Patents by Inventor Russell F. Sherry

Russell F. Sherry 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: 5280288
    Abstract: An interference avoidance system used in conjunction with a vehicular target detection system. The microwave transceiver section of the vehicular target detection system, in which the present invention is incorporated, transmits and receives time-multiplexed microwave signals having at least two channels (frequencies) spaced about 250 kHz apart. The time-multiplexed transmit signal is transmitted and strikes objects (targets) in the environment, and a portion of the transmit signal is reflected back the antenna. A difference signal having a frequency equal to the difference between the frequency of the transmit and the received signal is generated, digitized, and a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is performed on the digitized difference signal. A microcontroller analyzes the energy spectrum to determine whether there is interference present. If such interference is present, the microcontroller causes the transmit frequency to change until a frequency is found which is relatively free of the interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Vorad Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell F. Sherry, Jerry D. Woll, Van R. Malan