Patents by Inventor Troy V. Mundt

Troy V. Mundt 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: 11635528
    Abstract: A navigation satellite receiver system is disclosed. The system includes a host receiver. The host receiver includes a user interface, a module connector, and a controller coupled to the user interface and the module connector. The system further includes a receiver module operably coupled to the receiver module. The receiver module includes an antenna configured to receive one or more satellite navigation signal. The receiver module further includes an interface receiver card operably coupled to the module antenna. The interface receiver card is configured to process the one or more navigation signals. The receiver module further includes a host connector communicatively coupled to the interface receiver card and is configured to couple to the module connector. The module includes a housing configured to receive and protect the interface receiver card, the antenna, and the host connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Weighton, Kenneth Cogan, Benjamin Graubard, Troy V. Mundt, Jimmey Stultz, Meraj Choudhury
  • Publication number: 20220050215
    Abstract: A navigation satellite receiver system is disclosed. The system includes a host receiver. The host receiver includes a user interface, a module connector, and a controller coupled to the user interface and the module connector. The system further includes a receiver module operably coupled to the receiver module. The receiver module includes an antenna configured to receive one or more satellite navigation signal. The receiver module further includes an interface receiver card operably coupled to the module antenna. The interface receiver card is configured to process the one or more navigation signals. The receiver module further includes a host connector communicatively coupled to the interface receiver card and is configured to couple to the module connector. The module includes a housing configured to receive and protect the interface receiver card, the antenna, and the host connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: James K. Weighton, Kenneth Cogan, Benjamin Graubard, Troy V. Mundt, Jimmey Stultz, Meraj Choudhury
  • Patent number: 11092693
    Abstract: A system and method provide automatic RF path gain calibration independent of RF interference levels to preserve solution trust capabilities. After a system is powered ON, or a new antenna is attached (hot swap), a smart antenna assembly combined with a jammer power estimator within an RF receiver functions to autonomously measure internal gains within the RF path, calibrate the new antenna installation, and thereby measure a level of interference associated with the external environment from that point forward. A controller commands the antenna calibration retrieving antenna details and RF path gain calibration while measuring local jamming at the receiver input. Should the controller determine a level of jamming effectiveness is present, it offers a user a display of the local jamming levels enabling the user accurate theater decision making regarding the accuracy and availability of desirable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl W. Ulmer, Troy V. Mundt, Gary L. Bachman
  • Publication number: 20210208285
    Abstract: A system and method provide automatic RF path gain calibration independent of RF interference levels to preserve solution trust capabilities. After a system is powered ON, or a new antenna is attached (hot swap), a smart antenna assembly combined with a jammer power estimator within an RF receiver functions to autonomously measure internal gains within the RF path, calibrate the new antenna installation, and thereby measure a level of interference associated with the external environment from that point forward. A controller commands the antenna calibration retrieving antenna details and RF path gain calibration while measuring local jamming at the receiver input. Should the controller determine a level of jamming effectiveness is present, it offers a user a display of the local jamming levels enabling the user accurate theater decision making regarding the accuracy and availability of desirable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Karl W. Ulmer, Troy V. Mundt, Gary L. Bachman