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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7994967 | 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 st... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7724183 | 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 s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7427943 | Method of generating three-dimensional weather information from airborne weather radar imagery A method of displaying real-time, three-dimensional weather information is disclosed. A first representation of a weather event along a first plane is generated from data obtained from a first radar scan. A second representation of the weather event along a second p... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427947 | Aircrew aid to assess jam effectiveness The invention generally relates to the field of computer software particularly to an improved method of providing aircrew decision aids for use in determining the optimum placement of an Electronic Attack (EA) aircraft. The core of the invention is a software progra... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7375678 | Displaying obstacles in perspective view A system and method for displaying obstacles in a conformal perspective view. The system comprises a display screen for graphical display of data, at least one obstacle data source, one or more graphics processors for receiving obstacle data from the at least one ob... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7358986 | Digital imaging system having distribution controlled over a distributed network The three-dimensional imaging system providing distribution over a distributed network. A low-cost convenient three-dimensional imaging system having a digitizer and orientation fixture which automatically acquires and calibrates to each other. Automatic acquisition... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7327304 | System and method for minimizing background noise in a microwave image using a programmable reflector array A microwave imaging system captures a microwave image of a target and minimizes noise in the microwave image using phase differentiation. A reflector antenna array is provided including a plurality of antenna elements for reflecting microwave radiation towards the t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301497 | Stereo display for position sensing systems A method for display of radar data includes performing a first radar scan to obtain, for at least one object (24), a first range reading, a first azimuth reading, and a first altitude reading. A second radar scan is then performed to obtain, for the at least ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7268703 | Methods, systems, and devices for cartographic alerts Systems, devices, and methods are provided for marine navigation and course calculation for avoiding preselected conditions. An electronic marine navigation device with marine course calculation capabilities includes a processor connected to a memory that includes c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7236120 | Ultra-wideband detector systems for detecting moisture in building walls A non-destructive detection method and system enables detecting a moisture patch located inside a building wall or the like. A transmitter generates a series of ultra-wideband pulses while an ultra-wideband antenna unit, preferably in the form of an antenna array in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7205927 | Technique for low grazing angle 3D SAR target recognition A radar on a moving platform for three dimensional target recognition of a target on a flat or sloping terrain is described. The target is illuminated from a plurality of locations to generate images at many aspect angles. The radar is positioned at a low grazing an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190319 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the w... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7171325 | Method and system for wideband device measurement and modeling The method for wideband device measurement and modeling includes: measurement of an electronic device to obtain a set of time domain raw data representing characteristics of said device; conversion of said time domain raw data into frequency domain raw data; calibra... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7124760 | Template for the localization of lesions in a breast and method of use thereof A template for the localization of lesions in a breast. The template includes a substrate of transparent material that includes a central marking; a horizontal line extending through the central marking; a first series of spaced lines, each line of the first series ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093345 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna is a conductor that is curved in alternating sections. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to p... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7053820 | Generating three-dimensional images using impulsive radio frequency signals Generating an image matrix includes accessing a round-trip time matrix for a space having points. The round-trip time matrix describes an estimated round-trip time for a signal to travel from a transmit antenna, to a point, and to a receive antenna. Signals reflecte... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7023375 | Radar system for obstacle warning and imaging of the surface of the earth A radar system for active obstacle warning and imaging of the surface of the earth, working in the pulse frequency or FH-CW range, which can be used in on-line operation in real time, includes a plurality of antenna elements for sending and receiving radar signals, ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019682 | Imaging millimeter wave radar system An imaging millimeter wave radar system. The system includes a millimeter wave transmitter transmitting a frequency scanned millimeter beam that is narrow in the scanned direction and wide in a direction perpendicular to the scanned direction. The system includes a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6992596 | Simplified flight track display system A system, comprising a data receiving arrangement to receive target data points from a data feed arrangement, each target data point including data corresponding to a location of a target aircraft and additional information on the target aircraft, a data analyzing a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6911936 | Formation surveillance and collision avoidance A display system is disclosed for displaying air traffic symbology from a plurality of different types of air traffic surveillance systems on a single monitor. A display device includes a processor for generating display symbology from TCAS, SKE and ADS-B informatio... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6839018 | Vertical profile display with arbitrary plane A system for allowing pilots to quickly determine weather hazard-free flight paths and weather hazards that exist along the aircraft flight plan. The system includes a memory, a processor, and a display device. The memory stores weather radar return information in a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6774818 | Method and device for the presentation of objects in surrounding space The invention relates to a method device for displaying, in a way that is easy for an operator, such as a pilot in an aircraft, to grasp and understand, the direction to objects (A, B) in the surrounding space. In accordance with the invention the object is projecte... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6720906 | Constant altitude weather and all weather display A system, method, and computer program product for allowing a pilot to view weather hazards at a selected altitude or within a range of altitudes. The weather display system includes a memory, a processor, and a display device. The memory stores radar return data in... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6690317 | Terrain database based ground return suppression The present invention comprises a system, method, and computer program product for suppressing terrain returns in weather radar images. A weather radar display system includes a memory, a terrain database, a display, and a display processor coupled to the... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6667710 | 3-D weather buffer display system The present invention comprises a system, method, and computer program product for generating various weather radar images. A weather radar display system includes a database, a display, and a display processor coupled to the database and the display. The... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6614383 | Beam width display method and system A weather radar display system displays a beam indicator indicative of a radar beam. The beam indicator represents width of the radar beam as a function of range (distance from the radar beam source). The beam indicator allows a pilot to easily discern ac... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6614382 | Beam elevation display method and system The relative altitude of the center of a radar beam in relation to the aircraft's altitude at a plurality of distance ranges from the radar source is computed. A plurality of range rings representing the distance ranges are displayed. The computed relativ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6573855 | Three-dimensional questing method, three-dimensional voxel data displaying method, and device therefor In a three-dimensional exploring method for finding location of a buried object by transmitting a wave signal (4) by means of e.g. an electromagnetic wave into the ground (1) and receiving the signal reflected from the object (2) in the course of movement... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6198428 | Three-dimensionally designed display radar A three-dimensionally designed display radar in which a two-dimensional image data and three-dimensionally designed image data are depicted in combination in a video memory by the aid of an image controller, and they are simultaneously depicted on a scree... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6014099 | Isar method to analyze radar cross sections A method of analyzing the radar cross section of a target vehicle determines the contributions to total radar cross section of various vehicle design details. The method includes obtaining ISAR images of the vehicle with a radar at a known position relati... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5835054 | Ultra wideband ground penetrating radar imaging of heterogeneous solids A non-invasive imaging system for analyzing engineered structures comprises pairs of ultra wideband radar transmitters and receivers in a linear array that are connected to a timing mechanism that allows a radar echo sample to be taken at a variety of del... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5796363 | Automatic position calculating imaging radar with low-cost synthetic aperture sensor for imaging layered media An imaging system for analyzing structures comprises a radar transmitter and receiver connected to a timing mechanism that allows a radar echo sample to be taken at a variety of delay times for each radar pulse transmission. The radar transmitter and rece... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5668555 | Imaging system and apparatus A three dimensional imaging system that utilizes an ultra-wideband radar circuit, a focused radar antenna, an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) means which includes a translational software program for translating radar signals received from ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5398033 | Weather radar axonometric display mode implementation A horizontal plan view and a vertical side view of a weather disturbance are combined into a single axonometric display to facilitate analysis of the disturbance. Desired azimuth and elevation angles for the center of the axonometric display and which of ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5341141 | Three dimensional imaging radar A three dimensional imaging radar system and method for generating and processing radar information to produce a three dimensional image of objects viewed by the system. The system is designed to create three dimensional images of physical objects at rela... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5339085 | Three-dimensional radar display By performing rotation and translation operations, a radar display converts a radar signal to radar image information expressed in a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system with horizontal, vertical, and depth coordinates related to a certain viewp... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5202690 | Automatic horizontal and vertical scanning radar A Weather radar and map display system for use in aircraft includes a transmitter for transmitting radar signals outwardly from the aircraft, a receiver for receiving back reflected radar signals, a digitizer for digitizing the reflected radar signals, a ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5198819 | Weather radar display system A weather radar display system and method for obtaining and storing radar return data for a plurality of horizontal and vertical sweeps, each horizontal sweep occurring at a different tilt angle and each vertical sweep occurring at a different azimuth ang... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5061935 | Three-dimensional display radar Disclosed herein is a three-dimensional display radar, which comprises a radar transmitter-receiver unit for producing signals indicative of information about a bearing of a target, information about distance to the target and information about the receiv... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4940987 | Automatic horizontal and vertical scanning radar An automatic horizontal and vertical scanning radar for aircraft for displaying weather conditions includes an antenna system mounted in the aircraft for sweeping horizontally and vertically in response to horizontal and vertical drive signals and for tra... | 07/10/1990 |
