Patents by Inventor James Burton Jones

James Burton Jones 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).

  • Dual-feed antenna array with integral comparison circuit for phase and amplitude calibration
    Patent number: 8897717
    Abstract: A two-element array antenna system includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. A transmitting, receiving, and processing (TRP) system is coupled to the first and second antenna elements via, respectively, a single first transmission element and a single second transmission element. The first and second transmission elements have respective transmit-path and receive-path functionality. The TRP system is configured to determine an amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the transmit-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements, and, based on data obtained during the determination of amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the transmit-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements, determine an amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the receive-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Mark Virtue, Eduard Shestak, Ruy C. Brandao, Pal Meiyappan, James Burton Jones, Jon Riley
  • System and method for generating a reference signal for phase calibration of a system
    Patent number: 8242951
    Abstract: A two-element array antenna system includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first and second antenna elements respectively include first and second frequency multipliers. A transmitting, receiving, and processing (TRP) system is coupled to the first and second antenna elements via, respectively, a single first transmission element and a single second transmission element. The TRP system is configured to transmit to the first antenna element a first input signal at a sub-multiple of a first frequency, receive from the first frequency multiplier a first calibration signal based on the first input signal, transmit to the second antenna element a second input signal at a sub-multiple of the first frequency, receive from the second frequency multiplier a second calibration signal based on the second input signal, and determine, based on the calibration signals, a relative phase difference between the first and second transmission elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ruy Lopes Brandao, Pal Meiyappan, Ruy C. Brandao, James Burton Jones, Mark Virtue, Paul Ferguson
  • DUAL-FEED ANTENNA ARRAY WITH INTEGRAL COMPARISON CIRCUIT FOR PHASE AND AMPLITUDE CALIBRATION
    Publication number: 20120028587
    Abstract: A two-element array antenna system includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. A transmitting, receiving, and processing (TRP) system is coupled to the first and second antenna elements via, respectively, a single first transmission element and a single second transmission element. The first and second transmission elements have respective transmit-path and receive-path functionality. The TRP system is configured to determine an amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the transmit-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements, and, based on data obtained during the determination of amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the transmit-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements, determine an amplitude offset and phase offset associated with the receive-path functionality of the first and second transmission elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ferguson, Mark Virtue, Eduard Shestak, Ruy C. Brandao, Pal Meiyappan, James Burton Jones, Jon Riley
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR PHASE CALIBRATION OF A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100259439
    Abstract: A two-element array antenna system includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first and second antenna elements respectively include first and second frequency multipliers. A transmitting, receiving, and processing (TRP) system is coupled to the first and second antenna elements via, respectively, a single first transmission element and a single second transmission element. The TRP system is configured to transmit to the first antenna element a first input signal at a sub-multiple of a first frequency, receive from the first frequency multiplier a first calibration signal based on the first input signal, transmit to the second antenna element a second input signal at a sub-multiple of the first frequency, receive from the second frequency multiplier a second calibration signal based on the second input signal, and determine, based on the calibration signals, a relative phase difference between the first and second transmission elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ruy Lopes BRANDAO, Pal Meiyappan, Ruy C. Brandao, James Burton Jones, Mark Virtue, Paul Ferguson