Patents by Inventor S. Eugene Poteat

S. Eugene Poteat 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).

  • Retrodirective adaptive loop for meteor communications
    Patent number: 4985707
    Abstract: Communications link using the ionized trail of a meteor entering the atmosphere at an altitude of approximately 100 kilometers as reflectors to relay radio frequency energy beyond the horizon using a retrodirective adaptive loop. The retrodirective adaptive loop includes a plurality of conjugate antenna elements, with each conjugate antenna element having a spatial servo-loop circuit. At least two stations having antennas with conjugate elements are required for generating a retrodirective oscillating or phase locked loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: BroadCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Schmidt, Joseph Kadin, S. Eugene Poteat