Globally referenced positioning in a shielded environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8754808
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13360085

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A method, apparatus and system for globally referenced positioning in a shielded environment includes integrating and correlating information from a UWB receiver, a GPS receiver, and a bent-path GPS receiver adapted to extract a GPS radio frequency wave from a heterodyned GPS signal. The method, apparatus, and system is resistant to interference and can be used in a shielded environment such as indoors or behind a line-of-sight barrier.

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LIGHTWAVES SYSTEMS INCCEDAR RAPIDS IA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baych, Leslie D Cedar Rapids, US 67 2028
Kennedy, Philip T Cedar Rapids, US 27 658
Melick, Bruce D Cedar Rapids, US 60 1917
Snyder, David M Cedar Rapids, US 83 2300

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