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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7898464 | System and method for transmitting signals via photonic excitation of a transmitter array A radio frequency (RF) phased array transmitter system comprises a phased array for generating an RF signal. The phased array comprises conductive patches formed in an array, separation gaps, and active sources. Each of the separation gaps is formed between two adja... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7724179 | Miniaturized microwave-photonic receiver A receiver, such as a miniaturized microwave-photonic coherent receiver (MMPR) is disclosed. The receiver includes an antenna to output an electrical RF signal received on a section of the antenna, a laser to produce an optical signal, a photonic modulator to receiv... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7551121 | Multi-target-tracking optical sensor-array technology The multi-target tracking and discrimination system (MOST) fuses with and augments existing BMDS sensor systems. Integrated devices include early warning radars, X-band radars, Lidar, DSP, and MOST which coordinates all the data received from all sources through a c... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7501979 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system A method and system, which may be implemented in some embodiments as a video game, for identifying harmful airborne biota, particularly flying insects, and either killing or disabling the harmful airborne biota is disclosed. Lasers, radar, and other types of radiati... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7425693 | Spectral tracking A method of tracking a target. The method includes the steps of acquiring a first spectral image of a scene that includes the target, designating a spectral reference window, in the first spectral image, that includes a respective plurality of pixel vectors, acquiri... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7400288 | Target visualization system A platform such as a car has a processor receiving information representing the location of the platform and a location of a target. An emitter assembly controlled by the processor produces a visual display outside of and beyond the platform that an occupant of the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397416 | Police radar/laser detector with integral vehicle parameter display using a vehicle interface Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits m... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7362258 | Transponder detection system using radio and light wave signals A target object detection system for detecting a target object using a detector and a tag on the target object; the tag includes a radio wave receiver receiving radio wave from the detector; a light receiver receiving a light signal from the detector; a receipt sign... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336219 | System and method for generating a radar detection threshold A method for generating a radar detection threshold includes computing a first plurality of percentile values associated with frequency domain values of frequency domain signals. The first plurality of percentile values is used to generate detection threshold values... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312744 | System for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers A system is disclosed for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers for detecting, tracking, warning and destroying airborne craft that enter restricted flight zones without authorization or that approach dangerously close to protected areas on t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304283 | Target tracking device for a flight vehicle A target tracking device (2) for a flight vehicle (10) is specified which has a position-sensitive photodiode (4) with at least two signal outputs (A1, A2, A3, A4) which are respectively connected to a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295546 | Method for synchronizing bluetooth packets In Bluethooth medium rate packets, the access code and the header are frequently modulated by Gausian Frequency Shift Keying, and the actual payload is phase-modulated by a differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying or an 8-ary DQPSK scheme. Guard time and a synchro... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292179 | Instantaneous passive range finding A method and apparatus for use in determining the range in a single time sample from a platform to a target are disclosed. The method includes receiving radiation emanating from the target at two points on the platform in a common time sample; detecting the received... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286056 | System and method for pest detection Systems and methods for detecting presence and movement of pests. Various embodiments of a pest detection system can be based on, for example, a beam-interrupt detector or a thermal imaging device. The beam-interrupt detection based system can provide functionalitie... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280674 | Device and method for object illumination and imaging using time slot allocation based upon road changes A reduced glare imaging system for motor vehicles. The reduced glare imaging system includes at least one light source capable of modulation, a synchronization system including structure for obtaining a time reference, and a processor for determining a fixed time ba... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280068 | System and method for microwave imaging with suppressed sidelobes using a sparse antenna array A microwave imaging system suppresses sidelobes in a microwave image captured using a sparse antenna array using an illumination system that operates in two different illumination modes. The antenna array including subarrays of antenna elements arranged in a sparse ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277053 | Apparatus and methods for detecting and locating signals A discrete three-dimensional receiving element has multiple sensors scattered over its surface to detect and locate a signal. The sensors facing the signal detect the signal, and a boundary line is drawn between the sensor which detect the signal and those which don... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271762 | Method for detecting an obstacle around a vehicle If the maximum time width Lt of the intensity of received light of reflected waves from a vehicle ahead is smaller than a reference time width, it is judged that the vehicle ahead is positioned in proximity to the detection limit distance of an obstacle detection de... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7248995 | Spatial position detection method, information input method, spatial position detection apparatus, and information input apparatus To calculate information on a relative distance or positional relationship between an interface section and an object by detecting an electromagnetic wave transmitted through the interface section, and using the electromagnetic wave from the object to detect a relat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239262 | Delivery of quasi-periodic pulses of EM energy utilizing the principle of beating-wave amplification The present invention is related a method and system for irradiating a target location or material with high-amplitude narrow pulses of electromagnetic (EM) energy at a periodic or quasi-periodic rate. The method and system comprises generating at least three electr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7212148 | Apparatus for jamming infrared attack unit using a modulated radio frequency carrier A countermeasure system for jamming an attack unit is provided. The attack unit receives an infrared carrier signal for detection of a target under attack and is vulnerable to countermeasures from another infrared carrier signal modulated by a predetermined modulati... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202809 | Fast acting active protection system A fast acting active protection system for military vehicles defeats RPG (rocket propelled grenade) threats fired from close ranges. The system minimizes the hazard to troops and civilians nearby. The system uses a plurality of passive sensors to locate the threat a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184130 | Method for improving the received signal to noise ratio of a laser rangefinder An improved technique for a laser rangefinder includes a pulsed laser sending out a repetition of light pulses and the received signal (light pulse and noise components combined) being analyzed by continuous averaging of successive received signal discrete time sequ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183966 | Dual mode target sensing apparatus A dual-mode target seeking apparatus having a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and at a third frequency. An optics system within the seeker dome is tra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176830 | Image processing system for mounting to a vehicle An image processing system to be mounted to a vehicle includes a radar adapted to measure distance and direction to an object based on reflected electromagnetic waves which are outputted to scan the exterior of the vehicle, an image-taking device such as a camera fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7158072 | Ethernet connection of airborne radar over fiber optic cable A weather radar signal path for an aircraft. The signal path has an antenna, a digital down-converter, a first transceiver, fiber optic cabling, a second transceiver and a processing unit. The antenna is adapted to, in a first mode, receive reflected radar signals f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158553 | Master oscillator/power amplifier excimer laser system with pulse energy and pointing control Pulse parameters of a gas discharge laser system can be optimized and controlled for precision applications such as microlithography. Important laser pulse parameters typically vary in the beginning of a pulse burst, and the directionality of the output beam typical... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142147 | Method and apparatus for detecting, locating, and identifying microwave transmitters and receivers at distant locations Methods and apparatuses for detecting, locating, and identifying microwave transmitters and receivers at distant locations are disclosed. First and second electromagnetic beams at first and second frequencies, respectively, are transmitted in first and second direct... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142150 | Method and system for detecting an object using a composite evidence grid A method and system for detecting an object uses a composite evidence grid based on dual frequency sensing. A source transmits a laser transmission in a first zone. A detector receives a reflection of the laser transmission from an object in the first zone to determ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7127175 | Method and apparatus for multiplexing in a wireless communication infrastructure A network is provided that includes a plurality of antennas coupled over the network to a plurality of base stations. The network can be optical or constructed with RF microwave links. The base stations are configured to provide cellular transmission. A plurality of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117101 | Remote particle counter for remote measurement of the number and size distribution of suspended fine particles in the atmosphere A remote particle counter comprising a pulsed laser generator, laser light emitting optics, scattered light collecting optics, a high-sensitivity two-dimensional photo detector as a scattered light detecting portion having a fast gating capability such as a CCD came... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104496 | Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method An interceptor device for protecting a platform against an incoming threat is provided. The interceptor device comprises a housing and a countermeasure device. At least one detonating charge is capable of deploying the countermeasure device. A controller device hous... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102809 | Acoustic-optic devices utilizing tellurium crystals Acoustic-optic devices which use a crystal of tellurium into which is launched acoustic shear waves by a lithium niobate transducer in accordance with an input RF signal. Tellurium used in the devices exhibits a figure of merit in the range of around 5,000 to 10,000... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098844 | Acceleration detector with integral vehicle parameter display using a vehicle interface Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7079129 | Image processing device An inexpensive and simple circuit for improving the quality of a dynamic image, with appropriate, flexible dynamic image qualities processing, even with plural input signal sources. A memory unit has a region for storing images of at least one screen, and a memory c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076168 | Method and apparatus for using multicarrier interferometry to enhance optical fiber communications A redundently modulated multicarrier protocol known as Carrier Interference Multiple Access (CIMA) is used in an optical-fiber network having wireless links at network nodes. CIMA is a protocol that can be used to create wireless protocols (such as TDMA and CDMA) ha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7057548 | Automatic data capture technology to enhance data collection Method, apparatus and system for determining accurately at least one coordinate of a sensor (or a transducer including a sensor) relative to a predetermined reference location, particularly where the sensor is part of a transducer for ground penetrating radar. A mar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053814 | RF lightwave coding system for radar pulse compression An apparatus for preparing a RF radar transmit waveform and for decoding RF return waveforms comprising: a RF-lightwave encoder and a decoding preprocessor to phase-encode the RF radar transmit waveform and partially decode the return signal, the encoder including s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046187 | System and method for active protection of a resource An active protection system comprising an ultrawideband radar for threat detection, an optical tracker for precision threat position measurement, and a high powered laser for threat kill or mitigation. The uwb radar may use a sparse array antenna and may also utiliz... | 05/16/2006 |
