Patents by Inventor Garrett L. Gilchrist

Garrett L. Gilchrist 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).

  • Phase shift of signal reflections of surface traveling waves
    Patent number: 10431862
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for causing a phase-shift in reflected signals that are a reflection of surface-traveling wave signals of a select signal frequency. The apparatus comprises a conductive strip having a plurality of slots therein alternatingly arranged orthogonal to each other, each slot having an effective length that is a fraction between 9/16 and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency, and a plurality of conductive enclosures respectively disposed under each of the plurality of slots. Each of the conductive enclosure have a width and length sufficient to enclose a respective corresponding slot, and a depth that is a fraction of between ? and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency when transmitted in the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Garrett L. Gilchrist, Richard W. Burns, Michael P. Hurst
  • PHASE SHIFT OF SIGNAL REFLECTIONS OF SURFACE TRAVELING WAVES
    Publication number: 20190044206
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for causing a phase-shift in reflected signals that are a reflection of surface-traveling wave signals of a select signal frequency. The apparatus comprises a conductive strip having a plurality of slots therein alternatingly arranged orthogonal to each other, each slot having an effective length that is a fraction between 9/16 and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency, and a plurality of conductive enclosures respectively disposed under each of the plurality of slots. Each of the conductive enclosure have a width and length sufficient to enclose a respective corresponding slot, and a depth that is a fraction of between ? and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency when transmitted in the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Garrett L. GILCHRIST, Richard W. BURNS, Michael P. HURST
  • Phase shift of signal reflections of surface traveling waves
    Patent number: 10116023
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for causing a phase-shift in reflected signals that are a reflection of surface-traveling wave signals of a select signal frequency. The apparatus comprises a conductive strip having a plurality of slots therein alternatingly arranged orthogonal to each other, each slot having an effective length that is a fraction between 9/16 and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency, and a plurality of conductive enclosures respectively disposed under each of the plurality of slots. Each of the conductive enclosure have a width and length sufficient to enclose a respective corresponding slot, and a depth that is a fraction of between ? and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency when transmitted in the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Garrett L. Gilchrist, Richard W. Burns, Michael P. Hurst
  • PHASE SHIFT OF SIGNAL REFLECTIONS OF SURFACE TRAVELING WAVES
    Publication number: 20170040686
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for causing a phase-shift in reflected signals that are a reflection of surface-traveling wave signals of a select signal frequency. The apparatus comprises a conductive strip having a plurality of slots therein alternatingly arranged orthogonal to each other, each slot having an effective length that is a fraction between 9/16 and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency, and a plurality of conductive enclosures respectively disposed under each of the plurality of slots. Each of the conductive enclosure have a width and length sufficient to enclose a respective corresponding slot, and a depth that is a fraction of between ? and ? of the wavelength associated with the select signal frequency when transmitted in the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Garrett L. Gilchrist, Richard W. Burns, Michael P. Hurst