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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Bing Lin, Yorktown, VA (US);
Yongxiang HU, Yorktown, VA (US);
Inventors:
Bing Lin, Yorktown, VA (US);
Yongxiang Hu, Yorktown, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for remotely measuring surface air pressure. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention utilizes the steps of transmitting a signal having multiple frequencies into the atmosphere, measuring the transmitted/reflected signal to determine the relative received power level of each frequency and then determining the surface air pressure based upon the attenuation of the transmitted frequencies.