Patents by Inventor Michael Dane Ince

Michael Dane Ince 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 and system for attitude sensing using monopulse GPS processing
    Patent number: 6018315
    Abstract: A space vehicle uses a signal received from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite (51, FIG. 1) to determine the attitude of a space vehicle. The signal is received through a pair of antennas (10, 11) and converted to sum and difference outputs by a sum and difference circuit (30). These outputs are then conveyed to down converter/correlators (55), and then to envelope detectors (60). The outputs of the envelope detectors (60) are then converted to a digital format by an analog to digital converter (70). The digitally formatted sum and difference amplitudes are then used by a processor (80) to calculate the required attitude adjustment to the space vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dane Ince, Robert H. Smith