Patents by Inventor Michele A. Pullman

Michele A. Pullman 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).

  • Satellite system cell management
    Patent number: 5227802
    Abstract: There is provided a method and means for controlling the amount of overlap and gaps in coverage of antenna pattern cells of a moving satellite communication system, by determining the relative spatial location of overlapping or gaping cells of converging or diverging satellites as a function of time; determining a point where antenna coverage of one or more cells from a first moving satellite will overlap or gap one or more cells from a second satellite; and turning off or on one or more of the overlapping or gaping cells so as to eliminate interference therebetween without leaving substantial coverage gaps between adjacent antenna patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele A. Pullman, Kenneth M. Peterson