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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7463181 | Method of suppressing interferences in systems for detecting objects In a method for suppressing interferences while detecting objects in a target area, a transmitter transmits a sequence of pulses into the target area, and a receiver detects the resulting reflection signal of the pulses reflected from the objects, within successive ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463187 | Method and system of improving altimeter accuracy by use of a separate peak return signal tracking A method to control a track gate and a level gate in an altimeter tracking an altitude of an airborne vehicle comprising emitting signals, directed toward a terrain, from the airborne vehicle, receiving terrain echo signals, positioning the track gate to a selected ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460061 | Distributed radar data processing system A distributed radar data processing system for generating data to be supplied to air traffic control by processing radar data obtained from a radar device, comprises a plurality of data buses provided in accordance with types of flowing data, a plurality of applicat... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460057 | Filling level radar with variable transmitting power A level measuring instrument has a variable transmitting power for measuring a filling level in a tank. The level measuring instrument includes a generator unit selectively generating different transmitting powers. The generator unit is controlled so that the transm... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460059 | Removing interfering clutter associated with radar pulses that an airborne radar receives from a radar transponder Interfering clutter in radar pulses received by an airborne radar system from a radar transponder can be suppressed by developing a representation of the incoming echo-voltage time-series that permits the clutter associated with predetermined parts of the time-serie... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460067 | Systems and methods for dynamically compensating signal propagation for flexible radar antennas A system for dynamically compensating signal propagation for flexible radar antennas receives measurement signals indicating the position of selected locations of an antenna array. The future shape of the antenna array at a future time is predicted, and compensation... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460058 | Radar A radar for detecting a target wherein a standard deviation of the amplitude of a beat signal from a transmission signal and a reception signal is determined for a predetermined period. A threshold is determined by adding a predetermined value to the standard deviat... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460060 | Electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving module and imaging sensor having electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving module An electric wave transmitting/receiving module includes: a waveguide including a conductive member and an opening facing a transmitting side and/or a receiving side; a dielectric substrate disposed on a side opposite to the opening of the waveguide; and transmitting... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456781 | Radar A radar includes a transmission section, a heterodyne reception section, a power supply section and a detection section. The transmission section emits a transmission wave to a target. The heterodyne reception section receives a reflected wave from the target. The p... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453390 | Detection device and detection method A detection device for detecting a body entering a predetermined range has a transmission means for periodically radiating a pulse-like transmission signal by way of an electromagnetic wave to which a band restriction has been applied, a first reception means and a ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450053 | Logging device with down-hole transceiver for operation in extreme temperatures A logging radar system and method for measuring propped fractures and down-hole formation conditions in a subterranean formation including: a radar source; an optical source; an optical modulator for modulating an optical signal from the optical source according to ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446291 | Augmented proportional navigation guidance law using angular acceleration measurements A method guides an interceptor missile toward an accelerating target. The method sets up a line-of-sight between the interceptor and the target, and monitors the acceleration of the angle of the line-of-sight. The acceleration is multiplied by a gain factor dependen... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446695 | Precision pulse detection system for radar sensors A precision pulse detection system for time-of-flight sensors detects a zero axis crossing of a pulse after it crosses above and then falls below a threshold. Transmit and receive pulses flow through a common expanded-time receiver path to precision transmit and rec... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446696 | Radio oscillating and radar systems The present invention provides a radio signal radiation system that alleviates the necessity of a highly specified pass band reception filter and a high performance/reliability amplifier. The radio signal radiation system includes an optical modulator; a light sourc... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443336 | In-vehicle pulse radar device Provided is an in-vehicle pulse radar device capable of calculating a distance to a target object based on a delay time between a transmission pulse wave and a received signal. The in-vehicle pulse radar device includes: a reception control unit for controlling pass... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436353 | Transmitting-receiving module of radar system A transmitting-receiving module of a radar system which is an embodiment of the present invention, includes, a transmitting circuit for sending transmitting RF signal, a three terminal circulator having three terminals and with the first terminal of which is connect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434762 | Retractable thrust vector control vane system and method A retractable thrust vector control system (10) for a rocket motor (26) that can generate an exhaust plume comprises at least one control vane (12) connectable to an attitude control assembly (20) that rotates the vane (12) about a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7431237 | Guided projectile with power and control mechanism A projectile has the ability to generate and provide power to components located in two sections of the projectile which have relative rotation to each other. The projectile has a pair of generators allowing the powering of components in two sections. The projectile... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429948 | Device and method for calibrating and improving the accuracy of barometric altimeters with GPS-derived altitudes In a combined GPS/altimeter device, the calibration and hence the accuracy of barometric altimeter measurements are enhanced with the aid of derived altitudes from a GPS. The device determines the need for calibration and perform the subsequent computations necessar... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427944 | Pulse radar system A pulse radar system includes: a pulse output circuit that outputs a periodic transmission pulse and a gate pulse having a cycle which is a rational multiple of a cycle of the transmission pulse and is different from a cycle of the transmission pulse; a transmission... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7427946 | Object sensing apparatus While an FM-CW mode for sensing an object, in which a frequency of an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a transmission/reception antenna 6 is continuously modulated, and also, a CW mode for judging an abnormal condition, in which the frequency of the elec... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425918 | System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects Methods are provided where: a signal is transmitted from an illuminating source and received cavity waveguides disposed on an object; a position and/or orientation of the object is determined based on the signal received in the waveguides; and data representing the ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7425917 | Radar for detecting the velocity of a target A radar including a target measurement component, a differential velocity calculator and an overall velocity determination portion. The target measurement component transmits and receives an electromagnetic wave over a detection range repeatedly at measurement inter... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423575 | Method and apparatus for protecting personnel and material from RF-based threats using ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission An ultra wideband (UWB) jamming system comprises a processor, a memory, a pulse generator, one or more UWB transmitters, and one or more UWB antennas. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RF signals of a threat transmission or an RF-triggered exp... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422175 | Apparatus and method for cooperative multi target tracking and interception The invention described herein provides an apparatus and a method to cooperatively track and intercept a plurality of highly maneuvering asymmetric threats using networks of small, low-cost, lightweight, airborne vehicles that dynamically self-organize into an ad ho... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423245 | Nose cover A nose cover (10) for a dome (12) through which radiation can pass, for a missile, the nose cover having an outer structure (22) through which radiation can pass and which is aerodynamically better than a spherical shape, and having correction o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420504 | Method of operating a multibeam radar A method of operating a multibeam radar carried on a platform flying a mission over a prescribed flight path to obtain images of a plurality of target areas, the beams of said radar being the result of respective transmit pulses and beam returns being received by re... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420500 | Electromagnetic radiation absorber An electromagnetic radiation absorber for absorbing radiation in the wavelength range λmin to λmax. The absorber has a conductor layer in contact with a dielectric layer. The conductor layer carries a plurality of apertures of sub-wavelength ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416154 | Trajectory correction kit The Trajectory Correction Kit (TCK) is a completely self-contained retrofit kit that is externally and fixedly mounted as an add-on to the rear (aft of the tailfins) of an existing, unguided rocket. The TCK continuously measures the pitch and yaw of the rocket as it... | 08/26/2008 |
| RE40468 | Video data bus communication system and method A video data communication system and method are disclosed which provides for the secure transmission of video data among devices connected to a video data bus. The video data is transmitted with address information corresponding to a particular device or, alternati... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417577 | Methods of estimating precipitation characteristics A method of estimating precipitation characteristics including acquiring a radar image including at least a vertical plane of a precipitation zone; processing a vertical profile to generate digital signals representative of reflectivity in vertical direction z; inte... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417586 | Methods and systems for interferometric cross track phase calibration A method to compensate for variances in signal path delays for a plurality of radar return processing channels is described. The method comprises providing a signal in the signal path between an antenna and a corresponding receiver of each radar return processing ch... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417585 | Radar scanning method A scanning method of an in-vehicle scanning-type radar for emitting beams subsequently to execute scanning and for detecting an object includes determining whether or not the object is in an approaching state. When it is determined that the object is not in the appr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417579 | Weather radar with significance determination A weather radar system includes processing electronics. The processing electronics sense weather and determine significant weather based upon the altitude of the weather. The altitude of the weather can be compared to a flight path to determine its significance. A d... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410119 | Rotating missile emitting light pulses The invention concerns a rotating missile emitting light pulses. The invention is characterized in that means are provided to interrupt said light pulses (5) when the rotational movement (3) of the missile (2) about its longitudinal axis (L-L) s... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411544 | System and method for determining patrol speed A system for processing radar data from two or more areas of interest is provided, such as for simultaneously processing vehicle speeds in the opposite lane in front of the patrol vehicle and in the opposite lane behind the patrol vehicle. The system includes an ant... | 08/12/2008 |
