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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127026 | METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING ECHO IMAGE This disclosure provides an echo image display device, which includes an antenna for discharging electromagnetic waves and receiving echo signals reflected on one or more target objects, an echo signal input unit for inputting the echo signals from the antenna, an echo ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120038507 | PORTABLE RADIOMETRIC IMAGING DEVICE AND A CORRESPONDING IMAGING METHOD The invention relates to a portable radiometric imaging device and to a corresponding method, finding a particular application in detecting articles carried by passengers or contained in baggage, for example in airports and train stations. The device includes a pluralit... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110304498 | SUBMILLIMETER RADAR USING PHASE INFORMATION A signal processor (30) for a submillimeter wavelength active radar system (10, 20, 30) processes signals received and downconverted by the radar system, the downconverted signals corresponding to a given pixel of the field of view having time varying ampl... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110254727 | PHASED ARRAY MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES An apparatus, imager elements, and a method for detecting a radio frequency image using phased array techniques. An example apparatus includes an array of radio frequency antennas fabricated on one or more packaged integrated circuits. The apparatus also includes a cont... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110241933 | PIXEL DATA GENERATING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING PIXEL DATA AND PIXEL DATA GENERATING PROGRAM The disclosed device generates a plurality of pixel data in an XY coordinate system. The pixel data includes first pixel data generated on a first sweep line, according to a distance from a transmitting source, based on an echo of a detection signal from the source towa... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110234443 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS A communication device includes an oscillator to generate an oscillation signal; a harmonic generator to generate a higher harmonic wave from the oscillation signal; a first filter to take out a first high frequency signal; a second filter to take out a second high freq... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110221630 | SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING RADAR A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for a super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR). The SRIR employs a pulse signal generator that propagates bursts of radio frequency (RF) energy. Each burst contains a number of pulses. One pulse of each burst is an ancilla puls... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110199254 | Millimeter wave surface imaging radar system A short range millimeter wave surface imaging radar system. The system includes electronics adapted to produce millimeter wave radiation scanned over a frequency range of a few gigahertz. The scanned millimeter wave radiation is broadcast through a frequency scanned tra... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110187585 | COMPACT IMAGING RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE A system and method is shown for receiving microwave/millimeter-wave signals. The system and method are balanced and can be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate using single pole double throw switches.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110181461 | PASSIVE RADIOMETRIC IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD The present invention relates to a passive radiometric imaging device and a corresponding method for scanning a scene and reconstructing an image of said scene. To provide an improved image quality, the proposed device comprises a radiometer configured to detect radiati... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110169683 | FILTERING SENSOR DATA TO PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF STRUCTURES According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving sensor data generated by one or more sensors in response to sensing a structure. The sensor data is filtered to identify edge data and reverberation data each describing the same structural feature of the structu... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110169685 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING FAKE IMAGE, RADAR APPARATUS, AND FAKE IMAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM This disclosure provides a fake image reduction device, which includes a target object detection module for being inputted with an echo signal from an antenna that transmits an electromagnetic wave and receives the echo signal, measuring a level of the echo signal to de... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110163912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITERATIVE FOURIER SIDE LOBE REDUCTION A method and system for generating images from projection data comprising: at least one processor for processing input data, the input data comprising positional data and image data, the image data comprising frequency data for a pre-determined number k frequencies the ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110140954 | RADAR-IMAGING OF A SCENE IN THE FAR-FIELD OF A ONE-OR TWO-DIMENSIONAL RADAR ARRAY A method of radar-imaging a scene in the far-field of a one-dimensional radar array, comprises providing an array of backscatter data D(fm, x′n) of the scene, these backscatter data being associated to a plurality of positions x′n, n=0 . . . Nâ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110122018 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDUCTOR REFLECTING PLATE AND ANTENNA ARRAY THEREOF AND RADAR THEREOF AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THEREOF An exemplary example of the present disclosure proposes an electromagnetic conductor reflecting plate including a perfect electronic conductor and at least two artificial magnetic conductors, wherein the each of the artificial magnetic conductor is disposed on arbitrary... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110102233 | Active millimeter-wave imaging system An active millimeter wave imaging system and method. The system includes a spatially distributed broadband millimeter-wave illuminating source for illuminating a field of view and a millimeter-wave imaging receiver for imaging the field of view. The subject area to be i... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110102248 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAYING RADAR IMAGE, AND TARGET OBJECT DETECTION SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE This disclosure provides a target object detection signal processing device, which includes a reception data output module, to which a reception signal is inputted, for outputting reception data indicative of a signal level of the reception data, a scan-to-scan correlat... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110095941 | CELL CLUSTERING AND OPTIMIZATION FOR SPACE PARTITIONING A partitioning system includes a decomposer module, a supply and cell commonality computation module, a network structure setup module, a seed selection module, an optimization setup module, a solver module, and a boundary creation module. A network structure is created... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110080316 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TARGETS WITH HIGH CROSS-RANGE RESOLUTION BETWEEN TARGETS A surveillance system for detecting targets with high cross-range resolution between targets. The system includes at least two radar antennae mounted on blades of a windmill and is configured to apply a compressive sensing technique when the blades do not rotate.... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110063163 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM This disclosure provides an image processing device, which includes a relative trail image memory for storing a relative trail data group indicating relative changes in position of a target object detected by echo signals obtained corresponding to detection signals tran... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110050480 | Method and Device For The Spatially Resolved Detection and Reconstruction of Objects By Means of Microwaves A method and a device for the spatially resolved detection and reconstruction of objects using microwaves is described, in which at least one object to be detected is subjected to microwaves that are generated by a plurality of microwave antennas and microwave fractions... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110050479 | STATIC RF IMAGING FOR INSIDE WALLS OF A PREMISES A system includes a radar unit configured to provide raw data from scanning an exterior of a structure; and a signal processing and imaging module configured to: process the raw data into markers of interior locations of the structure; and display an image of interior s... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110032140 | Method of Displaying a Radar Image The method of generating an image in the form of a disc portion on a display, the disc portion comprising a centre and a maximum radius defining a limit of the image generated, the disc portion comprising a plurality of angular sectors, each angular sector comprising a ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110018756 | Synthesized Aperture Three-Dimensional Radar Imaging A synthesized aperture radar imaging system is disclosed. The system includes an antenna reflector and a radar signal transceiver configured to generate a plurality of radar transmission signals and to receive a respective plurality of reflected radar signals. The syste... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100328142 | MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE RESONANT SENSOR HAVING PERPENDICULAR FEED, AND IMAGING SYSTEM A switched-slot sensor for use in a sensor array for microwave and/or millimeter wave imaging. The locations of a plurality of sensors in the array define a spatial domain away from an object for detecting an electric field from the object. Each of the sensors has an ou... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100295718 | Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection A system includes a multi-system approach to detecting concealed weapons and person borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED). A first and second radar system operate at different center frequencies to provide, respectively, isolation of a target of interest from clutt... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100265125 | System and Method for Presenting Wind Speed Information in a Planar Representation A system and method for presenting wind speed information in a manner so as to be easily understood and appreciated by viewers of televised weather report presentations and the like. Wind speed information is presented as a planar representation of three-dimensional win... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265124 | Systems And Methods for Space-Time Radar Imaging A method of imaging a moving object, including the steps of acquiring radar data reflected by the moving object, determining a motion state of the moving object; and generating a three-dimensional representation of the moving object based on the determined motion state,... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265117 | System and method for imaging objects An active imaging system for imaging a target is described. The system includes a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, an antenna arrangement coupled to the transmitting unit and/or the receiving unit via a front end unit, and an image processing unit coupled to the rec... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100254593 | System for Draping Meteorological Data on a Three Dimensional Terrain Image A system for draping meteorological data on a three dimensional terrain image has been developed. The system includes a central processing server that receives meteorological data in real time and drapes the meteorological data over a three dimensional terrain image. Th... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100220001 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD A radar imaging system for capturing an image of an object within an area of interest through at least one visual impairment. The radar imaging system comprises at least one radar array. The radar array includes a plurality of transmitter elements and a plurality of rec... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100214151 | RADAR DEVICE AND ECHO DATA PROCESSING DEVICE A radar device includes an antenna, from which a detection signal is transmitted while the antenna being rotated and by which a reflective wave of the transmitted detection signal is received to detect echo data, wherein image data is generated based on the detected ech... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100194627 | SPREAD SPECTRUM RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETERMINING VIRTUAL IMAGE, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING VIRTUAL IMAGE The spread spectrum radar apparatus in the present invention (i) includes: a transmission code generator (110); a reception code generator (121) generating a reception code obtained by delaying a transmission code; a spread modulator (112) spread-mo... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100171651 | Method for Examining an Ice Region or Dry Region Using Radar Echo Sounding To suppress cross-ambiguities in the examination of an ice region or dry region by means of aircraft- or aerospace-supported radar echo sounding, the region to be examined is overflown by a radar sensor (6) by multiple compatible radar sensors of the same operati... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100153356 | DOCUMENT RETRIEVING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT RETRIEVING METHOD A document retrieving apparatus can retrieve a target document and output the retrieved target documents according to ranking when a retrieval keyword or retrieval expression is input. However, it requires a skilful technique to narrow a retrieval range since an appropr... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100141508 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING AN IMAGE WITH ENHANCED CONTRAST AND/OR REDUCED NOISE A method and system for generating images from projection data; a preferred embodiment comprising inputting projection data from at least one receiving element; generating a first aperture or array of data points containing positional and signal data; arbitrarily and/or... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100109942 | Method for Processing Measured Vertical Profiles of the Power of the Echoes Returned Following a Transmission of Radar Signals The method processes measured vertical profiles of the power of the echoes returned following a transmission of radar signals, each measured vertical profile being a function of the sweep angle of the radar beam and associated with a given pointing angle/distance box pa... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100109941 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A RADAR CROSS-SECTION A method for estimating a radar cross-section (RES) of a given object by using a diffraction model of this object. With the model, it is possible to determine a basis adapted to said object on which is projected a vector of measurement. With the projected vector, it is ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100103019 | MILLIMETER WAVE (MMW) SCREENING PORTAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS A millimeter-wave (MMW) based screening system is provided that may operate with an active sensor, a passive sensor, or in a dual mode using both the active and passive sensors. One or more such sensors are mounted so as to rotate along an axis that passes through a tar... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100104193 | MILLIMETRIC WAVE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAPTURED IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE A millimetric wave imaging device includes: a lens antenna; a polygon mirror; a receiving portion; a scanning unit; and an image data generating unit. The receiving portion receives millimetric wave radiated from an object, transmitted through the lens antenna, and refl... | 04/29/2010 |
