Patents by Inventor John W. Paradise

John W. Paradise 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).

  • Onboard acoustic tracking system
    Patent number: 5033034
    Abstract: Apparatus located aboard a platform situated in an acoustic environment for racking a moving body when the body is proximate to the platform. The apparatus includes a selected number of acoustic sensor elements at selected locations around the platform, each of the elements for detecting acoustic information arriving at its selected location. The apparatus further includes signal conditioners coupled to the sensor elements, a given one of the signal conditioners providing a conditioned signal representing acoustic information which is emitted by the moving body when the body is proximate to the platform, and which arrives at the location of the acoustic sensor element to which the given signal conditioner is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John W. Paradise