Patents by Inventor Nixon A. Pendergrass

Nixon A. Pendergrass 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: 9337941
    Abstract: A system adapted for use with an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system is provided comprising an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system comprising an antenna, wherein the electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system is adapted to produce a transmitted signal for antenna pattern measurement which is transmitted through the antenna; a case located in proximity to the electromagnetic transmitter; at least one measurement probe disposed inside the case without changing the antenna's emission pattern, wherein the case, with the probe dispose therein, is placed no closer to the antenna than a limitation on the transmitter and receiver system component comprising a dynamic range associated with radio frequency energy received by the probe from the antenna; and an output section adapted to send results from the antenna pattern measurement received by the probe to a remote location away from the transmitter and receiver system for recording and analysis, the analysis comprising producing an anten
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David R. Emerson, Gregory D. Hughes, Nixon A. Pendergrass
  • Publication number: 20160050032
    Abstract: A system adapted for use with an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system is provided comprising an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system comprising an antenna, wherein the electromagnetic transmitter and receiver system is adapted to produce a transmitted signal for antenna pattern measurement which is transmitted through the antenna; a case located in proximity to the electromagnetic transmitter; at least one measurement probe disposed inside the case without changing the antenna's emission pattern, wherein the case, with the probe dispose therein, is placed no closer to the antenna than a limitation on the transmitter and receiver system component comprising a dynamic range associated with radio frequency energy received by the probe from the antenna; and an output section adapted to send results from the antenna pattern measurement received by the probe to a remote location away from the transmitter and receiver system for recording and analysis, the analysis comprising producing an anten
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: David R. Emerson, Gregory D. Hughes, Nixon A. Pendergrass
  • Publication number: 20150316590
    Abstract: A low electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) voltage measurement system may include a voltage-digitizing transmission module configured to digitize multiple input voltages and digitally transmit values, a fiber optic cable configured to transmit values from the transmission module to a receiver module and from the receiver module to a personal computer having recording software. Various methods are also provided including steps associated with multiplexing voltage to fiber-optical conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Bradley F. Eid, Nixon A. Pendergrass
  • Patent number: 9083418
    Abstract: A system and method of manufacturing the same adapted for use with an electromagnetic receiver or transceiver system comprising at least one antenna, wherein the electromagnetic receiver or transceiver system is adapted to measure signal levels for in situ antenna pattern or link budget measurements using at least one signal measurement probe placed in the signal receive path without affecting said antenna's emission pattern or receiver performance. The system further includes an output section adapted to send results from said in situ antenna pattern or link budget measurements to a remote location away from said receiver or transceiver system for recording and/or analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Nixon A. Pendergrass, Gregory D. Hughes, David R. Emerson
  • Publication number: 20140248845
    Abstract: A system and method of manufacturing the same adapted for use with an electromagnetic receiver or transceiver system comprising at least one antenna, wherein the electromagnetic receiver or transceiver system is adapted to measure signal levels for in situ antenna pattern or link budget measurements using at least one signal measurement probe placed in the signal receive path without affecting said antenna's emission pattern or receiver performance. The system further includes an output section adapted to send results from said in situ antenna pattern or link budget measurements to a remote location away from said receiver or transceiver system for recording and/or analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Nixon A. Pendergrass, Gregory D. Hughes, David R. Emerson
  • Patent number: 7310286
    Abstract: An undersea communications system in which a message is converted to a redundant fixed-length data packet and transmitted acoustically as a quadrature phase-keyed signal in a frequency band with a continuous pilot signal at a frequency closely adjacent to the frequency band. A receiver uses the received continuous pilot signal to Doppler compensate the incoming quadrature phase keyed signal by estimating any Doppler distortion in the received pilot signal. The resultant redundant signals are then robustly processed coherently and jointly by the adaptive decision feedback equalizer and decoder to provide the original transmitted data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan M. Jarvis, Fletcher A. Blackmon, Ronald R. Morrissey, Nixon Pendergrass, Dean J. Smith, Kevin C. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 5528555
    Abstract: A system for compensating for noise induced in a sensor data stream from a sensor array towed by a towing device includes a towing device motion data input receives a towed motion data stream representative of towing motion of the towing device. A sensor array input for receiving the sensor data stream. An adaptive filter connected to the towing device motion data input and the sensor array input for receiving the towed motion data stream from the towing device motion data input and the sensor data stream from the sensor array input and for generating a corrected sensor data stream representing sensor array data with ship motion noise attenuated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Maria C. Santos, Sherry E. Hammel, Kai F. Gong, Nixon A. Pendergrass