Patents by Inventor Lauris D. Waterhouse

Lauris D. Waterhouse 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).

  • Patent number: 4911397
    Abstract: A spring hanger system for supporting a rectangular waveguide on a transmission tower or other structure, including a plurality of vertically spaced spring hangers, each adapted to engage and support a section in the vertical run of the waveguide. Each hanger includes (1) a lateral support guide for restraining the guide from any appreciable movement in all directions except vertical, and adapted for fixation to the supporting structure; (2) a gripping frame adapted to grip tightly the outer periphery of the waveguide without seriously deforming same, the gripping frame being spaced vertically below the lateral support guide; and (3) a relatively constant force spring mechanism connecting said gripping frame to said lateral support guide, thus allowing the waveguide to move upwardly and downwardly with variations in temperature without substantially changing the top loading on the tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: General Signal Corporation
    Inventor: Lauris D. Waterhouse