Patents by Inventor Robert E. Shanafelt

Robert E. Shanafelt 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: 12587352
    Abstract: A system and method for self-interference cancellation using a full duplex adaptive array includes at least four ports within the network array, with at least two transmission elements at a first port and a second port, and at least one receiving element at a third port and a fourth port. A signal is transmitted along a first network path from the two transmission elements of the first port to the receiving element of the fourth port. The signal is transmitted along a second network path from the two transmission elements of the first port to the receiving element of the third port. A weight is applied to at least one of the two transmission elements of the first port, which modifies the signal transmitted along the second network path to cancel signal interference caused by the signal at the third port during full duplex operation of the network array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: TM IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Shanafelt
  • Publication number: 20240267195
    Abstract: A system and method for self-interference cancellation using a full duplex adaptive array includes at least four ports within the network array, with at least two transmission elements at a first port and a second port, and at least one receiving element at a third port and a fourth port. A signal is transmitted along a first network path from the two transmission elements of the first port to the receiving element of the fourth port. The signal is transmitted along a second network path from the two transmission elements of the first port to the receiving element of the third port. A weight is applied to at least one of the two transmission elements of the first port, which modifies the signal transmitted along the second network path to cancel signal interference caused by the signal at the third port during full duplex operation of the network array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Robert E. SHANAFELT
  • Publication number: 20100302091
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for detecting and characterizing pulsed threat radar emitters through heavy in-band interference. System includes an advanced digital signal processing method provides spatial and temporal interference cancellation, super-resolution direction-finding, and high resolution spectrum analysis techniques. The system receives the digitized output of a discriminator bank and produces highly accurate threat pulse radio frequency estimates. The invention further provides a two-channel configuration for a DF subsystem, to perform adjacent-beam direction-finding through severe interference environments. The invention provides increased sensitivity, increased frequency accuracy, and up to 40 dB of increased interference look-through capability in ES system but remains transparent to ES system functioning and to ES system operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: RADIX TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bruzzone, Robert E. Shanafelt
  • Patent number: 7362257
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for detecting and characterizing pulsed threat radar emitters through heavy in-band interference. System includes an advanced digital signal processing method provides spatial and temporal interference cancellation, super-resolution direction-finding, and high resolution spectrum analysis techniques. The system receives the digitized output of a discriminator bank and produces highly accurate threat pulse radio frequency estimates. The invention further provides a two-channel configuration for a DF subsystem, to perform adjacent-beam direction-finding through severe interference environments. The invention provides increased sensitivity, increased frequency accuracy, and up to 40 dB of increased interference look-through capability in ES system but remains transparent to ES system functioning and to ES system operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Radix Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Bruzzone, Robert E. Shanafelt