PatentBrief

Inventor

Antheil George

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1942

Associated with

Years active

1942

Total patents

1

Most recent

1942

Frequent collaborator

Markey Hedy Kiesler

Domains

telecommunicationsconsumer_electronicsmilitary

Activity by decade

1940s
1

Patents

1

US 2292387·1942·Individual

Hedy Lamarr's Secret Radio System for Torpedo Guidance

Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil's 1942 patent describes a secret communication system that rapidly changes radio frequencies to prevent enemies from jamming or eavesdropping on torpedo guidance signals.