Patents by Inventor Rick Harless

Rick Harless 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).

  • Telescoping boom actuation mechanism formed of concentrically nested tubular boom sections mutually engaged by roller assemblies riding on helical tracks
    Patent number: 7299589
    Abstract: A telescoping boom mechanism for deploying an expandable structure, such a hoop-supported antenna, comprises a plurality of concentrically nestable tubular boom sections, that are mutually engageable with one another by way of roller assemblies and helical tracks formed thereon. The tubular boom sections are caused to telescopically expand or retract along a deployment axis by means of a rotational drive motor coupled to an outermost one of the tubular boom sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Bruce Campbell, Rick Harless
  • Telescoping boom actuation mechanism formed of concentrically nested tubular boom sections mutually engaged by roller assemblies riding on helical tracks
    Publication number: 20050097833
    Abstract: A telescoping boom mechanism for deploying an expandable structure, such a hoop-supported antenna, comprises a plurality of concentrically nestable tubular boom sections, that are mutually engageable with one another by way of roller assemblies and helical tracks formed thereon. The tubular boom sections are caused to telescopically expand or retract along a deployment axis by means of a rotational drive motor coupled to an outermost one of the tubular boom sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Campbell, Rick Harless