Patents by Inventor Carlos Dantas

Carlos Dantas 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).

  • Waveguide foreign object damage prevention window
    Patent number: 6867401
    Abstract: A waveguide system for passing microwave energy while blocking foreign particles from a moving gas passing through the system is provided. The system includes first and second waveguide sections and a low loss microwave window disposed between the waveguide sections to allow microwave energy to pass from the first waveguide section through the window to the second waveguide section. The system also includes a gas bypass filtration system having a first port in communication with the first waveguide section, a filter element in communication with the first port, and a second port in communication with the filter element and with the second waveguide section. The system of the invention having these features blocks, by means of the window, a gas flowing through the first waveguide section and forces that gas to flow through the gas bypass filtration system so that it enters the second waveguide section only after passing through the filter. A system designed to include a pillbox window is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Communications & Power Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William Conway, Vincent Marini, Robert McGowan, Carlos Dantas, Timothy Smith
  • Waveguide foreign object damage prevention window
    Publication number: 20030034345
    Abstract: A waveguide system for passing microwave energy while blocking foreign particles from a moving gas passing through the system is provided. The system includes first and second waveguide sections and a low loss microwave window disposed between the waveguide sections to allow microwave energy to pass from the first waveguide section through the window to the second waveguide section. The system also includes a gas bypass filtration system having a first port in communication with the first waveguide section, a filter element in communication with the first port, and a second port in communication with the filter element and with the second waveguide section. The system of the invention having these features blocks, by means of the window, a gas flowing through the first waveguide section and forces that gas to flow through the gas bypass filtration system so that it enters the second waveguide section only after passing through the filter. A system designed to include a pillbox window is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: William Conway, Vincent Marini, Robert McGowan, Carlos Dantas, Timothy Smith