Patents by Inventor James F. Whatley

James F. Whatley 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).

  • Angle width discriminator/altitude line detector radar
    Patent number: 4540985
    Abstract: A pulse radar for acquiring a target while rejecting the altitude line is described wherein a plurality of target reports from a scanning antenna are examined and rejected if the pattern of target reports at an apparent range extends along a scanning angle too large to be a valid target and selected if the pattern of target reports at a range extends along a limited scanning angle indicative of a target having a valid target size. Target reports rejected during a prior scan may be used as a basis for rejecting target reports of a current scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Steven J. Clancy, James F. Whatley, Dennis Heinke