Patents
US 9207307 B2: Large area ground monitoring
- Granted
- 2015-12-08
- Filed
- 2014-01-08 application 14150736
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A municipal infrastructure maintenance system uses a ground vehicle to move an antenna array in back-and-forth sweeps over large areas or distances. The antenna array comprises dozens of compartmentalized radio dipole antennas arranged laterally, shoulder-to-shoulder across the width of each sweep. An antenna switch matrix is connected between the antenna array and a ground-penetrating-radar (GPR) set and provides electronic aperture switching and selection, and the ability to laterally register one sweep to the next. The antenna array is extended out in front of the ground vehicle on a pivotable boom, and the cantilevered weight is a primary concern. The antenna array is constructed with aluminum-on-aluminum honeycomb panels slotted and folded around dozens of resistive-card compartment separators. Printed circuit boards with matching baluns are also slotted to receive tabs on the resistive cards, and their dipole elements are resistive loaded to quench crosstalk and near field effects.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stolar, Inc. 17 patents | US company or organization | Raton, NM | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald L. Stolarczyk | Bernalillo, NM | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chance Dain Valentine | Raton, NM | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey D. Hutchins | Box Elder, SD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Briggs | Albuquerque, NM | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Brewster Main | Newark, CA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brecken H. Uhl | Las Cruces, NM | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S7/414 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V3/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/3216 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STOLAR RESEARCH CORPORATION signed 2015-11-09 | STOLAR INCORPORATED RATON, NM | 37161/812 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRIGGS, MATTHEW L signed 2014-03-03 HUTCHINS, JEFFREY D. signed 2014-03-03 MAIN, RICHARD BREWSTER signed 2014-03-03 STOLARCZYK, GERALD L signed 2014-03-03 UHL, BRECKEN H signed 2014-03-03 VALENTINE, CHANCE DAIN signed 2014-03-03 | STOLAR RESEARCH CORPORATION RIO RANCHO, NM | 32341/42 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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