Patents by Inventor Steve Kopman

Steve Kopman 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: 7321777
    Abstract: A wireless communications system may include a plurality of wireless communications devices and a wireless device locator. More particularly, the wireless device locator may include at least one antenna and a transceiver connected thereto, and a controller for cooperating with the transceiver for transmitting a plurality of location finding signals to a target wireless communications device from among the plurality thereof. The target device may transmit a respective reply signal for each of the location finding signals. Additionally, the controller may also cooperate with the transceiver for receiving the reply signals, and it may determine a propagation delay associated with the transmission of each location finding signal and the respective reply signal therefor based upon a known device latency of the target device. As such, the controller may estimate a range to the target device based upon a plurality of determined propagation delays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Jay Billhartz, Vivek Krishna, Steve Kopman
  • Publication number: 20070026873
    Abstract: A wireless communications system may include a plurality of wireless communications devices and a wireless device locator. More particularly, the wireless device locator may include at least one antenna and a transceiver connected thereto, and a controller for cooperating with the transceiver for transmitting a plurality of location finding signals to a target wireless communications device from among the plurality thereof. The target device may transmit a respective reply signal for each of the location finding signals. Additionally, the controller may also cooperate with the transceiver for receiving the reply signals, and it may determine a propagation delay associated with the transmission of each location finding signal and the respective reply signal therefor based upon a known device latency of the target device. As such, the controller may estimate a range to the target device based upon a plurality of determined propagation delays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Billhartz, Vivek Krishna, Steve Kopman
  • Patent number: 7110779
    Abstract: A wireless communications system may include a plurality of wireless communications devices and a wireless device locator. More particularly, the wireless device locator may include at least one antenna and a transceiver connected thereto, and a controller for cooperating with the transceiver for transmitting a plurality of location finding signals to a target wireless communications device from among the plurality thereof. The target device may transmit a respective reply signal for each of the location finding signals. Additionally, the controller may also cooperate with the transceiver for receiving the reply signals, and it may determine a propagation delay associated with the transmission of each location finding signal and the respective reply signal therefor based upon a known device latency of the target device. As such, the controller may estimate a range to the target device based upon a plurality of determined propagation delays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Jay Billhartz, Vivek Krishna, Steve Kopman
  • Publication number: 20050170843
    Abstract: A wireless communications system may include a plurality of wireless communications devices and a wireless device locator. More particularly, the wireless device locator may include at least one antenna and a transceiver connected thereto, and a controller for cooperating with the transceiver for transmitting a plurality of location finding signals to a target wireless communications device from among the plurality thereof. The target device may transmit a respective reply signal for each of the location finding signals. Additionally, the controller may also cooperate with the transceiver for receiving the reply signals, and it may determine a propagation delay associated with the transmission of each location finding signal and the respective reply signal therefor based upon a known device latency of the target device. As such, the controller may estimate a range to the target device based upon a plurality of determined propagation delays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Billhartz, Vivek Krishna, Steve Kopman