Patents by Inventor Scott Nelson Mendenhall

Scott Nelson Mendenhall 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).

  • Method and system for measuring optical properties of a medium using digital communication processing techniques
    Patent number: 7995917
    Abstract: A system for measuring properties of a medium includes an electromagnetic generator for forming a CW carrier, a digital encoder for forming a digital message, and a modulator for modulating the CW carrier with the digital message to form a digitally modulated CW carrier. The medium provides a channel for propagating the digitally modulated CW carrier. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive the propagated, digitally modulated CW carrier, and a processor for measuring at least one property of the medium. The medium may be disposed within a gaseous atmosphere, a body of water, or a cell of a laboratory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nelson Mendenhall, Michael E. Dobbs, Benjamin R. Neff, James Alexander McAdoo
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A MEDIUM USING DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20100070199
    Abstract: A system for measuring properties of a medium includes an electromagnetic generator for forming a CW carrier, a digital encoder for forming a digital message, and a modulator for modulating the CW carrier with the digital message to form a digitally modulated CW carrier. The medium provides a channel for propagating the digitally modulated CW carrier. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive the propagated, digitally modulated CW carrier, and a processor for measuring at least one property of the medium. The medium may be disposed within a gaseous atmosphere, a body of water, or a cell of a laboratory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: SCOTT NELSON MENDENHALL, Michael E. Dobbs, Benjamin R. Neff, James Alexander McAdoo
  • Method and system for measuring optical properties of a medium using digital communication processing techniques
    Patent number: 7616888
    Abstract: A system for measuring properties of a medium includes an electromagnetic generator for forming a CW carrier, a digital encoder for forming a digital message, and a modulator for modulating the CW carrier with the digital message to form a digitally modulated CW carrier. The medium provides a channel for propagating the digitally modulated CW carrier. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive the propagated, digitally modulated CW carrier, and a processor for measuring at least one property of the medium. The medium may be disposed within a gaseous atmosphere, a body of water, or a cell of a laboratory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nelson Mendenhall, Michael E. Dobbs, Benjamin R. Neff, James Alexander McAdoo
  • System and method for optimization-based sensor steering and tracking
    Patent number: 7221436
    Abstract: A method of tracking a target includes: (a) receiving energy from the target at a plurality of spatial orientations; (b) processing the received energy; (c) evaluating a penalty function at each of the plurality of spatial orientations; (d) selecting a new spatial orientation based on the evaluation; and (e) orienting a receiver to receive energy from the target at the new spatial orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nelson Mendenhall, Benjamin R. Neff, Jeff D. Pruitt