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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7579976 | Systems and methods for discriminating signals in a multi-band detector A radar detector is operated to suppress nuisance radar alerts by identifying a first signal in radar band of interest, e.g., having a frequency that is a harmonic of a first nuisance local oscillator frequency leaked from a nearby radar detector and identifying a s... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7450051 | Systems and methods for discriminating signals in a multi-band detector A radar detector is operated to suppress nuisance radar alerts by identifying a first signal in radar band of interest, e.g., having a frequency that is a harmonic of a first nuisance local oscillator frequency leaked from a nearby radar detector and identifying a s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7061423 | Interleaved sweep for detection of pop transmissions in police radar detectors In a police radar detector, a sweep signal defines at least one first sweep signal and at least one second sweep signal with the at least one second sweep signal being seamlessly inserted into the first sweep signal so that the first sweep signal is interrupted duri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6175324 | Police radar detector A novel frequency scheme for a police radar detector enables improved sweeping of the X, K, Ku and Ka radar bands. The novel frequency scheme requires two initial frequency conversions for detection of the X, K and Ka rada... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5917441 | Police radar detector for sweeping K and KA radar bands during one local oscillator sweep A frequency scheme for a police radar detector enables the K band and the Ka band to be scanned during a single sweep of a local oscillator which drives a mixer at its fundamental operating mode to produce intermediate frequency signals around ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5900832 | Input stage for police radar detector including input signal preamplification An input stage for a police radar detector includes a single mixer together with at least one preamplifier to detect radar signals in the X, K and Ka bands. A preamplifier may be used on the X band alone, the K band alone, the Ka ban... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5856801 | Input stage for a police radar detector An input stage of a police radar detector is configured so that a near end of a mixer is coupled to an antenna for receiving high frequency signals and a far end of the mixer is coupled to the antenna for receiving low frequency signals. A local oscillato... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5852417 | Police radar detector including nuisance alert suppression A radar detector suppresses nuisance alerts due to detection of a third harmonic of a common LO signal of other radar detectors by detecting a second harmonic of the offending LO signal. If a detected radar signal in the Ka band is of a frequen... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5300932 | Motor vehicle police radar detector for detecting multiple radar sources A police radar signal detector detects and monitors radar signals from up to nine (9) radar sources until a detected radar signal has not been redetected for a given number of detector operations, or spectrum sweeps, or until a detected signal has been di... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5250951 | Motor vehicle police radar detector for detecting multiple radar sources A police radar signal detector detects and monitors radar signals from up to nine (9) radar sources until a detected radar signal has not been redetected for a given number of detector operations, or spectrum sweeps, or until a detected signal has been di... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5206651 | Motor vehicle police radar detector for detecting multiple radar sources A police radar signal detector detects and monitors radar signals from up to nine (9) radar sources until a detected radar signal has not been redetected for a given number of detector operations, or spectrum sweeps, or until a detected signal has been di... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5151701 | Police radar detectors for detecting radar signals and determining the directional origin of the signal source A police radar detector detects both the presence of radar signals incident upon a motor vehicle using the detector and also determines the direction of origin of the source of detected radar signals and alerts the operator of the motor vehicle of the pre... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5146226 | Motor vehicle police radar detector for detecting multiple radar sources A police radar signal detector detects and monitors radar signals from up to nine (9) radar sources until a detected radar signal has not been redetected for a given number of detector operations, or spectrum sweeps, or until a detected signal has been di... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5125110 | Microstripline microwave mixer using waveguide filter A microstripline microwave mixer circuit includes a waveguide microstrip filter formed by coupling a section of ridged waveguide to a microstripline circuit. The ridged waveguide based microstrip filter both serves as a high-pass filter for RF input signa... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5116248 | Power plug for radar warning detector A power plug is provided for electrically connecting a receiver of a radar warning detector with an electrical system of a motor vehicle. The power plug comprises a plastic housing having a forward tubular end which is insertable within a lighter socket o... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5083129 | Police radar detector for detecting radar signals and determining the directional origin of the signal source A police radar detector detects both the presence of radar signals incident upon a motor vehicle using the detector and also determines the direction of origin of the source of detected radar signals and signals the operator of the motor vehicle of the pr... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5068663 | Motor vehicle radar detector including amplitude detection A radar detector for use in a motor vehicle employs amplitude detection to sense the presence of radar signals commonly used to monitor the speed of such motor vehicles. Amplitude signals are generated by down-converting received signals using a series of... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5020754 | Method and apparatus for mounting radar detector Two suction cups are used to stably secure a radar detector or other device to the interior of a windshield of a motor vehicle, yet the suction cups are readily removed from the windshield by application of a single removal force which is applied to the s... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4994775 | High-pass filter for microstrip circuit A low loss high-pass microwave filter for microstrip circuits comprises a single-ridge waveguide which is attached to a microstrip circuit in a manner to establish a cutoff frequency for the circuit. The single-ridge waveguide has a top wall and sidewalls... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4973925 | Double-ridge waveguide to microstrip coupling A method and apparatus for coupling a double-ridge wavguide to a microstrip circuit. A lower ridge of a coupling section of waveguide is expanded by gradually increasing its width such that at the beginning of the coupling the lower ridge is equal to the ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4908767 | Acceleration measuring system An acceleration measuring system, mountable on the body of a vehicle of the type having a suspension system which permits the vehicle to pitch and roll with respect to the surface over which the vehicle travels, determines and displays the lateral and for... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4878061 | Broadband wide flare ridged microwave horn antenna A fast-flared horn antenna for use in a microwave detector comprises an upwardly flared top wall, a downwardly flared bottom wall, and outwardly flared side walls extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. The curvature and the first derivative o... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4748848 | Accelerometer An accelerometer for measuring the acceleration of a body in the direction of a reference axis includes a support member, mountable on the body, and a magnet arrangement mounted on the support member which defines an air gap between pole surfaces extendin... | 06/07/1988 |
