公开(公告)号：US20230176175A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US17821467

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: VORBECK MATERIALS CORP.

Inventor： JAMES TURNEY ,  JACLYN SCOTT ,  DAN SCHEFFER ,  SRIRAM MANIVANNAN ,  JOHN LETTOW ,  JOSIAH HENRY ,  KENNETH FRITSCH ,  MICHAEL FILIPELLI ,  VICTOR CONTRERAS ,  SAMARPITA CHOWDHURY ,  TRENTICE V. BOLAR

IPC: G01S5/06 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  H01Q1/52 ,  H01Q1/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/06 ,  H01Q1/273 ,  H01Q1/526 ,  H01Q1/02

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a RF localization system that determines the position of a RF source of interest (RFSOI) relative to the RFLS. The RFLS includes man-portable nodes that communicate via a self-organizing WAN. Each node includes a communications device conductively coupled to antenna elements oriented in each nodal cardinal direction and battery each communicatively coupled to a control circuit(s). The control circuit is configured to: establish the WAN; capture RSSI values for each antenna element; determine the position of the RFSOI relative to the node; when not functioning as a primary node, transmit the determined position to a primary node or a computing device that's external to the WAN for processing; and when functioning as a primary node, determine the relative position of the RFSOI relative to the plurality of nodes using the received determined position. The primary node determines the position of the RFSOI relative to the nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20220085842A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17382059

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: VORBECK MATERIALS CORP.

Inventor： SRIRAM MANIVANNAN ,  JAMES BRENT ,  JOSH DESPORTES ,  JAMES TURNEY ,  ALISON BAKERSVILLE ,  CAN GUN YAPRAK

IPC: H04B1/3827 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  A41D1/00

Abstract: A modular communications system having dynamically positionable non-metallic antenna elements and communications devices is disclosed. The system includes an apparel item with a surface and a foam layer positioned therein. Landing pads are each uniquely positioned on the surface. The antenna elements are demountably, intermittingly, and conductively coupled to the landing pads; includes a non-metallic conductive composition; and a unique operational frequency. A hub is positioned on the surface and conductively coupled to each landing pad. Each communications device is demountably affixed to the surface; intermittingly, demountably, and conductively coupled to the hub; and includes a unique operational frequency. The hub intermittingly, demountably, and conductively couples each communications devices to a unique landing pad included in the plurality of landing pads. The foam layer is lined with a conductive material that reflects RF radiation that emanates from the plurality of non-metallic antenna elements.

公开(公告)号：US20230020767A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17886852

申请日：2022-08-12

Applicant: Vorbeck Materials Corp.

Inventor： SRIRAM MANIVANNAN ,  JAMES BRENT ,  JOSH DESPORTES ,  JAMES TURNEY ,  ALISON BAKERSVILLE ,  CAN GUN YAPRAK ,  SRIRAM MANIVANNAN ,  JAMES BRENT ,  JOSH DESPORTES ,  JAMES TURNEY ,  ALISON BAKERSVILLE ,  CAN GUN YAPRAK

IPC: H04B1/3827 ,  H01Q1/27 ,  A41D1/00

Abstract: A modular communications system having dynamically positionable non-metallic antenna elements is disclosed. The system includes an apparel item with a surface and a foam layer positioned therein. Landing pads are each uniquely positioned on the surface. Antenna elements are coupled to the landing pads; include a non-metallic conductive composition and a unique operational frequency. A hub is positioned on the surface and coupled to each landing pad. Communications devices are demountably affixed to the surface; coupled to the hub; and each include a unique operational frequency. The hub couples each communications devices to a unique landing pad. The foam layer is lined with a conductive material that reflects RF radiation that emanates from the plurality of non-metallic antenna elements. The system achieves an omnidirectional RF radiation pattern when utilizing the plurality of antenna elements and an altered RF radiation pattern when utilizing a subset of the plurality of antenna elements.