Patents by Inventor Norman Ray Sanford

Norman Ray Sanford 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).

  • Reduced split target reply processor for secondary surveillance radars and identification friend or foe systems
    Patent number: 6628225
    Abstract: A method of processing reply signals received in response to an interrogation by a secondary surveillance radar system. The method includes the steps of receiving a reply signal from each of a plurality of targets, and enabling each of a plurality of target mode blocks having a predefined mode to select from the reply signals. The method further includes the step of correlating the selected reply signal to the target mode block that selected same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Norman Ray Sanford
  • Reduced split target reply processor for secondary surveillance radars and identification friend or foe systems
    Publication number: 20030102996
    Abstract: A method of processing reply signals received in response to an interrogation by a secondary surveillance radar system. The method includes the steps of receiving a reply signal from each of a plurality of targets, and enabling each of a plurality of target mode blocks having a predefined mode to select from the reply signals. The method further includes the step of correlating the selected reply signal to the target mode block that selected same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Norman Ray Sanford