Patents by Inventor Robert J. Fogler

Robert J. Fogler 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: 4630246
    Abstract: The detection of low-flying aircraft is accomplished using both a microphone and geophone as sensors and a signal processing system for measuring the correlation between the seismic and acoustic signals. The signal processing system contains two amplification and band-limiting circuits, a delay circuit, an adaptive noise cancelling circuit, two signal smoothing circuits and a comparison circuit. The two amplification and bandlimiting circuits enhance a selected portion of the seismic and acoustic signals received by the sensors. The optional delay circuit is applied to the input acoustic signal, allowing the user the option of sensing or rejecting the detection of jet aircraft. The adaptive noise cancelling circuit generates an error signal by subtracting the signal components which are correlated between the seismic and acoustic signals from the input seismic signal. The first signal smoothing circuit improves the quality of the input seismic signal for comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Robert J. Fogler