Patents by Inventor Peter Roland Smith
Peter Roland Smith 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).
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Patent number: 11269071Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith
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Publication number: 20210405180Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith
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Patent number: 11054517Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith
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Patent number: 11035949Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith
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Patent number: 10973958Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an artificial skin having a radar absorbing layer and a conductive layer containing an electrically conductive material, wherein the artificial skin has a reflection coefficient substantially equal to a human skin reflection coefficient, the human skin reflection coefficient being determined at an electromagnetic radiation frequency ranging from 1-500 GHz. A human phantom composed of the artificial skin and methods of testing the contrast resolution sufficiency of and active millimeter wave imaging system using the human phantom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Jeffrey Brian Barber, Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Barry Thomas Smith
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Publication number: 20200348410Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith
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Publication number: 20190184066Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an artificial skin having a radar absorbing layer and a conductive layer containing an electrically conductive material, wherein the artificial skin has a reflection coefficient substantially equal to a human skin reflection coefficient, the human skin reflection coefficient being determined at an electromagnetic radiation frequency ranging from 1-500 GHz. A human phantom composed of the artificial skin and methods of testing the contrast resolution sufficiency of and active millimeter wave imaging system using the human phantom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Jeffrey Brian Barber, Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Barry Thomas Smith
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Patent number: 10267904Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an artificial skin including: a radar absorbing layer; a conductive layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a semiconductive oxide deposited onto a substrate and an electrically conductive polymer, wherein the substrate is in contact with the radar absorbing layer, and wherein the artificial skin has a reflection coefficient substantially equal to a human skin reflection coefficient, the human skin reflection coefficient being determined at an electromagnetic radiation frequency ranging from 1-500 GHz. A human phantom composed of the artificial skin and methods of using the human phantom are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Jeffrey Brian Barber, Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Barry Thomas Smith
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Publication number: 20190060526Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an artificial skin including: a radar absorbing layer; a conductive layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a semiconductive oxide deposited onto a substrate and an electrically conductive polymer, wherein the substrate is in contact with the radar absorbing layer, and wherein the artificial skin has a reflection coefficient substantially equal to a human skin reflection coefficient, the human skin reflection coefficient being determined at an electromagnetic radiation frequency ranging from 1-500 GHz. A human phantom composed of the artificial skin and methods of using the human phantom are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityInventors: Jeffrey Brian Barber, Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Barry Thomas Smith
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Publication number: 20180292525Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a measurement system for measuring a reflection coefficient of a test sample, including: a transceiver antenna configured to be coupled to a source of electromagnetic radiation; and a RAM positioned between the transceiver antenna and a measurement region of the transceiver antenna, wherein the RAM comprises an aperture substantially orthogonal to and substantially aligned with a transceiving axis of the transceiver antenna. A method for obtaining error correction of a measurement system and a method of measuring a reflection coefficient in a test sample are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland SecuritInventors: Peter Roland Smith, James Christopher Weatherall, Jeffrey Brian Barber, Barry Thomas Smith