Patents by Inventor Lawrence P. Strickland

Lawrence P. Strickland 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: 8452254
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises a main transmission line, one or more piezoelectric filters coupled to the main transmission line, and one or more sub-signal transmission lines coupled to the one or more piezoelectric filters. The main transmission line communicates a main signal from an antenna to a main receiver. Each piezoelectric filter selects a sub-signal of a specific center frequency. Each sub-signal transmission line communicates a sub-signal to a sub-signal receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Strickland
  • Publication number: 20120046006
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises a main transmission line, one or more piezoelectric filters coupled to the main transmission line, and one or more sub-signal transmission lines coupled to the one or more piezoelectric filters. The main transmission line communicates a main signal from an antenna to a main receiver. Each piezoelectric filter selects a sub-signal of a specific center frequency. Each sub-signal transmission line communicates a sub-signal to a sub-signal receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Strickland
  • Patent number: 6812791
    Abstract: A method of processing an input signal to produce a corrected output signal includes generating a pre-distorted signal by distorting a digital input signal, the distortion based upon characteristics of a main amplifier, and correcting an output signal of the main amplifier to produce the corrected output signal. The output signal of the main amplifier is generated by amplifying the pre-distorted signal with the main amplifier. The correcting is based on a comparison of a signal indicative of the main amplifier output signal and a signal indicative of the digital input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Strickland
  • Publication number: 20040070448
    Abstract: A method of processing an input signal to produce a corrected output signal includes generating a pre-distorted signal by distorting a digital input signal, the distortion based upon characteristics of a main amplifier, and correcting an output signal of the main amplifier to produce the corrected output signal. The output signal of the main amplifier is generated by amplifying the pre-distorted signal with the main amplifier. The correcting is based on a comparison of a signal indicative of the main amplifier output signal and a signal indicative of the digital input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Strickland
  • Patent number: 4390845
    Abstract: A quadrature detector includes a driving circuit for applying a frequency modulated square-wave to one input of a gating circuit and to the input of a phase-shift network whose output is connected directly to the other input of the gating circuit. A tracking DC bias voltage is introduced at the input of the gating circuit which is coupled to the output of the phase-shift network, and the level of this DC voltage is selected so that the gating circuit switches on the zero-crossings of the sinusoid outputted by the phase-shift network. This scheme eliminates the need for a limiter used in conventional quadrature detectors that operate from low-voltage power supplies such as a one volt battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Strickland