Patents by Inventor Robert Cordell Agler

Robert Cordell Agler 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).

  • RF shielding elimination for linear array SAR radar systems
    Patent number: 6888489
    Abstract: There is provided a radar system for protecting a radar compartment from a transmitted radar beam. The radar system comprises an antenna having a transmitter surface for transmitting the radar beam. There is further provided a protective member having an outer protective surface. This protective member is externally located adjacent the antenna for protecting the radar compartment from the transmitted radar beam. In addition, an alignment member is disposed between the antenna and the protective member. The alignment member is sized and configured to align the transmitter surface towards the outer protective surface for guiding the transmission of the radar beam therethrough. By featuring these components in such an arrangement, an operating frequency of any portion of the transmitted radar beam which diffracts from the outer protective surface can be mitigated to protect the radar compartment therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Cordell Agler
  • RF SHIELDING ELIMINATION FOR LINEAR ARRAY SAR RADAR SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20040257261
    Abstract: There is provided a radar system for protecting a radar compartment from a transmitted radar beam. The radar system comprises an antenna having a transmitter surface for transmitting the radar beam. There is further provided a protective member having an outer protective surface. This protective member is externally located adjacent the antenna for protecting the radar compartment from the transmitted radar beam. In addition, an alignment member is disposed between the antenna and the protective member. The alignment member is sized and configured to align the transmitter surface towards the outer protective surface for guiding the transmission of the radar beam therethrough. By featuring these components in such an arrangement, an operating frequency of any portion of the transmitted radar beam which diffracts from the outer protective surface can be mitigated to protect the radar compartment therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Cordell Agler