Patents by Inventor Wilson Wimmer

Wilson Wimmer 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).

  • Beam architecture for improving angular resolution
    Patent number: 7248215
    Abstract: An automotive radar system includes a beamformer circuit and a beamcombiner circuit. The beamformer circuit forms a plurality of antenna beams at a plurality of beam ports. The beam combiner circuit receives the beams provided thereto from the beamformer circuit and combines the beams to provide a desired number of beams, with each of the beams having a desired beam shape. In one embodiment, the beamcombiner provides first and second end beams having a beamwidth which is less than a beamwidth of middle beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Valeo Raytheon Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Joseph S. Pleva, Wilson Wimmer
  • Beam architecture for improving angular resolution
    Publication number: 20060145919
    Abstract: An automotive radar system includes a beamformer circuit and a beamcombiner circuit. The beamformer circuit forms a plurality of antenna beams at a plurality of beam ports. The beam combiner circuit receives the beams provided thereto from the beamformer circuit and combines the beams to provide a desired number of beams, with each of the beams having a desired beam shape. In one embodiment, the beamcombiner provides first and second end beams having a beamwidth which is less than a beamwidth of middle beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Pleva, Wilson Wimmer