[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23644]


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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 a Device and Method for Determining 
All Components of the Stokes Polarization Vector Within a Radar Signal

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. 6,762,713 entitled ``A Device and Method for 
Determining All Components of the Stokes Polarization Vector within a 
Radar Signal,'' issued on July 13, 2004. 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-RDT-TL 
(Ms. Susan D. McRae), Bldg. 5220, Von Braun Complex, Redstone Arsenal, 
AL 35898.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joan Gilsdorf, Patent Attorney, e-
mail: [email protected] (256) 955-3213 or Ms. Susan D. McRae, 
Office of Research and Technology Applications, e-mail: 
[email protected]; (256) 955-1501.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention pertains to measuring the 
polarization state of a wideband electromagnetic signal. A polarimeter 
includes a first antenna for receiving the electromagnetic signal and a 
modulator. The modulator is 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, and wherein the amplitude of 
each frequency component of the modulated electromagnetic signal is a 
function of the particular polarization state of each frequency 
component of the electromagnetic signal. The modulator may be 
configured to modulate at a radar frequency. A linear polarizer passes 
a first predetermined polarization of the modulated electromagnetic 
signal through a first output thereof. A first receiver includes a 
detector for receiving and demodulating the modulated electromagnetic 
signal from the linear polarizer.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23644 Filed 12-5-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710-08-P