Patents by Inventor William Drach

William Drach 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).

  • Remote tilt antenna system
    Patent number: 6677896
    Abstract: An antenna control system is connected to an antenna in order to control the position of the antenna. The system includes a motor connected to the antenna for adjusting the position or vertical tilt angle of the antenna. A driver is provided for operating the motor. A sensor is also provided to detect the position of the antenna. In addition, an antenna controller is connected to an antenna memory, the driver, and the sensor, for reading the detected position of the antenna and for controlling the driver to adjust the antenna's position. A main controller is connected to the antenna controller for sending commands to and reading data from the antenna controller. In this manner, the main controller can interface with any number of antennas at a base station and control the position or down-tilt of each antenna. According to one embodiment of the control system, a user interface is also provided for entering commands to and reading data from the main controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Radio Frequency Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Singer, William Drach
  • Remote tilt antenna system
    Publication number: 20010033247
    Abstract: An antenna control system is connected to an antenna in order to control the position of the antenna. The system includes a motor connected to the antenna for adjusting the position or vertical tilt angle of the antenna. A driver is provided for operating the motor. A sensor is also provided to detect the position of the antenna. In addition, an antenna controller is connected to an antenna memory, the driver, and the sensor, for reading the detected position of the antenna and for controlling the driver to adjust the antenna's position. A main controller is connected to the antenna controller for sending commands to and reading data from the antenna controller. In this manner, the main controller can interface with any number of antennas at a base station and control the position or down-tilt of each antenna. According to one embodiment of the control system, a user interface is also provided for entering commands to and reading data from the main controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Andrew Singer, William Drach
  • Remote tilt antenna system
    Patent number: 6239744
    Abstract: An antenna control system is connected to an antenna in order to control the position of the antenna. The system includes a motor connected to the antenna for adjusting the position or vertical tilt angle of the antenna. A driver is provided for operating the motor. A sensor is also provided to detect the position of the antenna. In addition, an antenna controller is connected to an antenna memory, the driver, and the sensor, for reading the detected position of the antenna and for controlling the driver to adjust the antenna's position. A main controller is connected to the antenna controller for sending commands to and reading data from the antenna controller. In this manner, the main controller can interface with any number of antennas at a base station and control the position or down-tilt of each antenna. According to one embodiment of the control system, a user interface is also provided for entering commands to and reading data from the main controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Radio Frequency Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Singer, William Drach