Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Houston

Douglas B. Houston 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).

  • Troposcatter antenna pointing
    Patent number: 9748629
    Abstract: A troposcatter terminal can include a location receiver, a network interface, an antenna control unit, and a motor controller. The location receiver can be configured to receive first current location information associated with a local troposcatter antenna. The network interface can be configured to receive second current location information associated with a distant troposcatter antenna. The antenna control unit can be configured to determine a heading from the local troposcatter antenna to the distant troposcatter antenna, an azimuth angle for the local troposcatter antenna, and an elevation angle for the local troposcatter antenna, the heading, the azimuth angle, and the elevation angle based on the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Telecommunication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexie Velez, Robert D. McCarley, Fred William Rieck, Douglas B. Houston
  • TROPOSCATTER ANTENNA POINTING
    Publication number: 20170062900
    Abstract: A troposcatter terminal can include a location receiver, a network interface, an antenna control unit, and a motor controller. The location receiver can be configured to receive first current location information associated with a local troposcatter antenna. The network interface can be configured to receive second current location information associated with a distant troposcatter antenna. The antenna control unit can be configured to determine a heading from the local troposcatter antenna to the distant troposcatter antenna, an azimuth angle for the local troposcatter antenna, and an elevation angle for the local troposcatter antenna, the heading, the azimuth angle, and the elevation angle based on the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Alexie Velez, Robert D. McCarley, Fred William Rieck, Douglas B. Houston