Patents by Inventor Kenneth Richard Knowles

Kenneth Richard Knowles 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).

  • Patent number: 5718227
    Abstract: A transmitter directs a narrow RF ultrasonic beam through a body cavity to a receiver on the other side of the cavity. The beam is steered to be intercepted by audio signal sources in the body cavity, such as a fetal heart or multiple fetal hearts, which modulate the ultrasonic beam. The received parametric beam is demodulated and filtered to provide a relatively noise free audio reproduction of an audio signal source. In one embodiment, two transmitters are steered independently to direct respective beams to respective receivers to produce two signals and, thus, a binaural audio reproduction of an audio signal source. The audio reproduction is at a maximum when the two beams intersect at the audio signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael N. Witlin, Kenneth Richard Knowles