Patents by Inventor Paul M. Degitz

Paul M. Degitz 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).

  • Polarization-independent angle of arrival determination system using a miniature conformal antenna
    Patent number: 7852279
    Abstract: A miniature conformal antenna is provided with a polarization-independent output by using quadrature elements at the mouth of a cavity and by processing the RHCP and LHCP outputs of the elements to arrive at a polarization-dependent solution; and then correcting the angle of arrival result by electronically rotating the antenna, measuring the amplitude difference between element pairs at various angles, generating an amplitude difference curve and deriving an angular correction factor therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Apostolos, Paul M. Degitz
  • Polarization-independent angle of arrival determination system using a miniature conformal antenna
    Publication number: 20080316131
    Abstract: A miniature conformal antenna is provided with a polarization-independent output by using quadrature elements at the mouth of a cavity and by processing the RHCP and LHCP outputs of the elements to arrive at a polarization-dependent solution; and then correcting the angle of arrival result by electronically rotating the antenna, measuring the amplitude difference between element pairs at various angles, generating an amplitude difference curve and deriving an angular correction factor therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: John T. Apostolos, Paul M. Degitz