Patents by Inventor Joshua B. Beun

Joshua B. Beun 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).

  • Publication number: 20250004131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of performing light detection and ranging (LIDAR). According to some embodiments, a first data packet is generated, transmitted, and/or received to initiate transmission of a primary light signal to a remote target, and a first timestamp associated with the first data packet is generated. A second data packet is generated, received, and/or transmitted indicating reception of a reflected light signal, wherein the reflected light signal is a reflection of the primary light signal from the remote target. A second timestamp associated with the second data packet is generated, and a distance to the remote target is determined based on the first and second timestamps. Related LIDAR systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Joshua B. Beun
  • Publication number: 20240377241
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for interrogating a moving acoustic source using radar and processing data using a selection of motion compensation techniques adapted from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to remove the effects of linear and nonlinear target motion so that the range-Doppler map retains only vibration information in the Doppler dimension. Vibration and sound waveforms can thus be selectively reproduced at specific ranges directly from the radar baseband waveform, without the need for additional complex analysis or audio processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Joshua B. Beun, Ronald D. Lipps, Raghu G. Raj
  • Patent number: 12007271
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for interrogating a moving acoustic source using radar and processing data using a selection of motion compensation techniques adapted from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to remove the effects of linear and nonlinear target motion so that the range-Doppler map retains only vibration information in the Doppler dimension. Vibration and sound waveforms can thus be selectively reproduced at specific ranges directly from the radar baseband waveform, without the need for additional complex analysis or audio processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Joshua B. Beun, Ronald D. Lipps, Raghu G. Raj
  • Patent number: 11828868
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an aperture antenna. The antenna apparatus also includes a compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed configured to communicate with the aperture antenna. Optionally, the compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed includes a monopulse antenna feed configured to communicate with the aperture antenna. The compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed also includes a compact polarimetric monopulse feed network configured to communicate with the monopulse antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Joshua B. Beun, Thomas L. Ainsworth, Philip Langlois
  • Publication number: 20220365206
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for interrogating a moving acoustic source using radar and processing data using a selection of motion compensation techniques adapted from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to remove the effects of linear and nonlinear target motion so that the range-Doppler map retains only vibration information in the Doppler dimension. Vibration and sound waveforms can thus be selectively reproduced at specific ranges directly from the radar baseband waveform, without the need for additional complex analysis or audio processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Joshua B. Beun, Ronald D. Lipps, Raghu G. Raj
  • Publication number: 20210156953
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an aperture antenna. The antenna apparatus also includes a compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed configured to communicate with the aperture antenna. Optionally, the compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed includes a monopulse antenna feed configured to communicate with the aperture antenna. The compact polarimetric monopulse waveguide antenna feed also includes a compact polarimetric monopulse feed network configured to communicate with the monopulse antenna feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher T. Rodenbeck, Joshua B. Beun, Thomas L. Ainsworth, Philip Langlois