Patents by Inventor Neal B. Lawrence

Neal B. Lawrence 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: 4173017
    Abstract: A programmable signal processor is disclosed for use with an array radar. e programmable signal processor has quadrature channel, moving target indicators followed by post detection integration. The moving target indicators can be programmed to have any desired frequency response and can be adapted as a function of antenna beam position, range bin sector, or time. The processor also contains a high speed buffer which provides the capability to record, in real time, unprocessed raw video as well as corresponding processed moving target indicators and integrator outputs. The signal processor simultaneously processes the in-phase and quadrature components of the input signal. The output processed video signal is a digital representation of the input signal with fixed or slow moving clutter reduced and the signal-to-noise ratio improved by the response of the moving target indicator filter and the integrator respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Donald W. Burlage, Neal B. Lawrence, Larry B. Owen