Patents by Inventor René Prevo

René Prevo 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 for detecting a distance, a radar system and a computer program product
    Patent number: 9310476
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a distance between a radar system and a reflecting surface. The method comprises the steps of transmitting a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar signal from the radar system and receiving a reflected FMCW radar signal being the transmitted signal that has been reflected by the reflecting surface. Further, the method comprises the steps of providing a beat signal having a frequency that is equal to the frequency difference between the transmitted signal and the received signal and determining harmonics of the beat signal. The method also comprises the step of using phase shift information of at least one of said harmonics for determining a distance between the radar system and the reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: René Prevo, Johannes Antonius Andreas Janssen, Robért Michael Evert van Heijster
  • Method for Detecting a Distance, a Radar System and a Computer Program Product
    Publication number: 20120169529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a distance between a radar system and a reflecting surface. The method comprises the steps of transmitting a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar signal from the radar system and receiving a reflected FMCW radar signal being the transmitted signal that has been reflected by the reflecting surface. Further, the method comprises the steps of providing a beat signal having a frequency that is equal to the frequency difference between the transmitted signal and the received signal and determining harmonics of the beat signal. The method also comprises the step of using phase shift information of at least one of said harmonics for determining a distance between the radar system and the reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST
    Inventors: René Prevo, Johannes Antonius Andreas Janssen, Robért Michael Evert van Heijster