Patents by Inventor Philip A. Keane

Philip A. Keane 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).

  • Method of producing velocity-aided range gates
    Patent number: 4499466
    Abstract: A method of producing a control signal for a range gate in a pulse Doppler radar, the method encompassing the steps of periodically determining the range slip of a selected target and then changing the position of a range gate during each range sweep in accordance with the determined range slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Arthur J. Torino, Jr., George A. Bouchard, Philip A. Keane
  • Range gate generator with velocity aiding
    Patent number: 4156875
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a range gate generator used in a pulse radar is shown. In accordance with the disclosure, the position of the range gate, or gates, out of the range gate generator is controlled from pulse to pulse primarily in accordance with the Doppler velocity of a selected target and the pulse repetition interval of the pulse radar with a periodic correction in accordance with the range of such target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1979
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Philip A. Keane, Arthur J. Torino, Jr.