Kenneth R Wagner

US Patent:

51574080, Oct 20, 1992

Filed:

May 25, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/528807

Inventors:

Kenneth M. Wagner - Pomona CA
William Stahley - Fountain Valley CA
James R. Van Cleave - Glendora CA

Assignee:

NavCom Defence Electronics, Inc. - El Monte CA

International Classification:

G01S 144

US Classification:

342399

Abstract:

A radio system for determining the range and bearing of mobile equipment, such as an aircraft, relative to reference equipment such as an aircraft carrier, with low probability of interception (LPI). The aircraft remains equipped with high power range and bearing determination equipment, such as TACAN equipment. Reference equipment transmits a LPI beacon, such as a pseudo noise code spread spectrum signal through a rotating beam antenna to amplitude modulate the beacon as a function of antenna orientation. The PN code is inverted as the antenna passes through a reference bearing. Mobile LPI equipment determines bearing and generates a high power signal, such as an emulated TACAN beacon signal. High power range and bearing equipment extracts bearing information from the emulated signal and display it. Range can be determined in a cooperative mode.

US Patent:

20220324380, Oct 13, 2022

Filed:

Apr 12, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/718636

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
DANIEL ANTHONY TUCKER - Santee CA, US
DAVID M. TUCKER - Katy TX, US
STEPHEN T. POWERS - Houston TX, US
AUSTIN REECE TUCKER - Katy TX, US
KENNETH E. WAGNER - Broken Arrow OK, US
MIKE INCORVAIA - Hendersonville TN, US

International Classification:

B60Q 9/00
B60Q 1/48
B60Q 1/34
B60Q 1/52

Abstract:

A microcontroller is in operative control of the left and right turn signal lamps, a park selector indicator input is communicatively coupled to the microcontroller to indicate when a vehicle is placed in park. An ignition switch position indicator is communicatively coupled to the microcontroller to indicate when the vehicle ignition switch is on or off. A hazard lamp switch activates the microcontroller to flash the left and right turn signal lamps together a standard flash rate, and a high conspicuity switch that activates the microcontroller to flash the left and right turn signal lamps together at a high conspicuity rate when the hazard lamp switch is activated, and the vehicle is in park or the ignition is off.

US Patent:

20210331619, Oct 28, 2021

Filed:

May 11, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/317822

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
DANIEL ANTHONY TUCKER - Santee CA, US
DAVID M. TUCKER - Katy TX, US
STEPHEN T. POWERS - Houston TX, US
AUSTIN REECE TUCKER - Katy TX, US
KENNETH E. WAGNER - Broken Arrow OK, US
MIKE INCORVAIA - Hendersonville TN, US

International Classification:

B60Q 1/46
B60W 10/30

Abstract:

A system has a microcontroller with operative control of a set of vehicle lights including an ability to flash all of the set of vehicle signal lights simultaneously as hazard flashers and an ability to strobe all of the set of vehicle signal lights as high conspicuity emergency lighting. Upon receipt of an indication from a vehicle data bus that the vehicle is slowing as a result of a stopping event, the microcontroller determines a speed of the vehicle and strobes the set of vehicle signal lights as high conspicuity emergency lighting if the speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold

US Patent:

20200307447, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Mar 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/834547

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
DANIEL ANTHONY TUCKER - Santee CA, US
DAVID M. TUCKER - Katy TX, US
STEPHEN T. POWERS - Houston TX, US
AUSTIN REECE TUCKER - Katy TX, US
KENNETH E. WAGNER - Broken Arrow OK, US
MIKE INCORVAIA - Hendersonville TN, US

International Classification:

B60Q 1/46
B60R 16/02

Abstract:

A hazard beacon has an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to detect that vehicle emergency indicators have been deployed, a plurality of separately strobe capable light segments forming a hazard symbol, and a microcontroller controlling operation of the plurality of separately strobe capable light segments.

US Patent:

20200290507, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

Mar 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/820500

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
DANIEL ANTHONY TUCKER - Santee CA, US
DAVID M. TUCKER - Katy TX, US
STEPHEN T. POWERS - Houston TX, US
AUSTIN REECE TUCKER - Katy TX, US
KENNETH E. WAGNER - Broken Arrow OK, US
MIKE INCORVAIA - Hendersonville TN, US

International Classification:

B60Q 1/52
B60Q 1/46
B60Q 1/00
B60Q 9/00
B60Q 3/80
H05B 47/165
H05B 47/17

Abstract:

A system prevents activation of strobe lights on a vehicle in response to events calculated to indicate a nuisance activation. Directional strobing may be activated based on input from vehicles systems.