Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Burch

Ronald W. Burch 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: 9571194
    Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly communicating between a host bus of a spacecraft and a secondary payload. In one configuration, the host bus and secondary payload each include a wireless interface for establishing a radio or optical communications link thereby allowing for the elimination of a complex wiring harness connected between the host bus and the secondary payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Ronald W. Burch
  • Publication number: 20150162955
    Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly communicating between a host bus of a spacecraft and a secondary payload. In one configuration, the host bus and secondary payload each include a wireless interface for establishing a radio or optical communications link thereby allowing for the elimination of a complex wiring harness connected between the host bus and the secondary payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Ronald W. Burch
  • Patent number: 5905574
    Abstract: A circuit for canceling cross polarization interference has a first signal input and a second signal input. An adjustable cancellation network circuit is coupled to the first input and the second input. The adjustable cancellation network circuit has a first programmable vector modulator having a first weight and a second programmable vector modulator having a second weight. The first weight is correlated to the first input signal to obtain a first output signal. The second weight is correlated with the second input signal to obtain a second output signal. A performance measurement circuit is coupled to the cancellation network circuit and receives the first output signal and the second output signal. The performance measurement circuit generates a first correlated signal corresponding to the amount of interference in the first correlated signal and a second correlated signal corresponding to the amount of interference in the second correlation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Vollbrecht, Andrew L. Strodtbeck, Ronald W. Burch, Paul Y. Sako