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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8063816 | Method and apparatus to improve the ability to decode ADS-B squitters through multiple processing paths A system is delineated comprising a TCAS receiver having one or more filters, one or more amplifiers and one or more A/D converters, the one or more A/D converters for digitizing analog data into digital data for decoding one or more of an ADS-B message and a TIS-B ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7978121 | Distributed and cable reduced TCAS A direction finding antenna system for determining the relative bearing of a second aircraft from a first aircraft in conjunction with Distance Measuring Equipment (DME). The system includes a first antenna and a second antenna located on a top surface of the first ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969346 | Transponder-based beacon transmitter for see and avoid of unmanned aerial vehicles A transponder-based beacon transmitter system in an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The transponder-based beacon transmitter system comprises a global positioning system interface communicatively coupled to receive position information indicative of a current l... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7889114 | Radar target processing reduction systems and methods using cooperative surveillance sources Systems and methods for reducing radar target processing. The systems include a processor configured to receive a first input from a cooperative surveillance source and a second input from a radar device. The first input includes cooperative target information, the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7786922 | Systems and methods employing active TCAS to enhance situational awareness A method according to the present invention includes transmitting a Mode S interrogation and receiving a response from an aircraft that has received the Mode S interrogation. A range to the aircraft is determined based on a time period between transmitting the Mode ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7583223 | Distributed and Cable reduced TCAS A direction finding antenna system for determining the relative bearing of a second aircraft from a first aircraft in conjunction with a Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). The system includes a first antenna and a second antenna located on a top surfac... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7570194 | High precision surveillance system by means of multilateration of secondary surveillance radar (SSR) signals A system able to locate and identify aircraft and vehicles based on the reception and processing, with novel means and methods, of signals emitted by the transponder of the secondary surveillance radar, shortly SSR. The system has a number of fixed stations distribu... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7479919 | Surface vehicle transponder Systems and methods for alerting surrounding aircraft if a ground-based unit is a threat. One example system is located on a ground-based unit. The system includes a position sensor that senses position of the ground-based unit, a memory that stores predefined threa... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7439901 | Active phased array antenna for aircraft surveillance systems An active antenna is provided that includes an antenna element for transmitting RF transmit signals at a predetermined effective radiated power (ERP). An antenna module is configured to be mounted to an aircraft, with the antenna element being mounted to the antenna... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436350 | Combined aircraft TCAS/transponder with common antenna system The present invention is a combined aircraft TCAS/Transponder with common antenna system and transmitter. Common TCAS/Transponder multi-monopole top and bottom antennas may be connected to a top and bottom antenna modules, the top and bottom antenna modules being el... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420501 | Method and system for correlating radar position data with target identification data, and determining target position using round trip delay data A method and system for using a single transceiver to correlate radar position data with target identification data. Two transceivers, operating in round trip delay mode, can be used to provide two possible positions for a given target when radar coverage is lost or... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414567 | ADS-B radar system A system and method of using a standard ADS-B transmitter and encoder to identify targets to provide a collision avoidance system, wherein the method includes the steps of providing a standard ADS-B transmitter and encoder, a phase modulator including a digital synt... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408498 | Secondary surveillance radar and its interrogation transmission method An interrogation transmission method of a secondary surveillance radar compares prediction angle ranges for transmitting interrogations with a beam-width of an antenna, and transmits the interrogations at every roll-call period if the prediction angle ranges for tra... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7362827 | System and method for the demodulation of IFF signals A method for the decoding of a signal in an interrogation/response type of communications system, the received signal being formed by a video signal and a signal containing the data, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: 1) transposing the recei... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363156 | Method and device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft A method and device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft warning information to be generated if a risk of collision with an aircraft in the vicinity exists and a graphical characteristic representing a corresponding warning signal to be presented, on a displ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352318 | Method and system for real time pulse processing in ATCRBS/Mode-S transponders An apparatus for processing pulses in ATCRBS/Mode S interrogations includes an antenna for receiving a radio frequency interrogation signal. The radio frequency interrogation signal is downconverted by a downconverter to an intermediate frequency signal. The interme... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352226 | Versatile attenuator A versatile attenuator. The versatile attenuator includes a first mechanism for receiving an input signal. A second mechanism measures the input signal and provides a signal-level indication in response thereto. A third mechanism selectively attenuates the input sig... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345626 | Pulse transmitters having multiple outputs in phase relationship and methods of operation A transmitter provides a plurality of output signals. The transmitter includes a processor, a modulator, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The modulator provides a modulated signal responsive to the processor. The modulated signal includes an amplitude modulate... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7330147 | System and method for ground proximity warning with enhanced obstacle depiction Systems and methods for displaying ground obstructions on a visual display are disclosed. In an embodiment, a ground proximity warning system includes at least one aircraft sensor system operable to acquire aircraft data and a ground proximity warning computer coupl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313416 | Scalable power amplifier A power amplifier for a dual antenna is disclosed. The power amplifier comprises at least four controlled amplifier loops receiving a signal to be transmitted. The power amplifier also comprises a first combining structure combining at least two of the amplifier loo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301992 | Multipath processing for GPS receivers A GPS receiver system determines the presence of trackable signals at code delays less than the prompt delay being tracked for a particular, signal and changes the prompt delay to correspond to the smallest code delay having a trackable signal. Trackable signals at ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295633 | Triple multiplexing spread spectrum receiver A GPS car navigation system derives GPS position update information from motion of the car along the actual track. Turns along the track are detected when they actually occur and are compared with the predicted turns so that the time and position at the actual turn ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283088 | Pulse transmitters having multiple outputs in phase relationship and methods of operation A transmitter provides a plurality of output signals. The transmitter includes a processor, a modulator, a first circuit, and a second circuit. The modulator provides a modulated signal responsive to the processor. The modulated signal includes an amplitude modulate... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271740 | System and process for providing improved aircraft operational safety The present invention relates to a system and a process for providing improved operational safety for aircraft. The system/process of the instant invention utilizes real-time, two-way transmission of voice and/or text and flight-critical data between an aircraft and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262730 | Method and a station for assisting the control of an aircraft A station for assisting the control of an aircraft includes warning means (5) adapted to deliver an alert for avoiding a later collision when there is a risk that the predicted flight trajectory of the aircraft crosses any predicted flight path of another air... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262689 | Combined vehicle display and method A display for a vehicle includes an indicator such as a pointer or needle. The display is configured such that (1) the position of the indicator is responsive to, and thus indicative of, a first measurable vehicle characteristic; and (2) the appearance of the indica... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257469 | Delivering data updates to an avionics device Systems, devices, and methods are provided for updating information resident on an avionics device. One avionics device embodiment includes a processor, a memory, and a receiver. The memory can be in communication with the processor. The receiver can receive radio s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256728 | Aircraft avoidance system for prohibiting an aircraft from entering an exclusion zone The present invention relates to an avoidance system and method for directing an aircraft away from an exclusion zone. The exclusion zone may be any three dimensional space for example about a building or city. The avoidance system uses a constant signal from a grou... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248219 | Correlation of flight track data with other data sources A method of triangulating aircraft transponder signals using a number of receivers connected to a central station over communication links includes applying at least one logic rule at each receiver to incoming transponder signals to filter redundant transponder sign... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7221308 | Joint stars embedded data link A system comprises a radar for producing a radar interrogation signal, a transponder for receiving the radar interrogation signal and producing a transponder signal including a first linear frequency modulated pulse having an increasing frequency and a second linear... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7183947 | System and method of utilizing wireless remote device for communication, activation and control of various defense systems for countering hostile activity aboard an airplane System and method of wireless remote control of various defense systems installed aboard an airplane, wherein such defense systems comprise at least one of releasing gases, releasing chemical sprays, fogging, spraying sticky glue, firing laser guns, and sounding ala... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183946 | Safety aircraft flight system The present invention is a computer system designed to use the conventional devices and special programming of the present invention that will ensure the safe operation of aircraft. The present invention is an anti-terrorist and Anti-Crash System to ensure and maint... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176783 | Device for identifying authorization and triggering, enabling an action, preferably an electronic locking device for motor vehicles A device for identifying authorization and triggering/enabling an action. The device comprises a base unit that detects identity information of a key unit, compares it with predetermined identity information and, if there is a match, triggers or enables the action. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170441 | Target localization using TDOA distributed antenna This invention is a system and method of locating a target using distributed antenna. The antenna consists of several receiving elements in known locations. At least one of the receiving elements is also a transmitter and transmits an interrogation signal to a targe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161500 | Display device for aircraft and method for displaying detected threats This invention concerns a display device for aircraft comprising a display surface (15) that has a punctual marking (11) arranged so as to represent the pilot's own airplane and one or more threat markings, each of which is arranged so as to represent ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161616 | Image processing device and monitoring system A synthetic image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle is generated, using images captured by a plurality of cameras shooting surroundings of the vehicle. In the synthetic image, an illustration image or an actual image of the vehicle is displayed in ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158073 | Systems and methods for managing transmission power into a shared medium A system for transmitting into a shared medium includes a processor, a transmitter, and a receiver. The processor is coupled to the transmitter for transmitting in a manner, at a time, and at a power level as directed by the processor. The processor determines from ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148837 | System and method for ground proximity warning with enhanced obstacle depiction Systems and methods for displaying ground obstructions on a visual display are disclosed. In an embodiment, a ground proximity warning system includes at least one aircraft sensor system operable to acquire aircraft data and a ground proximity warning computer coupl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148815 | Apparatus and method for detecting objects located on an airport runway An apparatus for detecting objects on an airport runway. The apparatus comprises a first transmitter adapted to be positioned adjacent to the runway, a first receiver adapted to be positioned adjacent to the runway, a processor operably linked to the first receiver,... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148816 | Aircraft traffic source selection and display system and method A method of displaying traffic information is disclosed. The method comprises providing traffic information from at least one of a first and a second traffic information system to a traffic display system. The method also comprises choosing to display, by the traffi... | 12/12/2006 |
