Patents by Inventor Jason M. Raycroft

Jason M. Raycroft 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).

  • STABILIZED GIMBAL SYSTEM WITH UNLIMITED FIELD OF REGARD
    Publication number: 20200053290
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for controlling orientation of a payload. The system includes a gimbal structure with four or more axes. The system also includes a control system that controls the gimbal structure to provide unrestricted orientation and rotational motion of the payload mounted to an axis in the four or more axes, independently of an orientation of a base of the gimbal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gunnar G. Ristroph, Jason M. Raycroft
  • Stabilized gimbal system with unlimited field of regard
    Patent number: 10455158
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for controlling orientation of a payload. The system includes a gimbal structure with four or more axes. The system also includes a control system that controls the gimbal structure to provide unrestricted orientation and rotational motion of the payload mounted to an axis in the four or more axes, independently of an orientation of a base of the gimbal structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Inventors: Gunnar G. Ristroph, Jason M. Raycroft
  • STABILIZED GIMBAL SYSTEM WITH UNLIMITED FIELD OF REGARD
    Publication number: 20180255247
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for controlling orientation of a payload. The system includes a gimbal structure with four or more axes. The system also includes a control system that controls the gimbal structure to provide unrestricted orientation and rotational motion of the payload mounted to an axis in the four or more axes, independently of an orientation of a base of the gimbal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Gunnar G. Ristroph, Jason M. Raycroft