Patents by Inventor Lawrence Bruce Cornman

Lawrence Bruce Cornman 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).

  • Method of moment estimation and feature extraction for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time
    Patent number: 6307500
    Abstract: The computation system of the present invention comprises an improved method of moment estimation for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time. The preferred embodiment of this system is illustrated as part of an automated meteorological monitoring system for the accurate real time detection of meteorological phenomena, such as winds, wind shear and turbulence. This automated meteorological monitoring system uses a standard weather radar transmitter to scan a predetermined volume of space with a stream of radar pulses to determine the characteristics of meteorological phenomena that are extant in the predetermined volume. The computation system of the present invention utilizes novel signal processing algorithms in the improved method of moment estimation to excise the valid data from the returns echoes, which are corrupted by the presence of contaminating signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Inventors: Lawrence Bruce Cornman, Corinne Sue Morse, Robert Kent Goodrich
  • Method of moment estimation and feature extraction for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time
    Patent number: 5940523
    Abstract: The computation system of the present invention comprises an improved method of moment estimation for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time. The preferred embodiment of this system is illustrated as part of an automated meteorological monitoring system for the accurate real time detection of meteorological phenomena, such as winds, wind shear and turbulence. This automated meteorological monitoring system uses a standard weather radar transmitter to scan a predetermined volume of space with a stream of radar pulses to determine the characteristics of meteorological phenomena that are extant in the predetermined volume. The computation system of the present invention utilizes novel signal processing algorithms in the improved method of moment estimation to excise the valid data from the return echoes, which are corrupted by the presence of contaminating signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Inventors: Lawrence Bruce Cornman, Corinne Sue Morse, Robert Kent Goodrich