Draft:James Robert Jensen

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Declined by Bobby Cohn 2 months ago. Last edited by GoingBatty 2 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Christinejbryan (talk) 15:18, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

James Robert "Bob" Jensen (1951–2025) was an American engineer specializing in radar system design, testing, integration and performance analysis, including with satellite communications systems. He worked on numerous missions, including but not limited to TOPEX, GeoSat, NEAR, TIMED, and New Horizons.

He is listed as inventor on seven patents, six of which are held by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.^[1], and one of which is held by Disney Enterprises, Incorporated^[2]

Minor Planet 228409 is named Bobjensen after James Robert, as a result of his more than 20-year involvement with the New Horizons spacecraft mission.

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^ "Technologies and Patents". Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
^ McKnight; et al. (2004-04-29). "United States Patent Application Publication" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-05-08.

[1] "Technologies and Patents". Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 2025-05-08.

[2] McKnight; et al. (2004-04-29). "United States Patent Application Publication" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-05-08.

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