James A Procter, Jr

Title: James A. Procter, Jr.: Inventor of a Transponder Ranging System

Introduction

James A. Procter, Jr. is an inventor associated with Indialantic, Florida, and Harris Corporation. His patent work includes a system and method for determining the range between a radio-frequency transmitter and receiver.

Latest Patents

Procter is credited with 1 patent, titled “Transponder System and Method.” The invention uses a ranging signal consisting of a grossly timed trigger followed by a chirp waveform. When the receiver detects the trigger, it generates a reference chirp and compares it with the incoming chirp. The comparison produces a timing correction, which is used to adjust an outgoing chirp. At the transmitter, that corrected signal is compared with another reference chirp, allowing the system to determine the signal’s time of arrival and estimate the distance between the transmitter and receiver.

Career Highlights

Procter’s listed company affiliation is Harris Corporation. His patent describes a method for improving timing accuracy in radio-frequency ranging by using chirp comparisons to calculate and correct signal timing.

Collaborations

James C. Otto is identified as Procter’s coworker. The available information does not specify their particular projects or working relationship.

Conclusion

James A. Procter, Jr.’s patent presents a chirp-based approach to radio-frequency ranging, using timing comparisons and corrections to help determine the distance between a transmitter and receiver.