Patents by Inventor Robert V. McGahan

Robert V. McGahan 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).

  • Target support apparatus
    Patent number: 4713667
    Abstract: Target support structure for making bistatic radar cross section measurements. The support structure includes two parallel columns of circular cross section that may be coated with radar absorbing material. The rotational angle of the columns and the spacing therebetween are each adjustable to allow the bistatic reflections from each column to be phased to cancel each other at a selected bistatic angle and thereby minimize the background signal from the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: J. Leon Poirier, Robert V. McGahan