Patents by Inventor Jonathan Cullinan Spencer

Jonathan Cullinan Spencer 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).

  • Phased array radar systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 10317518
    Abstract: Phased array radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed example radar apparatus for a small UAVs includes a transmitter to transmit a transmit signal in the X-band, a receive phased array including at least two receive antennas, wherein the receive phased array provides a field-of-view of at least 100 degrees in a first direction and at least 20 degrees in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first processor programmed to determine a location of an object based on an output from each of the at least two antennas, a second processor programmed to perform collision avoidance based on the location of the object, and a mount to mechanically couple the radar apparatus to the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Brigham Young University (BYU)
    Inventors: Karl Foster Warnick, Jonathan Cullinan Spencer
  • PHASED ARRAY RADAR SYSTEMS FOR SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180011180
    Abstract: Phased array radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed example radar apparatus for a small UAVs includes a transmitter to transmit a transmit signal in the X-band, a receive phased array including at least two receive antennas, wherein the receive phased array provides a field-of-view of at least 100 degrees in a first direction and at least 20 degrees in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first processor programmed to determine a location of an object based on an output from each of the at least two antennas, a second processor programmed to perform collision avoidance based on the location of the object, and a mount to mechanically couple the radar apparatus to the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Karl Foster Warnick, Jonathan Cullinan Spencer