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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas J. Kerry, Cambridge, GB;
Per A. V. Utsi, Ely, GB;
Miles E. G. Upton, Cambridge, GB;
Justin D. J. Penfold, Cambridge, GB;
Gordon K. A. Oswald, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Alan T. Richardson, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Assignee:
Cambridge Consultants Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/300 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for determining positional information for an object transmits a probe signal towards the object. The probe signal as returned by the object is received at a plurality of spaced apart locations. The relative timing of the returned probe signals as received at the plurality of locations is detected, whereby positional information for the object can be determined. A number of realizations of the invention are disclosed.