Patents by Inventor William L. Quigley

William L. Quigley 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: 4442432
    Abstract: A method and system for navigation is disclosed comprising a plurality of transmitters, pairs of which are excited from a common frequency source, and a receiver responsive to and deployed within the wave fields created by the transmitters. The receiver is provided with its initial coordinate position and determines movement therefrom by detecting beat frequency cycles resulting from the relative movement between the receiver and the transmitters of a transmitter pair. The receiver position change is computed according to the beat frequency cycles detected. In a preferred embodiment, transmitter pairs are arranged generally perpendicularly to establish a coordinate system and transmitters of a transmitter pair radiate different frequencies that are precisely related to a common excitation frequency source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Inventor: William L. Quigley