of interest, and transmitting, based on the at least one generated estimate, a signal that avoids interference with the signal of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker
  • Patent number: 9467317
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting signals. According to an embodiment, energy waves are received at a first receiver system and a second receiver system. The first receiver system generates first information using the energy waves received at the first receiver system. The first receiver system receives second information generated using the energy waves received at the second receiver system from the second receiver system. The first receiver system identifies desired information about a repetitive portion of a signal carried in the energy waves received at the first receiver system using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker, Daniel Stewart Summers
  • Publication number: 20160156382
    Abstract: A signal processing method is provided. The signal processing method includes receiving, at a signal processing system, a signal of interest, calculating, using the signal processing system, a power spectral density for the signal of interest, calculating, using the signal processing system, a basis vector based on the power spectral density shape, performing, using the signal processing system, a linear regression using the basis vector to generate an estimate for at least one parameter of the signal of interest, and transmitting, based on the at least one generated estimate, a signal that avoids interference with the signal of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker
  • Publication number: 20160047883
    Abstract: A bistatic radar system may include a transmitter, a target at a first known position, a receiver at a second known position, and a transmitter position determination unit. The receiver is configured to receive one or more reflected radar signals transmitted from the transmitter and reflected off the target. The receiver is configured to receive one or more direct radar signals transmitted from the transmitter. The transmitter position determination unit is configured to determine a position of the transmitter based on a determination of a distance between the first and second known positions and a determination of a first angular difference between the reflected radar signal(s) and the direct radar signal(s) that are received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: James Bryan Baker, Gary Alan Ray
  • Publication number: 20150263872
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting signals. According to an embodiment, energy waves are received at a first receiver system and a second receiver system. The first receiver system generates first information using the energy waves received at the first receiver system. The first receiver system receives second information generated using the energy waves received at the second receiver system from the second receiver system. The first receiver system identifies desired information about a repetitive portion of a signal carried in the energy waves received at the first receiver system using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker, Daniel Stewart Summers
  • Patent number: 9046593
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting signals. According to an embodiment, energy waves are received at a first receiver system and a second receiver system. The first receiver system generates first information using the energy waves received at the first receiver system. The first receiver system receives second information generated using the energy waves received at the second receiver system from the second receiver system. The first receiver system identifies desired information about a repetitive portion of a signal carried in the energy waves received at the first receiver system using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker, Daniel Stewart Summers
  • Publication number: 20130157599
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting signals. According to an embodiment, energy waves are received at a first receiver system and a second receiver system. The first receiver system generates first information using the energy waves received at the first receiver system. The first receiver system receives second information generated using the energy waves received at the second receiver system from the second receiver system. The first receiver system identifies desired information about a repetitive portion of a signal carried in the energy waves received at the first receiver system using the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary Alan Ray, James Bryan Baker, Daniel Stewart Summers
  • Patent number: 8390514
    Abstract: A bank of order statistic filters applied to a set of antenna or transducer beams are used to detect and determine the line-of-bearing to the source of transient RF (or other, e.g., acoustic) signals. By applying order statistic filters to signals received by a set of antenna or transducer beams, this system sets a detection threshold that is unaffected by transient signals, thereby allowing the detection of these transient signals. Knowing which antenna beam the transient signals are located within allows the determination of a line of bearing to the source of the transient signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Bryan Baker, Gary A. Ray
  • Patent number: 8346696
    Abstract: Methods provided by this description may include receiving input signals for classification, and deriving specified signal parameters from the input signals. These methods may also compare the specified signal parameter to signal parameters derived from training signals, with the training signals being associated with predefined signal classes. These methods may also classify the input signals based on this comparison of the signal parameters, as derived respectively from the input signals in the training signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James Bryan Baker
  • Publication number: 20090313188
    Abstract: Methods provided by this description may include receiving input signals for classification, and deriving specified signal parameters from the input signals. These methods may also compare the specified signal parameter to signal parameters derived from training signals, with the training signals being associated with predefined signal classes. These methods may also classify the input signals based on this comparison of the signal parameters, as derived respectively from the input signals in the training signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: James Bryan Baker