Patents by Inventor Walter Thomas Wollny

Walter Thomas Wollny 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: 5680048
    Abstract: A device detects metallic and non-metallic objects on, flush with, or covered by the ground or other surfaces, or by interfering or obscuring structures or surfaces, using ground penetrating radar, a metal detector and a radiometer. It is specifically designed for detection of non-metallic mines. The coils of the metal detector are mounted in a multi-sensor module with the radar antenna in a co-boresighted and/or co-located arrangement, without degrading the performance of the metal detector or the ground penetrating radar. Preferably, the ground penetrating radar uses a feed and a collimation lens, (such as a Luneberg or Step Dielectric lens), as an antenna to reduce the change in the loss of signal strength due to changes in distance between the surface and the antenna, (for short distances). The collimated beam has approximately constant power for distances closer than twice the diameter of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Net Results, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Thomas Wollny