Patents by Inventor Lance Covert

Lance Covert 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).

  • Publication number: 20220018700
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for determining the level of oil in a filter pan is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a load cell for sensing the amount of oil in the filter pan. The filter pan is pivotable about an end of the pan within a frame for supporting cooking equipment. The load cell is attached on one end to the frame. The assembly also includes a lever pivotable about a fulcrum, such that the first end of the lever supports the other end of the oil filter pan, and the second end of the lever urges against the load cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Zachary GRIGGS, Lance COVERT, James WARD
  • Patent number: 9570791
    Abstract: A circulator comprises a waveguide housing having a plurality of hollow waveguide arms that communicate with a central cavity, the waveguide housing having a height defined by a plurality of waveguide sidewalls between a waveguide floor and a waveguide ceiling. A ferrite element is disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a central portion. The ferrite element further includes a plurality of ferrite segments that each extend from the central portion and terminate at a distal end. A plurality of dielectric transformers each having an upper surface protrude into the waveguide arms away from the central cavity along the waveguide floor. The dielectric transformers have a height that is less than the height of the waveguide housing such that the upper surface of the transformers is separated from the waveguide ceiling by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Covert, Adam M. Kroening
  • Patent number: 9531050
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Publication number: 20160149284
    Abstract: A circulator comprises a waveguide housing having a plurality of hollow waveguide arms that communicate with a central cavity, the waveguide housing having a height defined by a plurality of waveguide sidewalls between a waveguide floor and a waveguide ceiling. A ferrite element is disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a central portion. The ferrite element further includes a plurality of ferrite segments that each extend from the central portion and terminate at a distal end. A plurality of dielectric transformers each having an upper surface protrude into the waveguide arms away from the central cavity along the waveguide floor. The dielectric transformers have a height that is less than the height of the waveguide housing such that the upper surface of the transformers is separated from the waveguide ceiling by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Lance Covert, Adam M. Kroening
  • Patent number: 9287602
    Abstract: A circulator comprises a waveguide housing having a plurality of hollow waveguide arms that communicate with a central cavity, the waveguide housing having a height defined by a plurality of waveguide sidewalls between a waveguide floor and a waveguide ceiling. A ferrite element is disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a central portion. The ferrite element further includes a plurality of ferrite segments that each extend from the central portion and terminate at a distal end. A plurality of dielectric transformers each having an upper surface protrude into the waveguide arms away from the central cavity along the waveguide floor. The dielectric transformers have a height that is less than the height of the waveguide housing such that the upper surface of the transformers is separated from the waveguide ceiling by a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Covert, Adam M. Kroening
  • Publication number: 20150357697
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Patent number: 9203128
    Abstract: A compact interfacing device for rotating electro-magnetic fields between an input and output waveguide includes a support bar extending between opposing sides of a frame, the frame encircling an interior space divided by the support bar; and a dipole bar orientated orthogonal to the support bar. When the input waveguide interfaces an input-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an input width of the input waveguide is orientated at first angle with respect to an extent of the dipole-bar length, and when the output waveguide interfaces an output-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an output width of the output waveguide is orientated at a second angle with respect to the extent of the dipole-bar length, an input electric field aligned perpendicular to the extent of the input width is rotated upon propagating through the compact interfacing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Hoover, Lance Covert
  • Patent number: 9184480
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Publication number: 20150188209
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Patent number: 9000859
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Publication number: 20150042411
    Abstract: A circulator comprises a waveguide housing having a plurality of hollow waveguide arms that communicate with a central cavity, the waveguide housing having a height defined by a plurality of waveguide sidewalls between a waveguide floor and a waveguide ceiling. A ferrite element is disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a central portion. The ferrite element further includes a plurality of ferrite segments that each extend from the central portion and terminate at a distal end. A plurality of dielectric transformers each having an upper surface protrude into the waveguide arms away from the central cavity along the waveguide floor. The dielectric transformers have a height that is less than the height of the waveguide housing such that the upper surface of the transformers is separated from the waveguide ceiling by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Covert, Adam M. Kroening
  • Publication number: 20140285278
    Abstract: A circulator for a waveguide is provided. The circulator comprises a waveguide housing including a central cavity, and a ferrite element disposed in the central cavity of the waveguide housing, with the ferrite element including a first surface and an opposing second surface. The circulator also comprises a pair of asymmetric dielectric spacers including a first dielectric spacer located on the first surface of the ferrite element, and a second dielectric spacer located on the second surface of the ferrite element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Kroening, Lance Covert
  • Publication number: 20140104017
    Abstract: A compact interfacing device for rotating electro-magnetic fields between an input and output waveguide includes a support bar extending between opposing sides of a frame, the frame encircling an interior space divided by the support bar; and a dipole bar orientated orthogonal to the support bar. When the input waveguide interfaces an input-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an input width of the input waveguide is orientated at first angle with respect to an extent of the dipole-bar length, and when the output waveguide interfaces an output-side of the frame and is arranged so that an extent of an output width of the output waveguide is orientated at a second angle with respect to the extent of the dipole-bar length, an input electric field aligned perpendicular to the extent of the input width is rotated upon propagating through the compact interfacing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: John C. Hoover, Lance Covert