Patents by Inventor Mark J. Beals

Mark J. Beals 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: 9237043
    Abstract: A multicarrier radio frequency (RF) transceiver implementing dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is capable of sensing a spectral environment and transmitting an RF signal at the same time. The transceiver can cancel an RF transmit signal component within a composite receive signal using a combination of analog and digital cancellation. In one embodiment, analog RF cancellation is performed to reduce the level of a transmit signal component of a composite receive signal before the signal reaches an RF receiver. The RF cancellation may be used to reduce the transmit signal component to a level that maintains the linear operation of the RF receiver. Digital cancellation may be performed to reduce transmit signal remnants within an output signal of the RF receiver. Digital cancellation may be performed on a subcarrier-by-subcarrier basis in some implementations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark J. Beals, David E. Mussmann
  • Publication number: 20130321205
    Abstract: Disclosed subject matter is directed to techniques and systems for analyzing a system design having a phase array antenna. In at least one implementation, component models of individual components of the phased array antenna may be provided. The component models may be arranged as a multi-dimensional lookup table (LUT) in some embodiments. A single-channel model of antenna performance may be synthesized for the system design based on the component models. An analysis of the performance of the system design may then be performed using the single-channel model of antenna performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Mark J. Beals, Edgar J. Martinez, Jacob Kim, Ajay Subramanian, William F. Skalenda, Robert W. Alm, Lee A. McMillan