Patents by Inventor Steven W. Lee

Steven W. Lee 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).

  • Antenna system having positioning mechanism for reflector
    Patent number: 6580399
    Abstract: An antenna system is provided for a satellite. This may include a main reflector (100), a subreflector (110), a boom including a first boom component (88) to support said main reflector and a second boom component (86) to support the subreflector. The first boom component may include a first main support (130), a fitting (150), and a second main support (140). The fitting may couple the first main support and the second main support. A positioning mechanism (120) may be provided within the fitting to support the main reflector. The positioning mechanism may be capable of adjusting a position of the main reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce D. Ballinger, Jeffrey P. Michaels, Steven W. Lee
  • Text and color printing system
    Patent number: 5140674
    Abstract: A desktop printing system for use with microprocessor-based computers includes the modular combination of a color printer and a monochrome text printer. Preferably, the color printer is of the type which prints color graphics incrementally and the text printer is of the type which prints monochrome text continuously. In operation, printing information is segregated into color and text components, and the color printer is controlled to print only color components while the text printer is controlled to print only monochrome text components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Stephen R. Anderson, Wen-Tsing Chen, John P. Ertel, William D. Holland, Rueiming Jamp, Lawrence LaBarre, Steven W. Lee, Kent D. Vincent
  • Mars rover
    Patent number: D673482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Tommaso P. Rivellini, Jaime M. Waydo, Christopher J. Voorhees, Louise Jandura, Benjamin L. Thoma, Robert M. Manning, Howard J. Eisen, Adam D. Steltzner, Steven W. Lee, Alejandro M. San Martin, Dara Sabahi, Jeffrey W. Umland
  • Descent stage for mars rover
    Patent number: D679646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Tommaso P. Rivellini, Jaime M. Waydo, Christopher J. Voorhees, Louise Jandura, Benjamin L. Thoma, Robert M. Manning, Howard J. Eisen, Adam D. Steltzner, Steven W. Lee, Alejandro M. San Martin, Dara Sabahi, Jeffrey W. Umland