Patents by Inventor Robert D. Kerwin

Robert D. Kerwin 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).

  • Patent number: 4821037
    Abstract: An adaptive array processor is disclosed for processing the signals from a main antenna and one or more auxiliary antennas to provide suppression of wideband interference. The outputs from the respective antennas are transformed into the frequency domain by synchronized chirp transformers conducted over a transform block length. The transformed auxiliary antenna signal is weighted by time varying, frequency dependent weights which are adaptively determined. The transformed main antenna and weighted auxiliary antenna signals are then combined. The combined signal is then transformed back to the frequency domain by an inverse chirp transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Miller, Robert D. Kerwin