Patents by Inventor Michael Paul Fitz

Michael Paul Fitz 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: 11363539
    Abstract: Systems and methods to accomplish a power control system in a MANET are described herein. To reduce detectability of the MANET, the controller 310 can reduce transmit power at individual links while operating the link's modulation and coding data rate and data queue backlog at levels that are sufficient to meet the user's offered load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SILVUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Fitz, Moein Sadeghi
  • Patent number: 8750444
    Abstract: A method for providing timing recovery from a received digital data stream where the digital data stream is a series of consecutive data samples. The method separates the data stream into a series of consecutive observation periods where each observation period includes the same number of consecutive data samples. The method also includes identifying a series of consecutive timing recovery data samples in each observation period where the timing recovery data samples are used for timing recovery and other data samples in the observation period are not used for timing recovery, and where the number of data samples used for timing recovery in each observation period is less than the number of data samples that are not used for timing recovery in the observation period. The method then uses the timing recovery data samples for timing recovery in each observation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Fitz, Scott Warren Enserink
  • Patent number: 8488697
    Abstract: A timing recovery system that provides a timing estimate between a transmitter clock and a receiver clock. The system includes a down-converter that converts a received intermediate frequency signal in the receiver and down-converts, using Fs/4 down-conversion, the received signal into baseband in-phase and quadrature phase signals. The baseband in-phase and quadrature phase signals are sent to a direct down-converter that frequency shifts the in-phase and quadrature phase. The frequency-shifted in-phase and quadrature phase baseband signals are then low-pass filtered in order to isolate the frequency components of interest, reduce noise, and remove zeros that are artifacts of the Fs/4 down-conversion. The signals are sent to a square-law non-linearity circuit that provides squaring non-linearity to generate non-linear in-phase and quadrature phase signals. The non-linear in-phase and quadrature phase signals are sent to a single-pole, low-pass post-filter circuit that generates the timing estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Fitz, Scott Warren Enserink, Isaak John Woldeit
  • Patent number: 8477885
    Abstract: A system for receiving signals is set forth. The system includes an open loop frequency offset updating system adapted to receive an input signal. The open loop frequency offset updating system updates a frequency offset recursively, using a real time update value for value ?(f,N). The system samples the signal and calculates an alternate quantity based on ?(f,N) to determine a maximum value of the alternate quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Paul Fitz
  • Publication number: 20120281795
    Abstract: A timing recovery system that provides a timing estimate between a transmitter clock and a receiver clock. The system includes a down-converter that converts a received intermediate frequency signal in the receiver and down-converts, using Fs/4 down-conversion, the received signal into baseband in-phase and quadrature phase signals. The baseband in-phase and quadrature phase signals are sent to a direct down-converter that frequency shifts the in-phase and quadrature phase. The frequency-shifted in-phase and quadrature phase baseband signals are then low-pass filtered in order to isolate the frequency components of interest, reduce noise, and remove zeros that are artifacts of the Fs/4 down-conversion. The signals are sent to a square-law non-linearity circuit that provides squaring non-linearity to generate non-linear in-phase and quadrature phase signals. The non-linear in-phase and quadrature phase signals are sent to a single-pole, low-pass post-filter circuit that generates the timing estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Fitz, Scott Warren Enserink, Isaak John Woldeit
  • Publication number: 20120281796
    Abstract: A method for providing timing recovery from a received digital data stream where the digital data stream is a series of consecutive data samples. The method separates the data stream into a series of consecutive observation periods where each observation period includes the same number of consecutive data samples. The method also includes identifying a series of consecutive timing recovery data samples in each observation period where the timing recovery data samples are used for timing recovery and other data samples in the observation period are not used for timing recovery, and where the number of data samples used for timing recovery in each observation period is less than the number of data samples that are not used for timing recovery in the observation period. The method then uses the timing recovery data samples for timing recovery in each observation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Paul Fitz, Scott Warren Enserink
  • Publication number: 20120189043
    Abstract: A system for receiving signals is set forth. The system includes an open loop frequency offset updating system adapted to receive an input signal. The open loop frequency offset updating system updates a frequency offset recursively, using a real time update value for value ?(ƒ,N). The system samples the signal and calculates an alternate quantity based on ?(ƒ,N) to determine a maximum value of the alternate quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Paul Fitz