Patents by Inventor John W. Taylor, Jr.

John W. Taylor, Jr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining the altitude of a signal propagation path
    Patent number: 4041491
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the altitude of a transmitted signal by adding the altitude of the transmitting antenna to accumulated changes in altitude, determined in relation to the sine function of the elevation angle of the propagation path. The elevation angle of the propagation path is determined in relation to the elevation angle of the transmitting antenna and the local elevation angle change in the propagation path accumulated over the propagation range. The local elevation angle change in the propagation path is determined in relation to a dynamic, vertically dependent refractive index gradient model and in relation to a vertically dependent curvature model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Taylor, Jr., Carl A. McGrew