Patents by Inventor Rosa M. Fitzgerald

Rosa M. Fitzgerald 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).

  • Radio wave measurement of surface roughness through electromagnetic boundary conditions
    Patent number: 6862922
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio wave measurement of surface roughness using electromagnetic boundary conditions. A representative method includes measuring electromagnetic wave fields by monitoring a plurality of signals at several frequencies from different directions; obtaining a plurality of electromagnetic boundary conditions from the plurality of signals; and determining a roughness energy spectrum by utilizing the plurality of electromagnetic boundary conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Codar Ocean Sensors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rosa M. Fitzgerald, Donald E. Barrick
  • Radio wave measurement of surface roughness through electromagnetic boundary conditions
    Publication number: 20030213291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for radio wave measurement of surface roughness using electromagnetic boundary conditions. A representative method includes measuring electromagnetic wave fields by monitoring a plurality of signals at several frequencies from different directions; obtaining a plurality of electromagnetic boundary conditions from the plurality of signals; and determining a roughness energy spectrum by utilizing the plurality of electromagnetic boundary conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicants: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, and Codar Ocean Sensors, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rosa M. Fitzgerald, Donald E. Barrick