Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Jorgensen

Thomas J. Jorgensen 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).

  • Radar altimeter having an automatically calibrated sensitivity range control function
    Patent number: 7075478
    Abstract: A radar altimeter for an air vehicle is described. The radar altimeter includes a transmit antenna configured to transmit radar signals toward the ground, a receive antenna configured to receive radar signals reflected from the ground, the receive antenna also receiving signals propagated along a leakage path from the transmit antenna, and a receiver configured to receive signals from the receive antenna. The radar altimeter also includes at least one altitude processing channel configured to receive signals from the receiver to determine an altitude, and an automatic sensitivity-range-control (SRC) channel configured to receive signals from the receiver. The SRC channel is configured to determine an amplitude of the received leakage path signals when an altitude of the radar altimeter is sufficient to separate received signals reflected from the ground from signals received from the leakage path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Hager, Mark S. Shoemaker, Thomas J. Jorgensen
  • Enhanced two-phase commit protocol
    Patent number: 6363401
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for performing a two-phase commit protocol for a transaction in a system having a plurality of data sources. An availability status is verified for all of the data sources, and the two-phase commit protocol for the transaction is completed for those data sources that are available, while the transaction is logged for data sources that are unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Muhammad Yahya, Devin Lyle Barnhart, Jerry C. Lee, Thomas J. Jorgensen, Richard G. Stellwagen, Jr.
  • ENHANCED TW0 PHASE COMMIT PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20010042072
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for performing a two-phase commit protocol for a transaction in a system having a plurality of data sources. An availability status is verified for all of the data sources, and the two-phase commit protocol for the transaction is completed for those data sources that are available, while the transaction is logged for data sources that are unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: MUHAMMAD YAHYA, DEVIN LYLE BARNHART, JERRY C. LEE, THOMAS J. JORGENSEN, RICHARD G. STELLWAGEN, JR.