Patents by Inventor Kenneth Irving
Kenneth Irving 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: 11131741Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving signals from an unknown transmitting source and providing the location of the unknown transmitting source comprising a series of channels for receiving signals radiated by the unknown transmitting sources, generating preprocessed time domain data and generating a SAR image depicting a location of the unknown transmitting source, and a processor for processing the preprocessed time domain data to enhance a pixel value at each pixel location within the SAR image by summing signal data from each channel related to each pixel location to generate an enhanced SAR image.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, Gregory James Mazzaro, Kyle Alexander Gallagher, Stephen Freeman
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Patent number: 10649080Abstract: A radar assembly for receiving signals at spaced frequencies from an unknown transmitting source comprising a receiver operative to receive signals; the receiver comprising a series of channels, each channel comprising a low pass filter configured to allow passage of a signal from an unknown transmitting source, an analog to digital converter configured to transform the signal from the unknown transmitting source to a digital signal, a Hilbert transform configured to transform the digital signal from the unknown transmitting source into a single sideband signal, a Fourier transform configured to transform the single sideband signal into a plurality of regularly spaced frequency samples, and an inverse Fourier transform for extracting regularly spaced frequency samples; whereby extracted pulses form a train of pulses that are inputted into an imager which utilizes synthetic aperture radar to form an image of the area of interest containing the unknown transmitting device and method thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, Gregory James Mazzaro, Kyle Alexander Gallagher, Stephen Freeman
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Publication number: 20200025855Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving signals from an unknown transmitting source and providing the location of the unknown transmitting source comprising a series of channels for receiving signals radiated by the unknown transmitting sources, generating preprocessed time domain data and generating a SAR image depicting a location of the unknown transmitting source, and a processor for processing the preprocessed time domain data to enhance a pixel value at each pixel location within the SAR image by summing signal data from each channel related to each pixel location to generate an enhanced SAR image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-IInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, Gregory James Mazzaro, Kyle Alexander Gallagher, Stephen Freeman
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Patent number: 10436897Abstract: A system for determining the location of a man-made object based upon symmetry of the object comprising a receiver configured to receive radar signals comprising cross-polarized and co-polarized responses; at least one processor configured to combine the horizontal-horizontal polarimetric responses and vertical-vertical polarimetric responses to form co-polarimetric images and operate on one or both of the vertical-horizontal polarimetric responses and horizontal-vertical polarimetric responses to form cross-polarized images; the at least one processor configured to process the co-polarized and cross-polarized images to locate areas of interest containing a maximum in the co-pol image and a null state in the co-pol image indicating the potential detection of a man-made object; the at least one processor being configured to filter data using buffer regions and/or skipping of pixels in the vicinity of an area of interest. A method for detection of man-made objects is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, David Chun Wong, Tuan That Ton
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Publication number: 20190049575Abstract: A radar assembly for receiving signals at spaced frequencies from an unknown transmitting source comprising a receiver operative to receive signals; the receiver comprising a series of channels, each channel comprising a low pass filter configured to allow passage of a signal from an unknown transmitting source, an analog to digital converter configured to transform the signal from the unknown transmitting source to a digital signal, a Hilbert transform configured to transform the digital signal from the unknown transmitting source into a single sideband signal, a Fourier transform configured to transform the single sideband signal into a plurality of regularly spaced frequency samples, and an inverse Fourier transform for extracting regularly spaced frequency samples; whereby extracted pulses form a train of pulses that are inputted into an imager which utilizes synthetic aperture radar to form an image of the area of interest containing the unknown transmitting device and method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-IInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, Gregory James Mazzaro, Kyle Alexander Gallagher, Stephen Freeman
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Patent number: 10122139Abstract: An adapter apparatus and methods for using in providing such adapter apparatus include providing a substrate having a plurality of openings defined therethrough. A plurality of conductive elements are mounted within corresponding openings thereof using a flowable and curable laminate material.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: IRONWOOD ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: David Allen Struyk, Kenneth Irving Krawza, Ilavarasan M. Palaniappa, Sultan Mahmood Faiz
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Publication number: 20180052229Abstract: A system for determining the location of a man-made object based upon symmetry of the object comprising a receiver configured to receive radar signals comprising cross-polarized and co-polarized responses; at least one processor configured to combine the horizontal-horizontal polarimetric responses and vertical-vertical polarimetric responses to form co-polarimetric images and operate on one or both of the vertical-horizontal polarimetric responses and horizontal-vertical polarimetric responses to form cross-polarized images; the at least one processor configured to process the co-polarized and cross-polarized images to locate areas of interest containing a maximum in the co-pol image and a null state in the co-pol image indicating the potential detection of a man-made object; the at least one processor being configured to filter data using buffer regions and/or skipping of pixels in the vicinity of an area of interest. A method for detection of man-made objects is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Army Research Laboratory)Inventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, David Chun Wong, Tuan That Ton
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Patent number: 9885784Abstract: A system and method for locating a man-made object comprising a transmitter and receiver combination or transceiver configured to emit mixtures of polarizations comprising HH, VV, VH and or HV polarization images, at least one processor configured to form co-polarimetric and cross-polarimetric images, to select a pixel under test and analyze the surrounding pixels by performing spatial averaging using the cross polarimetric image, and to replace the pixel under test and the pixels adjacent thereto with an average pixel value calculated from the pixel under test and pixels adjacent thereto; the at least one processor configured to diminish background effects to produce clearer co-polarimetric and cross-polarimetric images and to locate the left-right point of symmetry indicative of a man-made object by comparing each pixel under test in the cross-polarimetric image to pixels in the vicinity to locate an intensity differential in excess of 3 dB.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Kenneth Irving Ranney, David Chun Wong, Tuan That Ton
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Publication number: 20180003815Abstract: A system and method for locating a man-made object comprising a transmitter and receiver combination or transceiver configured to emit mixtures of polarizations comprising HH, VV, VH and or HV polarization images, at least one processor configured to form co-polarimetric and cross-polarimetric images, to select a pixel under test and analyze the surrounding pixels by performing spatial averaging using the cross polarimetric image, and to replace the pixel under test and the pixels adjacent thereto with an average pixel value calculated from the pixel under test and pixels adjacent thereto; the at least one processor configured to diminish background effects to produce clearer co-polarimetric and cross-polarimetric images and to locate the left-right point of symmetry indicative of a man-made object by comparing each pixel under test in the cross-polarimetric image to pixels in the vicinity to locate an intensity differential in excess of 3 dB.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORYInventors: KENNETH IRVING RANNEY, David Chun Wong, Tuan That Ton
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Patent number: 8502731Abstract: A system and method of detecting moving targets comprises transmitting electromagnetic waves rays from a plurality of transmitters at sequential; receiving reflected waves into a plurality of receivers after each transmission; the compilation of the reflected waves from the plurality of receivers for each transmission representing a data frame; forming a signal that monitors changes between the two sets of frames; at least one processor operating to process and compare frames; forming a difference image using a back-projection algorithm; scanning the difference image using a constant false alarm rate (CFAR) window; the CFAR window scanning the entire difference image and identifying a list of points of interest and eliminating the sidelobe artifacts present in the difference image thereby creating CFAR images; processing the CFAR images using morphological processing to create a morphological image; determining the number of clusters present in the morphological image; using K-means clustering to indicate theType: GrantFiled: January 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Anthony Frank Martone, Kenneth Irving Ranney
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Patent number: 8052167Abstract: An airbag module includes a retainer, diffuser, inflatable airbag, and an inflator to inflate the airbag. The diffuser is configured to disperse inflation gas from the inflator into the inflatable airbag. The retainer and/or diffuser comprise a glass-filled polymer material. The retainer includes a projection extending from a base wall. The projection couples to a hole in the diffuser flange and prevents the diffuser from rotating relative to the retainer. The inflator is coupled to the retainer by trapping an inflator flange under an overhang in a retainer cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: TK Holdings Inc.Inventors: Jason Carl Lisseman, Kenneth Irving Beaty, Danielle Marie Lipson, Angela Susan Schneider, Stewart Alexander Murray
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Patent number: 7886261Abstract: A programmable logic integrated circuit device adapted to enter a low-power mode is described. The integrated circuit device includes a programmable logic block, a first low-power mode control circuit programmed into a portion of the programmable logic block, a second low-power mode control circuit, and a low-power enable input coupled to the first low-power mode control circuit and the second low-power mode control circuit. This arrangement allows the programmable logic integrated circuit device to transition into and out of low-power mode in response to a single signal from system control logic, so that the system control logic can be designed without detailed understanding of the inner workings of the programmable logic integrated circuit device or its programmed design.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Actel CorporationInventors: Kenneth Irving, Vishal Aggrawal, Prasad Karuganti
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Patent number: 7616025Abstract: A programmable logic integrated circuit device adapted to enter a low-power mode is described. The integrated circuit device includes a programmable logic block, a first low-power mode control circuit programmed into a portion of the programmable logic block, a second low-power mode control circuit, and a low-power enable input coupled to the first low-power mode control circuit and the second low-power mode control circuit. This arrangement allows the programmable logic integrated circuit device to transition into and out of low-power mode in response to a single signal from system control logic, so that the system control logic can be designed without detailed understanding of the inner workings of the programmable logic integrated circuit device or its programmed design.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Actel CorporationInventors: Kenneth Irving, Vishal Aggrawal, Prasad Karuganti
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Patent number: 7581117Abstract: Secure delivery of configuration data of an intellectual property (IP) core includes the steps of loading configuration data for the IP core into IP core space by an IP core provider, masking portions of the IP core space not loaded with configuration data in the loading configuration data step with the value 0 or 1 by the IP core provider, encrypting data in the IP core space by the IP core provider, loading configuration data for system design other than for the IP core into a remainder space and any unused portions of the IP core space by a system designer, masking portions of the IP core space loaded in the loading configuration data step with the value 0 or 1 used by the IP core provider in the masking portions of the IP core space not loaded step, and encrypting data in a configuration space by the system designer.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Actel CorporationInventors: Kenneth Irving, Jonathan Greene
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Publication number: 20090033072Abstract: An airbag module includes a retainer, diffuser, inflatable airbag, and an inflator to inflate the airbag. The diffuser is configured to disperse inflation gas from the inflator into the inflatable airbag. The retainer and/or diffuser comprise a glass-filled polymer material. The retainer includes a projection extending from a base wall. The projection couples to a hole in the diffuser flange and prevents the diffuser from rotating relative to the retainer. The inflator is coupled to the retainer by trapping an inflator flange under an overhang in a retainer cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Jason Carl Lisseman, Kenneth Irving Beaty, Danielle Marie Lipson, Angela Susan Schneider, Stewart Alexander Murray
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Publication number: 20080265550Abstract: An airbag module comprises an airbag cushion, a cover, an inflator to inflate the airbag cushion, a retaining ring, and an integrated one-piece retainer and diffuser component. The integrated retainer and diffuser component couples to the cover to form a space for the airbag cushion in the airbag module. The integrated retainer and diffuser component disperses inflation gas from the inflator into the airbag cushion. The integrated retainer and diffuser component comprises a glass filled plastic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Jason Carl Lisseman, Kenneth Irving Beaty, Danielle Marie Lipson, Angela Susan Schneider
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Patent number: 4081695Abstract: An improved fall time is achieved in bipolar transistor logic circuits which have three-state outputs. The circuits comprise a logic input terminal which is coupled to a push-pull output stage to drive a three-state output terminal. A three-state input receives three-state control signals for holding the output transistors in their non-conducting, high impedance state. Improved speed is achieved by adding a feedback circuit to remove stored base charge from the upper output driver transistor and to supply base current derived from the load to the lower output driver transistor during high to low transitions of the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1976Date of Patent: March 28, 1978Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Gordon Hadfield Allen, Kenneth Irving Ray