Andrew B Barber, 40Torrance, CA

5832045, Nov 3, 1998

Jun 28, 1996

8/673421

Andrew C. Barber - Venice CA

Harris Corporation - Melbourne FL

H03D 106
H03D 100
H03D 300
H01P 308

375348

A signal processing arrangement adjusts baud timing in a communication system receiver, wherein an information signal comprised of (sin(x))/x function contributions of successively adjacent bits is received via a memoryless channel. The information signal is sampled in accordance with a baud sampling clock signal, to derive successive samples of bits contained in the information signal. The sampling clock signal has a baud sampling clock frequency that is adjusted by a phase locked loop in accordance with a timing error signal. The signal processing arrangement comprises an intersymbol interference (ISI) correlation-driven baud timing recovery scheme which makes use of the fact that, for a given bit, at all instances in time other than where its peak occurs, the channel will contain energy from adjacent bits, so that there will be a substantial correlation of channel energy among successively adjacent bits of a transmitted sequence. On the other hand, for baud timing accurately at the peak of a given bit, none of the energy of any other bit will contribute to the energy at that baud time. The timing error signal is based upon ISI-correlation of adjacent bits.

5220219, Jun 15, 1993

Mar 10, 1992

7/849151

Andrew C. Barber - Marina Del Rey CA

Telerate Systems Incorporated - New York NY

H03G 300
H03K 1700

307493

An electronically controlled variable gain amplifier is disclosed which provides an output signal proportional to the value of an input signal multiplied by a gain factor, where the gain factor is in turn logarithmically proportional to the value of a gain control signal in the form of a digital word. The amplifier includes a capacitor, a sampler for periodically sampling the value of the input signal and storing the sampled value as a voltage on the capacitor, and circuits for periodically exponentially charging the capacitor after the input signal has been stored thereon for a duration which is directly proportional to the magnitude of the gain control signal. Also included is a circuit for periodically sampling and holding the voltage stored on the capacitor after each periodic charge, where the sampled and held voltage is the amplifier output signal.

5808516, Sep 15, 1998

Jun 28, 1996

8/669792

Andrew C. Barber - Venice CA

Harris Corporation - Melbourne FL

H03G 330

330282

A linearized voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) circuit uses the resistance of a gain control MOSFET to control amplifier gain in accordance with a DC gain control voltage. A gain control voltage is applied to the gain control MOSFET's gate through a gate input resistor that forms a voltage divider with a feedback resistor from the output of the amplifier. Since the VCA's output terminal is a low impedance node, the voltage divider network applies most of the gain control voltage to the gate of the gain control MOSFET. Conversely, a small fraction of the amplifier output signal is coupled to the gain control MOSFET's gate, to reduce distortion. The linearized VCA circuit is augmented by a gate drive correction circuit, through which the gain control voltage is coupled to the VCA's gain control MOSFET. The gate drive correction circuit is comprised of a difference amplifier and a compensating MOSFET that is matched with the gain control MOSFET of the VCA circuit for controlling its gate drive voltage.

4465903, Aug 14, 1984

Apr 21, 1983

6/487223

Andrew C. Barber - Santa Monica CA

Ixo, Inc. - Culver City CA

H04M 1100

179 2C

An electronic telephone interface circuit having a simplified, inductorless electronic gyrator circuit which also functions as an amplifying impedance convertor, and further having passive current and voltage limiting protection devices and an extremely fast active current limiting circuit. The system is particularly suitable for coupling a high impedance electronic system to a telephone communications system, and is adapted to permit the interface circuit and the electronic system to be powered solely from the telephone system.

4782531, Nov 1, 1988

Jun 23, 1987

7/065911

Lawrence J. Karr - Santa Monica CA
Steven J. Davis - Manhattan Beach CA
Andrew Barber - Marina Del Rey CA

H04H 500

381 14

A multichannel FM subcarrier broadcast system is disclosed which enables the transmission of multiple independent signals by generating independent sidebands of suppressed carriers in the subcarrier band of an FM transmitting station. Transmitting and receiving apparatus is disclosed which employs phase shift networks to minimize interchannel distortion, thus allowing close spacing of adjacent sidebands.

2016034, Nov 24, 2016

May 20, 2016

15/160657

- Santa Monica CA, US
Andrew C. Barber - Venice CA, US

G01S 5/02
G01S 5/10

With respect to electronic tag location and tracking, this invention solves moving target and two-fold angle ambiguity without the use of bulky antenna arrays. A multi-element antenna system with fore and aft placement of the elements separated by about to wave provides an angle of arrival. Antenna selection treats the multiple elements as a single electronically translatable element with an omnidirectional pattern. The elements may be oriented to line up with the fuselage of an aircraft. The antenna elements may be skewed from fore to aft to resolve ambiguity observed with static targets. The apparatus uses successive packets whose content is known at the platform's receiver so that the signal correlation functions are directly comparable. Identical successive packets or different packets of the same length and from the same sequence family may be used. The system may be rapidly calibrated with existing system components.