Patents by Inventor James Nathaniel Knight

James Nathaniel Knight 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).

  • COMPACT, HIGH-EFFICIENCY RADAR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230375687
    Abstract: Provided is an array antenna divided into a plurality of sub-arrays disposed along a first dimension, wherein each sub-array comprises: a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first dimension and a plurality of phase shifters or transmit/receive (T/R) modules disposed along a second spatial dimension, each phase shifter or T/R module connected to a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first spatial dimension; and one or more processors being configured to generate a recurring radar waveform having a transmit portion, the transmit portion having multiple successive pulses at different frequencies to generate transmit beams by the array antenna at different angles in the first dimension; control at least one of the plurality of phase shifters or T/R modules along the second dimension to cause the transmit beams to be generated by the array antenna at different angles in the second dimension; and process return signals received by the plurality of sub-arrays to esti
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Evan Jackson Everett, James Nathaniel Knight, Andrew Scott Mank, Erik George Moore
  • Compact, high-efficiency radar assembly
    Patent number: 11506773
    Abstract: Provided is an array antenna divided into a plurality of sub-arrays disposed along a first dimension, wherein each sub-array comprises: a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first dimension and a plurality of phase shifters or transmit/receive (T/R) modules disposed along a second spatial dimension, each phase shifter or T/R module connected to a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first spatial dimension; and one or more processors being configured to generate a recurring radar waveform having a transmit portion, the transmit portion having multiple successive pulses at different frequencies to generate transmit beams by the array antenna at different angles in the first dimension; control at least one of the plurality of phase shifters or T/R modules along the second dimension to cause the transmit beams to be generated by the array antenna at different angles in the second dimension; and process return signals received by the plurality of sub-arrays to esti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Numerica Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Jackson Everett, James Nathaniel Knight, Andrew Scott Mank, Erik George Moore