Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Mortimer

Thomas J. Mortimer 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: 7391355
    Abstract: A geolocation system and method uses a single platform for determining a Doppler measurement set of a targeted aircraft or signal of interest. The electronic warfare aircraft and the ejected aircraft expendables technology device determine the Doppler measurement set of the targeted aircraft or other signal of interest. The ejected aircraft expendables technology device is initially tuned to an expected frequency of the target of interest. Re-tuning may take place after an initial signal reading and computation has been performed by the electronic warfare aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Mortimer
  • Patent number: 4350999
    Abstract: Transmission of digital information during the course of a television signal transmission is provided by transmitting a predetermined number of color burst cycles during the horizontal blanking interval such that logical bits are represented by different, predetermined cycles of color burst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Mortimer
  • Patent number: 4342454
    Abstract: Instant replay for microprocessor-controlled video games is provided by storing and retaining for a period of time in a random access memory the results of microprocessor polling of each of the player command entry devices. In a memory conserving embodiment only newly entered player commands and the times when such commands are entered need be stored and retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1982
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph H. Baer, Leonard D. Cope, Thomas J. Mortimer
  • Patent number: 4186413
    Abstract: A television message system is disclosed wherein encoded data displayed on a small area of a television screen is received by a photosensitive pickup which responds to the encoded data, and including a message processor for storing viewer selected data and processing such data for redisplay on the television screen as readable alpha-numerics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Mortimer
  • Patent number: 4095215
    Abstract: A number of subsystems are disclosed for use in pagers in which the message transmitted, received and displayed is in alpha/numeric form. The subsystems include an encoder which displays the encoded message on an imprinted tape which is run continuously as an alarm when the memory of the encoder is overloaded. In a soft copy embodiment the encoder includes a keyboard and a dot matrix form of display both driven by a single logic circuit which cycles sequentially through all the alpha/numeric characters to provide simultaneously keyboard decoding and display activation. In another subsystem an end of message circuit is provided to sense the absence of transmitted characters by integration of the message signals, with a nonzero average indicating the end of the message. In a further subsystem, when FSK message signals are used, only one of the two tones is detected for message decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Assignee: Sanders Associaties, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Mortimer
  • Patent number: 4028661
    Abstract: A number of subsystems are disclosed for use in pagers in which the message transmitted, received and displayed is in alpha/numeric form. The subsystems include an encoder which displays the encoded message on an imprinted tape which is run continuously as an alarm when the memory of the encoder is overloaded. In a soft copy embodiment the encoder includes a keyboard and a dot matrix form of display both driven by a single logic circuit which cycles sequentially through all the alpha/numeric characters to provide simultaneously keyboard decoding and display activation. In another subsystem an end of message circuit is provided to sense the absence of transmitted characters by integration of the message signals, with a nonzero average indicating the end of the message. In a further subsystem, when FSK message signals are used, only one of the two tones is detected for message decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Sanders Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Mortimer