Patents by Inventor Brian A. Harron

Brian A. Harron 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).

  • Gimballed reflector mounting platform
    Patent number: 6911950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steerable antenna platform including two independently controllable motors for rotating a flat plate or a parabolic dish antenna about two perpendicular axes. The antenna platform includes a semicircular yoke rotatable about a fixed axes with bearings mounted on either end thereof for pivotally supporting the antenna. The antenna platform also includes a ball joint for supporting the center of the antenna, enabling a reduction in the requirements of the two motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, through the Communications of Research Centre
    Inventor: Brian A. Harron
  • Gimballed reflector mounting platform
    Publication number: 20040150574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steerable antenna platform including two independently controllable motors for rotating a flat plate or a parabolic dish antenna about two perpendicular axes. The antenna platform includes a semicircular yoke rotatable about a fixed axes with bearings mounted on either end thereof for pivotally supporting the antenna. The antenna platform also includes a ball joint for supporting the center of the antenna, enabling a reduction in the requirements of the two motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Brian A. Harron