Patents by Inventor Rachel Ertl

Rachel Ertl 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 and apparatus for testing RF performance of a satellite wiring harness and signal processing units
    Patent number: 10389458
    Abstract: A method of testing a design of a satellite payload transponder with modules of radio frequency (RF) communications circuitry includes executing a modeling application for establishing a modeling environment for generating a virtual satellite payload transponder and virtual test equipment. The virtual satellite payload transponder has virtual modules of RF communications circuitry, with functionality equivalent to that of the satellite payload transponder with modules of RF communications circuitry. The virtual test equipment has functionality equivalent to that of physical test equipment in conjunction with modular test system software. The modeling environment establishes an executable block diagram for performing a simulation of executed satellite payload transponder command, RF signal performance and telemetry response testing, utilizing a given version of the modular test system software corresponding to the modules of RF communications circuitry of the design of the satellite payload transponder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Hotra, Villy Angelico, Timothy J. Dale, Rachel Ertl, Kevin Grider, John L. Henroid, Steve A. Kern, William Krekeler, Randall J. Krohn, Kenn R. Luecke, Roland Mah, Jill McLean, Paul Murray, Stephen L. Oliver, Jr., Albert Portillo, E. Manow Seapoe, Jr., Craig Sowadski, Bradley J. Trapp
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING RF PERFORMANCE OF A SATELLITE WIRING HARNESS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING UNITS
    Publication number: 20180276331
    Abstract: A method of testing a design of a satellite payload transponder with modules of radio frequency (RF) communications circuitry includes executing a modeling application for establishing a modeling environment for generating a virtual satellite payload transponder and virtual test equipment. The virtual satellite payload transponder has virtual modules of RF communications circuitry, with functionality equivalent to that of the satellite payload transponder with modules of RF communications circuitry. The virtual test equipment has functionality equivalent to that of physical test equipment in conjunction with modular test system software. The modeling environment establishes an executable block diagram for performing a simulation of executed satellite payload transponder command, RF signal performance and telemetry response testing, utilizing a given version of the modular test system software corresponding to the modules of RF communications circuitry of the design of the satellite payload transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Hotra, Villy Angelico, Timothy J. Dale, Rachel Ertl, Kevin Grider, John L. Henroid, Steve A. Kern, William Krekeler, Randall J. Krohn, Kenn R. Luecke, Roland Mah, Jill McLean, Paul Murray, Stephen L. Oliver, JR., Albert Portillo, E. Manow Seapoe, JR., Craig Sowadski, Bradley J. Trapp