Patents by Inventor William Nations

William Nations 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).

  • Satellite system with enhanced payload capacity
    Patent number: 8135338
    Abstract: High data rata communications services are provided via a satellite system. Data is received from a user at a data rate greater than 30 Mbps over a communications link between the user and a first satellite, where the first satellite is one of a number of satellites within the satellite system; the data is forwarded over a crosslink from the first satellite to at least a second satellite within the satellite system; and the data is forwarded from the second satellite by a feeder link to a gateway located on the earth, said gateway being communicatively coupled to a terrestrial data network. The data is received from the user terminal by an antenna on the first satellite adapted for operation at a frequency associated with the feeder link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Gelon, William Nations, Douglas Burr