[Federal Register: February 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 30)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive
Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning Polarization Correlation Signal
Processing for Ladars and Radars

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is
made of the availability for licensing of the invention set forth in
U.S. Patent No. 6,967,617 entitled ``Polarization Correlation Signal
Processing for Ladars and Radars,'' issued on November 22, 2005. The
United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army,
has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES: Office of Research and Technology Applications, SDMC-RDTC-
TDL (Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone
Arsenal, AL 35898.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-
mail: joan.gilsdorf@smdc.army.mil; (256) 955-3213 or Ms. Susan D.
McRae, Office of Research and Technology Applications, e-mail:
susan.mcrae@smdc.army.mil; (256) 955-1501.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention pertains to correlating a
received waveform of a wideband electromagnetic signal with a
predetermined waveform. A correlating polarimeter includes a first
antenna for receiving an electromagnetic signal and a modulator
interconnected with the first antenna for modulating the
electromagnetic signal. A modulated electromagnetic signal results that
contains a different polarization state for each frequency of the
electromagnetic signal with the amplitude of each frequency component
of the modulated electromagnetic signal being a function of the
particular polarization state of each frequency component of the
electromagnetic signal. The correlating polarimeter may also include a
linear polarizer that can be configured to pass a first predetermined
polarization of the modulated electromagnetic signal through a first
output thereof, a first receiver for receiving and demodulating the
electromagnetic signal from the linear polarizer and outputting a
received waveform, and a correlator interconnected with the first
receiver to compare the received waveform to a predetermined waveform
and output a correlation indicator.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-3250 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]

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