Patents by Inventor John F. Courtien

John F. Courtien 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: 8976837
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a low probability of detection (LPD) waveform is presented. The method modulates pre-modulated symbols using pulse-position modulation (PPM) to produce PPM modulated signals with a modulated in-phase (I) component and a modulated quadrature (Q) component. Next, frequency hopping is used to transmit the modulated I component at a randomized start time within a time slot and to transmit the modulated Q component at the randomized start time within the same slot. The modulated Q component does not overlap with the modulated I component. The method can also overlay transmission security (TRANSEC) pseudorandom (PN) overlay on the modulated Q component and the modulated I component before the modulated Q component and the modulated I component are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Lomp, John F. Courtien, David A. Haessig, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4644560
    Abstract: A CDMA format is used within a network to permit communication between members of a network. Network members are synchronized to each other and are each aware of a predetermined set of code words which has been established. A member desiring to transmit data selects a code word from the predetermined set. If there are unused code words, one of the unused words is randomly selected. If all words are being used, the code word of the farthest user is selected. Since all members are synchronized in time to stable clocks, the range of each user is known. All members of the network are always listening and keeping track of detections of other users and code words. Transmitted signals are a series of pulses with a jitter or sync pulse inserted within each series. The number and location of sync pulses is unique for each code and defines the CDMA code of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Hazeltine Corporation
    Inventors: Frank M. Torre, John F. Courtien