Inventor · Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Donald C. D. Chang

139Patents
25h-index
51Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1983 → Mar 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9356358B2 Architectures and methods for novel antenna radiation optimization via feed repositioning Electricity 166 Active
US6735437B2 Communication system employing reuse of satellite spectrum for terrestrial communication Electricity 138 Expired
US6229477A Method and system for determining a position of a communication satellite utilizing two-way ranging Physics 107 Expired
US7187949B2 Multiple basestation communication system having adaptive antennas Electricity 96 Expired
US5903549A Ground based beam forming utilizing synchronized code division multiplexing Electricity 80 Expired
US5969674A Method and system for determining a position of a target vehicle utilizing two-way ranging Physics 74 Expired
US4994809A Polystatic correlating radar Physics 69 Expired
US8111646B1 Communication system for dynamically combining power from a plurality of propagation channels in order to improve power levels of transmitted signals without affecting receiver and propagation segments Electricity 54 Active
US5077562A Digital beam-forming technique using temporary noise injection Electricity 49 Expired
US8547897B2 Coherent power combining for signals through multiple satellite communications channels Electricity 49 Active
US5128689A EHF array antenna backplate including radiating modules, cavities, and distributor supported thereon Electricity 46 Expired
US7167704B2 Communication system using multiple link terminals for aircraft Electricity 44 Expired
US6388615B1 Micro cell architecture for mobile user tracking communication system Electricity 43 Expired
US4635063A Adaptive antenna Electricity 41 Expired
US4788515A Dielectric loaded adjustable phase shifting apparatus Electricity 40 Expired
US6340947B1 Method and system for determining a position of a transceiver unit utilizing two-way ranging in a polystatic satellite configuration including a ground radar Physics 35 Expired
US4883244A Satellite attitude determination and control system with agile beam sensing Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6295440A Multiple satellite mobile communications method and apparatus for hand-held terminals Electricity 30 Expired
US6337980B1 Multiple satellite mobile communications method and apparatus for hand-held terminals Electricity 28 Expired
US6380893B1 Ground-based, wavefront-projection beamformer for a stratospheric communications platform Electricity 28 Expired
US7103317B2 Communication system using multiple link terminals for aircraft Electricity 28 Expired
US5001493A Multiband gridded focal plane array antenna Electricity 27 Expired
US6559797B1 Overlapping subarray patch antenna system Electricity 27 Expired
US6377208B2 Method and system for determining a position of a transceiver unit utilizing two-way ranging in a polystatic satellite configuration Physics 26 Expired
US6246363A Method and system for incorporating two-way ranging navigation as a calibration reference for GPS Physics 25 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.