Patents by Inventor Vytas J. Katilius

Vytas J. Katilius 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).

  • Gimbal employing differential combination of offset drives
    Patent number: 5769748
    Abstract: A gimbal system includes a pair of stepper motors that drive respective drive trains of a differential drive assembly such as a differential gear assembly. Either the drive ratios or the step sizes for the two motors are offset from each other to provide four modes of operation, including modes for improved resolution and faster slew rate, and two intermediate modes with more balanced resolution and slew rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce N. Eyerly, Vytas J. Katilius, Umesh S. Ketkar