Patents by Inventor James K. Crosby

James K. Crosby 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: 5608407
    Abstract: A radar system and method employing a radar with an electronically scanned antenna array for estimating range and range rate to a target using angle cueing only. The radar transmits radar pulses at the target and searches the projection of the line-of-sight to the target on the ground for ground-bounce returns associated with each transmitted pulse. A processor coupled to the radar and processes the ground-bounce returns to determine an angle corresponding to the maximum reflected multipath ground-bounce return when the antenna array scans the ground. The angle data derived from processing the multipath ground-bounce returns permits computation of the range to and range rate of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics
    Inventors: Atul Jain, James K. Crosby