Patents by Inventor Scott R. Dahlke

Scott R. Dahlke 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: 6477468
    Abstract: A moderate resolution model and computer coed to predict atmospheric density from data of atmospheric drag on satellites. Changes in atmospheric density are easily seen by plotting data from TLE sets, but the data is noisy and generally has many gaps in it. This new process presents a way in which data from several different satellites can be scaled to the same level and merged to form a much better model without gaps and solutions where noise values are averaged to reduce their effects. This results in a model that describes the relative changes in the atmospheric density over time. The absolute density is not modeled in this step, however, using satellites with well know drag properties, the model can be calibrated to give estimates of absolute atmospheric density if necessary. Along with the absolute values, the drag coefficients of all the satellites involved can be estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Scott R. Dahlke