Patents by Inventor Gregg E. Freebury
Gregg E. Freebury has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230318163Abstract: An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventor: Gregg E. Freebury
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Patent number: 11749898Abstract: An antenna having a reflector mounted on a rigid boom uses a line feed or phased array feed to operate in the Ka band with frequencies up to 36 gigahertz while maintaining the ability to operate at frequencies down to L-Band of 1-2 GHz.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Patent number: 11658385Abstract: An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventor: Gregg E. Freebury
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Patent number: 11489245Abstract: A satellite including an antenna assembly adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. When in the stowed configuration, the antenna assembly can be stowable within a container, such as a container compatible with a CubeSat. When in the deployed configuration, a reflector of the antenna assembly can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Publication number: 20220140494Abstract: An antenna having a reflector mounted on a rigid boom uses a line feed or phased array feed to operate in the Ka band with frequencies up to 36 gigahertz while maintaining the ability to operate at frequencies down to L-Band of 1-2 GHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Patent number: 11239567Abstract: An antenna having a reflector mounted on a rigid boom uses a line feed or phased array feed to operate in the Ka band with frequencies up to 36 gigahertz while maintaining the ability to operate at frequencies down to L-Band of 1-2 GHz.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Publication number: 20210313668Abstract: An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventor: Gregg E. Freebury
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Patent number: 11035168Abstract: A vacuum insulating glazing unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: ASTRAVAC GLASS, INC.Inventors: William H. Francis, IV, Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J. Beidleman, Michael Hulse
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Patent number: 11009695Abstract: An occulter petal unfurling system including occulter petal unfurler disposed to rotate in relation to an occulter to unfurl a plurality of petals which in an unfurled condition can be used to block or suppress incoming light.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, William H. Francis, Neal J Beidleman
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Publication number: 20200358200Abstract: An antenna having a reflector mounted on a rigid boom uses a line feed or phased array feed to operate in the Ka band with frequencies up to 36 gigahertz while maintaining the ability to operate at frequencies down to L-Band of 1-2 GHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Publication number: 20200203798Abstract: A satellite including an antenna assembly adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. When in the stowed configuration, the antenna assembly can be stowable within a container, such as a container compatible with a CubeSat. When in the deployed configuration, a reflector of the antenna assembly can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew Phillip Mitchell
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Patent number: 10587035Abstract: A reflector assembly including a truss engaging the first net at a first plurality of points along the first net perimeter edge and engaging a second net at a second plurality of points along the second net perimeter edge. A truss deployment assembly moves the truss between a truss stowed condition and a truss deployed condition, the truss in the truss deployed condition tensioning said first net or said second net to maintain a substantially flat or parabolic net outer surface. A reflector disposed at the first net sends or receives remote data.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J Beidleman
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Publication number: 20190237859Abstract: A reflector assembly including a truss engaging the first net at a first plurality of points along the first net perimeter edge and engaging a second net at a second plurality of points along the second net perimeter edge. A truss deployment assembly moves the truss between a truss stowed condition and a truss deployed condition, the truss in the truss deployed condition tensioning said first net or said second net to maintain a substantially flat or parabolic net outer surface. A reflector disposed at the first net sends or receives remote data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J. Beidleman
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Patent number: 10256530Abstract: A reflector assembly including a truss engaging the first net at a first plurality of points along the first net perimeter edge and engaging a second net at a second plurality of points along the second net perimeter edge. A truss deployment assembly moves the truss between a truss stowed condition and a truss deployed condition, the truss in the truss deployed condition tensioning said first net or said second net to maintain a substantially flat or parabolic net outer surface. A reflector disposed at the first net sends or receives remote data.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Tendeg LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J Beidleman
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Publication number: 20190071920Abstract: A vacuum insulating glazing unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: William H. Francis, IV, Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J. Beidleman, Michael Hulse
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Patent number: 10119327Abstract: A Vacuum Insulating Glazing Unit (VIGU) comprises two or more glass lites (panes) spaced apart from one another and hermetically bonded to an edge seal assembly therebetween. The resulting cavity between the lites is evacuated to create at least one insulating vacuum cavity within which are disposed a plurality of stand-off members to maintain separation between the lites. The edge seal assembly is preferably compliant in the longitudinal (i.e., edgewise) direction to allow longitudinal relative motion between the two lites (e.g., from thermal expansion). The longitudinal compliance may be obtained by imprinting a three-dimensional pattern into the edge seal material. The edge seal assembly is preferably bonded to the lites with a first bond portion that is hermetic and a second bond portion that is load-resistant. Methods for producing VIGUs and/or compliant edge seal assemblies and VIGU and edge seal apparatus are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: ASTRAVAC GLASS, INC.Inventors: William H. Francis, IV, Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J. Beidleman, Michael Hulse
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Publication number: 20180203225Abstract: An occulter petal unfurling system including occulter petal unfurler disposed to rotate in relation to an occulter to unfurl a plurality of petals which in an unfurled condition can be used to block or suppress incoming light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Tendeg LLC.Inventors: Gregg E. Freebury, William H. Francis, Neal J. Beidleman
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Patent number: 9840060Abstract: Laminate structures and methods of making laminate structures having overwrapped laminate edges which resist delamination and fraying or including one or more stabilizer laminates which afford greater radial and torsional rigidity in longitudinally slit tube structures.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: TENDEG LLCInventors: William H. Francis, Gregg E. Freebury, Michael J. Hulse
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Publication number: 20170332944Abstract: An apparatus comprised of a plurality of engagement structures independently movable along a longitudinal axis to initially engage a mid-foot region of a foot is described. A center structure or a first set of engagement structures engage the foot in a mid-foot region, and one or more peripheral engagement structures engage the plantar surface in regions surrounding the mid-foot region independent from the structure(s) engaging the mid-foot region. Positional information about the engagement structures is obtained, and a surface map from the positional information is constructed, to determine a profile or contour for an orthotic device in which the foot is in a restored bone state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: J. Kevin Miller, Neal J. Beidleman, Neville A. Bonwit, Luke Clauson, Kenneth J. den Dulk, Gregg E. Freebury, Matthew B. Newell
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Publication number: 20170222308Abstract: A reflector assembly including a truss engaging the first net at a first plurality of points along the first net perimeter edge and engaging a second net at a second plurality of points along the second net perimeter edge. A truss deployment assembly moves the truss between a truss stowed condition and a truss deployed condition, the truss in the truss deployed condition tensioning said first net or said second net to maintain a substantially flat or parabolic net outer surface. A reflector disposed at the first net sends or receives remote data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: TENDEG LLCInventors: Gregg E. Freebury, Neal J. Beidleman