Patents by Inventor Rachel Ranß Schmalzried

Rachel Ranß Schmalzried 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).

  • GEOLOCATION LEVERAGING SPOT BEAM OVERLAP
    Publication number: 20110248887
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for providing an estimate of a location of a user receiver device. The method and system involve emitting from at least one vehicle at least one spot beam on Earth, and receiving with the user receiver device a signal from at least one spot beam. In one or more embodiments, at least one vehicle may be a satellite and/or a pseudolite. The method and system further involve calculating with the user receiver device the estimate of the location of the user receiver device according to the user receiver device's location within at least one spot beam. In some embodiments, when the user receiver device receives signals from at least two spot beams, the user receiver device calculates the estimate of the location of the user receiver device to be located in the center of the intersection of at least two spot beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: David A. Whelan, Gregory M. Gutt, Robert W. Brumley, Michael L. Eglington, Christopher J. Martens, Anne T. Haddad, Rachel Ranß Schmalzried