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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7817079 | System and method for collection of global AIS and radar track information Methods and apparatuses are described that enable the automatic collection of maritime vessel location information within a global or regional framework by using a minimum network of vessels outfitted with non-intrusive AIS data collection systems. The network of ve... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7768443 | Vessel monitoring system The vessel monitoring system has, in a trial navigation by provisionally setting a value of the speed of the own vessel arbitrarily, a display unit immediately display an Obstacle Zone by Targets (OZT) corresponding to the speed of the own vessel. The vessel ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7710309 | Method for small-scale fishing boat equipped with radar receiver to avoid ship collision and the radar receiver therefor A method for small-scale fishing boat to avoid ship collision includes the steps of: (1) equipping the small-scale fishing boat with a radar signal receiver for scanning and receiving radar signals transmitted by other ships within the receiving range of the radar s... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7439902 | Radar controlled automatic target illumination system A radar controlled automatic target illumination system for marine and other moving vessels. A radar system operably connected to the vessel produces an electronic signal corresponding to an azimuth of a target relative to, and in proximity to the vessel. An array o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7417583 | Methods and apparatus for providing target altitude estimation in a two dimensional radar system Method and apparatus to track a contact using a sensor in a two-dimensional radar system, determine a closest point of approach (CPA) for the contact, determine a time to closest point of approach (TCPA) for the contact, and estimate an altitude for the contact from... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7349761 | System and method for distributed facility management and operational control An environmental control system controls monitoring and operation of a multiplicity of disparate environmental control devices by determining an appropriate configuration for each control device and communicates corresponding monitoring and control commands to each ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7315274 | Method and system for determining the position of marine vessels and similar objects A method for determining the relative position between two or more objects in a marine environment, including waterways, of which at least one object can be maneuvered relative to one or more other objects. At least one interrogator is arranged on one or more of the... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7295922 | Interactive map production A method of producing an interactive map using a computer system. The method includes determining graphic data indicative of a visible representation of a map of a geographic area and determining an identity. The computer system then generates coded data indicative ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286955 | Ship proximity measurement display system including the remotely viewable billboard and bridge display with data communication and attachment framing This invention allows personnel located on two different structures, such as two ships, to continually monitor the separation distance between the two structures, with all of the necessary equipment being located on only one of the structures. This is accomplished u... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286914 | Collection and distribution of maritime data A system for collecting and distributing maritime data includes a vessel configured to transmit a signal representative of a current location of the vessel or an expected location of the vessel; a computer network including one or more databases, each of which inclu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280914 | Instrumented lock entry and traversing system An instrumented navigation system for aiding a towboat and barge configuration in the entry and traversal of a lock located on a waterway or for navigation around other structures, such as bridge piers or docks. The system consists of wirelessly linked computers on ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265711 | High-frequency oscillator, high-frequency transmission-reception apparatus using the same, radar apparatus, and radar-apparatus-equipped vehicle and small boat equipped with the same A high-frequency oscillator that can tune oscillation characteristics is provided. A high-frequency oscillator includes a Gunn diode serving as a high-frequency oscillation element that generates high-frequency signals, a resonator connected to the Gunn diode, a var... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259693 | Air vessel tracking system and method A vessel tracking system may be used to detect and report an alert condition of a vessel (e.g., an aircraft). A vessel tracking system may monitor one or more travel (e.g., flight) characteristics of a vessel. At least one of the travel characteristics may be compar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231295 | System and method for creating accurate topographical maps using low-drift DGPS The present invention is directed to a method for acquiring elevation data for an area. The method includes using a GPS receiver to map ground elevations while driving back and forth over an area and periodically recording position, elevation, and time. Then, at lea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7196654 | Vehicle positioning and tracking radar system A vehicle positioning and tracking radar system includes a rotating antenna with a pair of spatially separated transmit feeds for simultaneously transmitting a pair of frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) electromagnetic signals having a first polarisation and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7173650 | Method for assisting an automated video tracking system in reaquiring a target A method for reacquiring a target in an automated video tracking system is provided. The method includes the steps of: selecting a desired target to be tracked; switching the automated video tracking system to an automatic mode to initiate a tracking sequence to aut... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7129887 | Augmented reality traffic control center In an exemplary embodiment, an augmented reality system for traffic control combines data from a plurality of sensors to display, in real time, information about traffic control objects, such as airplanes. The sensors collect data, such as infrared, ultraviolet, and... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7099755 | Automation and platform management system for naval vessels An automation and platform management system for navel vessels configured to be operated from a multimedia information and operation control center. This automation and management system has a system for monitoring and commanding the ship, a system for navigating th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095359 | Method of observing sea ice An ice thickness/drifting velocity observation of sea ice by using an ice thickness measurement sonar and a current meter moored into the sea and a sea ice observation by a high-resolution airborne SAR are synchronously performed, a correlation between a draft profi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089094 | Vehicle information display apparatus A vehicle information display apparatus receives multiple pieces of information on mobile vehicles, determines degrees of importance of the individual pieces of information according to specific conditions, and displays symbols of only those mobile vehicles of which... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7031807 | Device and method for securing apparatuses with parts freely movable in space The invention relates to a safety device for apparatuses having parts freely movable in space, particularly handling equipment such as industrial robots or driverless transportation means, as well as a method for securing such apparatuses by means of such a safety d... | 04/18/2006 |
| RE39053 | Collision avoidance system for use in aircraft A collision avoidance system mountable on an aircraft for providing to the pilot of that aircraft an early warning of the presence of another nearby threat aircraft within the surrounding air space. The system operates autonomously from that aircraft and does not re... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016772 | Vehicle information display apparatus A vehicle information display apparatus receives multiple pieces of information on mobile vehicles, determines degrees of importance of the individual pieces of information according to specific conditions, and displays symbols of only those mobile vehicles of which... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996096 | Communication apparatus and a method of controlling a communication apparatus Communication apparatus having first communication device conformed to a first communication standard and second communication device conformed to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard. A control unit is coupled to the first... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987480 | Voice communications control system and method An audio communications control system operates between multiple voice communications systems and a single headset worn by an operator accessing the multiple communications systems via voice transmission. The single headset includes a left speaker, a right speaker, ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6980524 | Methods and apparatus for routing in a mobile ad hoc network A “peer-to-peer” hierarchical routing protocol—also referred to as Zone-based Hierarchical Link State Routing protocol (or “ZHLS”)—which incorporates location information into a novel “peer-to-peer” hierarchical routing approach. The network may be d... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6933884 | System for tracking and monitoring vessels A system for remotely tracking, monitoring and messaging vessels (14) utilizing a global positioning system satellite constellation, having a transceiver located on the vessel to be tracked and monitored, a monitoring center located remote from the vessel, a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917860 | Transmission, receipt, and presentation of vehicle specific environmental conditions and hazards information A method for transmitting environmental conditions information, which includes receiving at least some environmental conditions information, scaling the received information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle, re... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6844855 | Aircraft phased array antenna structure including adjacently supported equipment An aircraft phased array antenna system has transmit and receive antenna structures externally mounted on the aircraft fuselage. Each antenna comprises a plurality of phased array elements and antenna power and support equipment. Aerodynamically shaping antenna stru... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6687637 | Data sensor validation system and method A method of data sensor validation is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of pre-processing data sensor from each sensor from a plurality of sensors for at least segmenting the data sensors into a plurality of groups, each group for grouping sensors... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6677889 | Auto-docking system An auto-docking system has been provided that can automatically dock a ship. The auto-docking system provides a close in radar system and a secondary propulsion system that is under control of a docking processor.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6664916 | System and method for identifying navigational markers using radar A system containing a navigational marker, the navigational marker having the ability to reflect radar in such a manner that the navigational marker is identified. In one embodiment, a polarized radar-reflective material is affixed to the navigational mar... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6529156 | Self calibration of transponder apparatus A method and apparatus is provided for remotely and constantly calibrating a transponder by using the ring around phenomenon. A number of different time varying physical quantities, such as for example temperature, signal level, noise, transmission line f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6288629 | Method of using write--ok flag for radio frequency (RF) transponders (RF Tags) A method of sending data from a base station to a passive RF tag and writing the data to a tag non-volatile memory which detects a "partial write", where the tag voltage falls during the write process under the voltage sufficient to reliably write the tag... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285312 | Arrangement for controlling radar transmissions for a system of antennas on a moving platform An arrangement for controlling radar transmissions for a system of antennas disposed on a moving platform. The radar transmissions are allocated to an antenna face for a future transmission. To effect an adequate allocation, a prediction arrangement is pr... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6249241 | Marine vessel traffic system The marine Vessel Traffic System (VTS) is an improved radar harbor surveillance sensor, computer and display system that monitors marine harbor traffic, provides advisories to vessels in areas selected by the system operators, and provide the operators of... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6225940 | Radar reflecting system and method for small water craft A detection system for small water craft, such as a kayak. Radar reflective material is incorporated in the surface of the kayak or other water craft, and also is incorporated in surface areas of water craft accessories, such as cushion, life vest or padd... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6211808 | Collision avoidance system for use in aircraft A collision avoidance system mountable on an aircraft for providing to the pilot of that aircraft an early warning of the presence of another nearby threat aircraft within the surrounding air space. The system operates autonomously from that aircraft and ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5969665 | Method and apparatus for control of vessel maneuvering An improved method and apparatus provide a control of the vessel maneuvering by a determination and displaying of the dangerous relative course zones, wherein the end of the vessel speed-vector should not be located for the object evasion tactic maneuveri... | 10/19/1999 |
