Patents by Inventor Vladimir A. Rakov

Vladimir A. Rakov 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).

  • Lightning detector using an X-ray detector and an E- or B-field detector
    Patent number: 7809507
    Abstract: A lightning detection system (100) includes at least one lightning detector (101-103). The said lightning detector (101-103) includes at least one x-ray detector (110) for providing x-ray data responsive to x-rays received, and an electric field or magnetic field detector (115) for providing electric field or magnetic field data responsive to electric field or magnetic field received. At least one signal processor (122) is coupled to the x-ray detector and the electric field or magnetic field detector. The processor (122) determines whether lightning will strike or has struck proximate to the lightning detector(s) (101-103) based on the x-ray data and electric field or magnetic field data, and can provide a strike point indication having an accuracy of generally better than (100) m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Dwyer, Martin A. Uman, Hamid K. Rassoul, Jason Jerauld, Douglas M. Jordan, Keith J. Rambo, Vladimir A. Rakov