Patents by Inventor Raymond R. Blasing
Raymond R. Blasing 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: 10355777Abstract: Systems and associated methods for adaptive beam aggregation in wireless communications between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground-based stations are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for transmitting wireless data between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a customer premise equipment (CPE) station includes transmitting a first wireless data between a first antenna array and a first CPE station and transmitting a second wireless data between a second antenna array and a second CPE station. The first and second antenna arrays can include one or more individual antennas of the UAV.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Hong Gan, Matthew Stoneback, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Theunissen, Michael Tseytlin, Raymond R. Blasing, Gordon Michael Coutts, Sam Padinjaremannil Alex
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Publication number: 20180054252Abstract: Systems and associated methods for adaptive beam aggregation in wireless communications between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground-based stations are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for transmitting wireless data between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a customer premise equipment (CPE) station includes transmitting a first wireless data between a first antenna array and a first CPE station and transmitting a second wireless data between a second antenna array and a second CPE station. The first and second antenna arrays can include one or more individual antennas of the UAV.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Hong Gan, Matthew Stoneback, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Theunissen, Michael Tseytlin, Raymond R. Blasing, Gordon Michael Coutts, Sam Padinjaremannil Alex
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Patent number: 7212153Abstract: Active millimeter-wave imaging systems can include an antenna apparatus configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject in a subject position, electromagnetic radiation. A controller can include a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus and produce an output representative of the received radiation, and a processor adapted to convert the transceiver output into image data representative of an image of the subject. The antenna apparatus may move in a partial or continuous loop around the subject, toward or away from the subject, or in an opposite direction to an associated antenna apparatus. Antenna units in the antenna apparatus may be oriented at different angular positions along an array. Antenna arrays may also be formed of a plurality of array segments, and a group of arrays may be combined to form an antenna apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Safeview, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Rowe, Thomas W. Grudkowski, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: 7205926Abstract: A surveillance system can include a first sensor apparatus configured to interrogate a subject, including a person and objects carried by the person, with millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation for imaging the subject. A supplemental source provides additional information about the subject that is relatable to objects potentially carried by the person. Relational information relates the produced image signal and the subject information. The supplemental source may be a second sensor apparatus adapted to detect a given characteristic of an object potentially carried by a person in the subject position. Relational information about whether the person is carrying an object having the given characteristic may then be produced.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Safeview, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Rowe, Raymond R. Blasing, Michael Fleisher, Serge L. Nikulin, Thomas W. Grudkowski, Maya M. Radzinski, Thomas W. Trawick, Scott T. Trosper
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Patent number: 7180441Abstract: A surveillance system can include a first sensor apparatus configured to interrogate a subject, including a person and objects carried by the person, with millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation for imaging the subject. A supplemental source provides additional information about the subject that is relatable to objects potentially carried by the person. Relational information relates the produced image signal and the subject information. The supplemental source may be a second sensor apparatus adapted to detect a given characteristic of an object potentially carried by a person in the subject position. Relational information about whether the person is carrying an object having the given characteristic may then be produced.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: SafeView, Inc.Inventors: Richard L. Rowe, Raymond R. Blasing, Michael Fleisher, Serge L. Nikulin, Thomas W. Grudkowski, Maya M. Radzinski, Thomas W. Trawick, Scott T. Trosper
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Patent number: 7123185Abstract: An imaging system can include an antenna apparatus configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject in a subject position, millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation. A subject may include a person and any object or objects with the person. A controller can include a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus and produce an output representative of the received radiation, and a processor adapted to produce from the transceiver output, image data representative of an image of the subject. At least a first portion of an image signal representative of radiation received by an antenna apparatus may be used to produce first image data representative of a first image of at least a portion of the subject. Second image data representative of a second image having resolution that is different than that of the first image may be produced from at least a second portion of the image signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: SafeView, Inc.Inventors: Michael Fleisher, Raymond R. Blasing, Maya M. Radzinski, Thomas W. Grudkowski
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Patent number: 7119740Abstract: Active millimeter-wave imaging systems can include an antenna apparatus configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject in a subject position, electromagnetic radiation. A controller can include a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus and produce an output representative of the received radiation, and a processor adapted to convert the transceiver output into image data representative of an image of the subject. The antenna apparatus may move in a partial or continuous loop around the subject, toward or away from the subject, or in an opposite direction to an associated antenna apparatus. Antenna units in the antenna apparatus may be oriented at different angular positions along an array. Antenna arrays may also be formed of a plurality of array segments, and a group of arrays may be combined to form an antenna apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Safeview, Inc.Inventors: Raymond R. Blasing, Thomas W. Grudkowski, Scott T. Trosper
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Patent number: 6992616Abstract: Active millimeter-wave imaging systems can include an antenna apparatus configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject in a subject position, electromagnetic radiation. A controller can include a transceiver configured to operate the antenna apparatus and produce an output representative of the received radiation, and a processor adapted to convert the transceiver output into image data representative of an image of the subject. The antenna apparatus may move in a partial or continuous loop around the subject, toward or away from the subject, or in an opposite direction to an associated antenna apparatus. Antenna units in the antenna apparatus may be oriented at different angular positions along an array. Antenna arrays may also be formed of a plurality of array segments, and a group of arrays may be combined to form an antenna apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: SafeView, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Grudkowski, Richard L. Rowe, Raymond R. Blasing, Scott T. Trosper, Thomas W. Trawick, Karen A. Meyer, David J. Genske, Gerald J. Van Eyck, Mark D. Brinkerhoff
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Publication number: 20020005813Abstract: A single offset-fed reflector antenna includes a serpentine waveguide terminating with a corrugated horn feed directed at a reflector having a focal length of about half of the diameter of the reflector for providing a 90-degree azimuth and 6-degree elevation beam at 38 GHz. A semi-cylindrical radome, end caps and base plate form an enclosure for the waveguide, feed, and reflector. The reflector has a continuous compound concave/convex surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: 6262691Abstract: An antenna support structure has a base for mounting on a pole clamp. The position of the pole clamp on a pole is adjusted by use of a removable installation tool. The installation tool comprises front and back tool clamp plates that are frictionally secured about the pole by fasteners. One or more adjustment tools may be mounted on the tool clamp plates and interact with the pole clamp and the antenna support structure so as to effect movement of the pole clamp and the antenna relative to the installation tool and the pole. Movement of the pole clamp and the antenna relative to the pole allows an operator to finely tune the azimuth and/or elevation angles of the antenna which is mounted on the pole clamp.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1999Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Endgate CorporationInventors: Neal D. Austin, Raymond R. Blasing, David P. Fries
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Patent number: 6052582Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a communications apparatus which includes a first transmitting antenna array (15A) having a transmitting antenna (16) which is dedicated to serve only a first sector (12). Similarly, a second transmitting antenna array (17A) having a transmitting antenna (18) is dedicated to serve only a second sector (14). Each of the transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) have a beamwidth (19) of generally less than fifteen degrees. Both the first and the second transmitting antenna arrays (15A, 17A) emanate shaped beams which are alternately polarized to ensure the isolation of beams that serve adjacent sectors.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Endlink CorporationInventors: Raymond R. Blasing, Edward A. Keible, Paul Likins, Douglas G. Lockie, Clifford A. Mohwinkel
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Patent number: 5959590Abstract: An improved subreflector antenna with lower sidelobes than prior art subreflector antennas is disclosed herein. A tapered, anisotropic, corrugated subreflector is attached to a waveguide and located at the focus of a near-parabolic deep dish main reflector. The subreflector has corrugations of varying depth. The varying depths of the corrugations result in varying reactance, or reactance taper, of the subreflector. This taper is designed in such a manner to guide or steer the energy from the antenna feed to the main reflector in such a manner as to help assure sharply reduced sidelobes. Further, the subreflector is physically shaped so as to further steer or guide the energy in the desired direction. The deep geometry of the main reflector allows the reduced sized subreflector to be positioned within the rim of the main reflector such that the combination can be covered by a flat radome.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1996Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: Endgate CorporationInventors: John R. Sanford, Raymond R. Blasing, Ahmed A. Kishk
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Patent number: D443873Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2000Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D452965Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D453152Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2001Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D453925Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D453926Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D453927Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D454555Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing
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Patent number: D463408Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Endwave CorporationInventors: William J. Comisky, Raymond R. Blasing