Sierra Nevada Corporation

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Craig A Chapman

David McMartin Howard

Jack Philip Cross

Gerald L Allen

Theodore Bosworth

A 3D rendered image of a radar-scanned terrain surface is provided from a radar return signal from the surface, wherein the return signal includes data indicative of azimuth, elevation, and range of a radar-illuminated area of the surface. The data are processed for transformation into X, Y, and Z coordinates. The X and Y coordinates corresponding to each illuminated area are triangulated so as to create a mesh of triangles representing the terrain surface, each of the triangles in the mesh being defined by a vertex triplet. 3D imaging information (grey scale shading and/or coloring information) is added to each triangle in the mesh, based on the amplitude of the radar return signal from the coordinates represented by each vertex in the triplet and the value of the Z coordinate at each vertex, so as to form the 3D rendered image.

System and method for 3D radar image rendering

Incense burner

An incense burner device adaptable for use in a vehicle such as an automobile. It includes an open ended container for burning incense. A stem extends from the closed end which is removably fitted into the sleeve of a clamp device for supporting the container upright. The clamp device is attachable to a component member of an automobile such as the edge of an ashtray. The ashes of the incense are discharged into the ashtray by removing the container from the sleeve connector and upending it into the ashtray.

Incense burner device

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Portage, IN, United States of America

Craig A Chapman