Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Nicosia
Joseph M. Nicosia 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).
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Patent number: 7839916Abstract: An apparatus and methods for communicating between or among global positioning system (GPS) receivers enhanced with wideband transmitters, which can include ultra wideband (UWB) transmitters. In one embodiment, WB pulses are precorrected by a transmitter to align with a clock common to both enhanced GPS receivers for autocorrelation, thereby simplifying WB or UWB receiver circuitry. One embodiment includes a circuit and method for adjusting the timing of a pulse by phase shifting the pulse by adjusting amplitude. The wideband pulses are used to communicate data between enhanced GPS receivers. A relatively long code can also be communicated between enhanced GPS receivers, thereby permitting the same WB signal to be used to determine range between the enhanced GPS receivers. The communicated data can include the absolute position of the enhanced GPS receiver, which when combined relative positioning from ranging data, can advantageously permit cooperatively positioning and/or navigation.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: L-3 Communications CorporationInventors: James R. Luecke, Joseph M. Nicosia
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Patent number: 6865477Abstract: A vehicle navigation method and system employing echo or doppler analysis to provide autonomous or enhanced navigational capabilities by correlating stored scene information with echo analysis information derived from an Active Traveling-Wave Device (ATWD) output representing information concerning the vehicle's state and velocity vectors with respect to a mapped scene.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Winged Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Publication number: 20020147544Abstract: A vehicle navigation system employing echo or doppler analysis to provide autonomous or enhanced navigational capabilities by correlating stored scene information with echo analysis information derived from an Active Traveling-Wave Device (ATWD) output representing information concerning the vehicle's state and velocity vectors with respect to a mapped scene. The system employs a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to provide an increased range resolution of the ATWD.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Applicant: WINGED SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Patent number: 6347264Abstract: An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and information from the weather radar unit, the processor unit providing an output representing information concerning the aircraft in accordance with the provided navigation information and radar information, a memory for storing information representing a scene, the processor unit correlating the stored scene information with the output representing information concerning the aircraft to provide a mapped scene, a display unit for displaying the output of said processor and the mapped scene, and a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to the weather radar unit, thereby providing an increased range resolution.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2001Date of Patent: February 12, 2002Assignee: Winged Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Publication number: 20020004692Abstract: An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and information from the weather radar unit, the processor unit providing an output representing information concerning the aircraft in accordance with the provided navigation information and radar information, a memory for storing information representing a scene, the processor unit correlating the stored scene information with the output representing information concerning the aircraft to provide a mapped scene, a display unit for displaying the output of said processor and the mapped scene, and a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to the weather radar unit, thereby providing an increased range resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2001Publication date: January 10, 2002Applicant: Winged Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Patent number: 6219594Abstract: An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and information from the weather radar unit, the processor unit providing an output representing information concerning the aircraft in accordance with the provided navigation information and radar information, a memory for storing information representing a scene, the processor unit correlating the stored scene information with the output representing information concerning the aircraft to provide a mapped scene, a display unit for displaying the output of said processor and the mapped scene, and a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to the weather radar unit, thereby providing an increased range resolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Winged Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Patent number: 6018698Abstract: An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and information from the weather radar unit, the processor unit providing an output representing information concerning the aircraft in accordance with the provided navigation information and radar information, a memory for storing information representing a scene, the processor unit correlating the stored scene information with the output representing information concerning the aircraft to provide a mapped scene, a display unit for displaying the output of said processor and the mapped scene, and a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to the weather radar unit, thereby providing an increased range resolution.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1997Date of Patent: January 25, 2000Assignee: Winged Systems CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Patent number: 5654890Abstract: An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and information from the weather radar unit, the processor unit providing an output representing information concerning the aircraft in accordance with the provided navigation information and radar information, a memory for storing information representing a scene, the processor unit correlating the stored scene information with the output representing information concerning the aircraft to provide a mapped scene, a display unit for displaying the output of said processor and the mapped scene, and a steppable frequency oscillator for providing a signal which is stepped in frequency to the weather radar unit, thereby providing an increased range resolution.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1994Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Lockheed MartinInventors: Joseph M. Nicosia, Keith R. Loss, Gordon A. Taylor
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Patent number: 4217583Abstract: Method and apparatus for the detection of a ground moving target using a moving platform MTI radar system are disclosed. Such a moving target is detected by comparing the power level of radar return signals passing in a difference channel of a monopulse receiver with a predetermined power level. In one embodiment, a monopulse antenna of such receiver scans a swath of ground and the power level of radar returns passing in the difference channel having a Doppler frequency equal to the Doppler frequency associated with clutter disposed along the boresight axis of such antenna is compared with a predetermined power level. When the power level of returns in such difference channel at such Doppler frequency is greater than the power level of returns from clutter disposed along the boresight axis (i.e., the predetermined power level), a moving target is indicated.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1975Date of Patent: August 12, 1980Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Edwin R. Hiller, Philip D. Kaplan, Joseph M. Nicosia, Jr., Henry D. Zuerndorfer