Patents by Inventor Alan Eugene Ellis

Alan Eugene Ellis 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).

  • Patent number: 11539128
    Abstract: A 2.2M offset antenna includes a reflector hub; a positioner for supporting the reflector hub; a plurality of reflector panels including a first plurality of side panels and a second plurality of side panels, the first plurality of side panels and the second plurality of side panels each being selectively securable to the reflector hub; each side panel of the first plurality of side panels being uniquely sized relative to the other side panels of the first plurality of side panels such that the first plurality of side panels may be nested together in a stacked configuration when separated from reflector hub; and each side panel of the second plurality of side panels being uniquely sized relative to the other side panels of the second plurality of side panels such that the second plurality of side panels may be nested together in a stacked configuration when separated from reflector hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: AvL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Wilde, Alan Eugene Ellis
  • Publication number: 20210028541
    Abstract: A 2.2M offset antenna includes a reflector hub; a positioner for supporting the reflector hub; a plurality of reflector panels including a first plurality of side panels and a second plurality of side panels, the first plurality of side panels and the second plurality of side panels each being selectively securable to the reflector hub; each side panel of the first plurality of side panels being uniquely sized relative to the other side panels of the first plurality of side panels such that the first plurality of side panels may be nested together in a stacked configuration when separated from reflector hub; and each side panel of the second plurality of side panels being uniquely sized relative to the other side panels of the second plurality of side panels such that the second plurality of side panels may be nested together in a stacked configuration when separated from reflector hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AvL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Wilde, Alan Eugene Ellis
  • Publication number: 20200365999
    Abstract: A flat panel antenna for satellite communications, the flat panel antenna including a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of patches and a feed network; a waveguide manifold including a transmit feed network on one side and a receive feed network on the opposite side; a transition region on the transmit feed network wherein a waveguide input port transitions to a ridged waveguide for compact dimension; a transition region on the transmit feed network wherein the waveguide input port transitions to the ridged waveguide for compact dimension; an integrated transmit reject filter on the receive feed network; and wherein the flat panel antenna is operable to provide right hand circular polarization TX and left-hand circular polarization RX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: AvL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Edenfield, Ian J. Timmins, Bruce Barratt, Alan Eugene Ellis, Erik Leonard, Peter McMehamin
  • Patent number: 10804614
    Abstract: A lightweight and portable space frame antenna includes a first plurality of reflector panels and a second plurality of reflector panels each being sized and configured such that each one of said first plurality of reflector panels can be nested inside a corresponding one of said second plurality of reflector panels, thereby defining a nested pairing; a plurality of helical cam latching devices for joining together each of the first and second pluralities of reflector panels; a reflector hub consisting of two pieces, wherein the first and second pluralities of reflector panels are mounted on the reflector hub to form a parabolic reflector; a foldable positioner for supporting the parabolic reflector; a telescoping actuator that is structured and disposed for providing elevation adjustment and may be selectively disconnected from the parabolic reflector; and an elevation-azimuth bar that is structured and disposed for providing azimuth adjustment through a bearing-free azimuth rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AvL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Wilde, Alan Eugene Ellis
  • Publication number: 20190280392
    Abstract: A lightweight and portable space frame antenna includes a first plurality of reflector panels and a second plurality of reflector panels each being sized and configured such that each one of said first plurality of reflector panels can be nested inside a corresponding one of said second plurality of reflector panels, thereby defining a nested pairing; a plurality of helical cam latching devices for joining together each of the first and second pluralities of reflector panels; a reflector hub consisting of two pieces, wherein the first and second pluralities of reflector panels are mounted on the reflector hub to form a parabolic reflector; a foldable positioner for supporting the parabolic reflector; a telescoping actuator that is structured and disposed for providing elevation adjustment and may be selectively disconnected from the parabolic reflector; and an elevation-azimuth bar that is structured and disposed for providing azimuth adjustment through a bearing-free azimuth rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: AvL Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Wilde, Alan Eugene Ellis