Patents by Inventor Christopher Kipp Axton

Christopher Kipp Axton 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).

  • System and method for path alignment of directional antennas
    Patent number: 7724198
    Abstract: A method and device for aligning an antenna to a desired heading. A laser beam is generated and aimed in a direction perpendicular to the desired heading. The line of sight of the laser is translated along the desired heading until the laser is directed to a reflective surface on the antenna's axis of transmission. The antenna is then positioned until the laser beam returns to a detector whose horizontal line of sight is the same as that of the laser, i.e., in a direction perpendicular to the desired heading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Christopher Kipp Axton, Dean Alan Erdman
  • System And Method For Path Alignment Of Directional Antennas
    Publication number: 20080297425
    Abstract: A method and device for aligning an antenna to a desired heading. A laser beam is generated and aimed in a direction perpendicular to the desired heading. The line of sight of the laser is translated along the desired heading until the laser is directed to a reflective surface on the antenna's axis of transmission. The antenna is then positioned until the laser beam returns to a detector whose horizontal line of sight is the same as that of the laser, i.e., in a direction perpendicular to the desired heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher Kipp Axton, Dean Alan Erdman