Patents by Inventor Tracy Donaldson

Tracy Donaldson 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).

  • Reflector antenna radome attachment band clamp
    Patent number: 8259028
    Abstract: A band clamp for coupling a radome to a distal end of a reflector dish for improving the front to back ratio of a reflector antenna, the band clamp provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip. The distal lip dimensioned with an inner diameter equal to or less than a reflector aperture of the reflector dish. The proximal lip provided with a turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit. A width of the band clamp may be dimensioned, for example, between 0.8 and 1.5 wavelengths of an operating frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Chris Hills, Matthew Lewry, Tracy Donaldson, Bruce Hughes
  • Reflector Antenna Radome Attachment Band Clamp
    Publication number: 20110140983
    Abstract: A band clamp for coupling a radome to a distal end of a reflector dish for improving the front to back ratio of a reflector antenna, the band clamp provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip. The distal lip dimensioned with an inner diameter equal to or less than a reflector aperture of the reflector dish. The proximal lip provided with a turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit. A width of the band clamp may be dimensioned, for example, between 0.8 and 1.5 wavelengths of an operating frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventors: Chris Hills, Matthew Lewry, Tracy Donaldson, Bruce Hughes