Unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector

Inventor: William Samuel DiPoala (Fairport, NY)

G01R29/0814 G01R33/0206 G01R35/005 G01V11/002 G06F3/167 G08B21/182

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Patent No.: US 12693321
App. No.: 18/412,783
Granted: Jul 28, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector includes an accelerometer configured to measure a gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector; a magnetometer configured to measure a magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector; a microwave frequency detector configured to measure a specific band of microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector; a controller; and an optical indicator configured to optically communicate information to a user of the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector. The controller determines a change in the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when generates gravitational field values are outside a predetermined range of non-event field values. The controller controls the optical indicator to optically communicate the determined change in the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

Claims (34)

1 . An unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector, comprising:

an accelerometer configured to measure a gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector and generate associated gravitational field values;

a magnetometer configured to measure a magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector and generate associated magnetic field values;

a microwave frequency detector configured to measure a specific band of microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector and to generate associated microwave frequency values;

a controller operatively connected to said accelerometer, said magnetometer, and said microwave frequency detector; and

an optical indicator, operatively connected to said controller, configured to optically communicate information to a user of the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector;

said controller determining a change in the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when the generated associated gravitational field values are outside a predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values;

said controller controlling said optical indicator to optically communicate the determined change in the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

2 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said controller determines a change in the magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when the generate associated magnetic field values are outside a predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values;

said controller controlling said optical indicator to optically communicate the determined change in the magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

3 . The detector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said controller determines a change in the microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when the generate associated microwave frequency values are outside a predetermined range of non-event microwave frequency values;

said controller controlling said optical indicator to optically communicate the determined change in the microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

4 . The detector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values is determined by said controller during a calibration operation by measuring magnetic field values to establish a baseline value, said predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values being the baseline value plus and minus a magnetic field threshold value, said magnetic field threshold value being associated with a desired sensitivity.

5 . The detector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said magnetic field threshold value is in a range from 1 mG to 50 mG.

6 . The detector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said microwave frequency threshold value is in a range from 1 dB to 10 dB.

7 . The detector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values includes an X-axis predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values, a Y-axis predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values, and a Z-axis predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values.

8 . The detector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said controller determines the change in the magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when a predetermined number of generated associated magnetic field values are outside a predetermined range of non-event magnetic field values during a predetermined amount of time.

9 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said controller determines a change in the microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when the generate associated microwave frequency values are outside a predetermined range of non-event microwave frequency values;

10 . The detector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said predetermined range of non-event microwave frequency values is determined by said controller during a calibration operation by measuring microwave frequency values to establish a baseline value, said predetermined range of non-event microwave frequency values being the baseline value plus and minus a microwave frequency threshold value, said microwave frequency threshold value being associated with a desired sensitivity.

11 . The detector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said controller determines the change in the microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when a predetermined number of generated associated microwave frequencies values are outside a predetermined range of non-event microwave frequencies values during a predetermined amount of time.

12 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values is determined by said controller during a calibration operation by measuring gravitational field values to establish a baseline value, said predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values being the baseline value plus and minus a gravitational field threshold value, said gravitational field threshold value being associated with a desired sensitivity.

13 . The detector as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said gravitational field threshold value is in a range from 1 mg to 50 mg.

14 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said accelerometer is a 3-axis gravitational field sensor for measuring gravitational fields in an X-axis, Y-axis, and a Z-axis.

15 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said magnetometer is a magnetic field sensor for measuring magnetic fields in an X-axis, Y-axis, and a Z-axis.

16 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said microwave frequency detector is a 1.6 GHz microwave frequency detector having a range of 1.58 GHz to 1.7 GHZ.

17 . The detector as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said 1.6 GHz microwave frequency detector includes an antenna, a SAW filter, and an amplifier.

18 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an audio indicator configured to audially communicate information to the user of the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

19 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a directional positional sensor for detecting if the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector is positioned in an upright position or in an upside-down position.

20 . The detector as claimed in claim 19 , wherein said controller starts a calibration operation after said directional positional sensor detects that the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector has been positioned in the upside-down position for a predetermined period of time.

21 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a communication module configured to wireless communicate with a mobile device.

22 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values includes an X-axis predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values, a Y-axis predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values, and a Z-axis predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values.

23 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said controller powers down said accelerometer between measurements of the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector, powers down said magnetometer between measurements of the magnetic field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector, and powers down said microwave frequency detector between measurements of the microwave frequencies surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector.

24 . The detector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said controller determines the change in the gravitational field surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena field disturbance detector when a predetermined number of generated associated gravitational field values are outside a predetermined range of non-event gravitational field values during a predetermined amount of time.