Patents by Inventor Jedediah H. Diller

Jedediah H. Diller 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).

  • Azimuthal pointing system for scientific ballooning
    Patent number: 10671093
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an azimuthal pointing system for scientific ballooning. An apparatus, method and/or system are configured to drive a motor to twist a torsion member of a torsion pendulum and to utilize a restoring force of the torsion member to adjust a pointing direction (i.e., pointing angle) of a payload. The torsion pendulum includes the torsion member, the payload and the motor. The payload is coupled to the torsion member by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Craig E. DeForest, Glenn T. Laurent, Jedediah H. Diller
  • Azimuthal Pointing System for Scientific Ballooning
    Publication number: 20180348795
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an azimuthal pointing system for scientific ballooning. An apparatus, method and/or system are configured to drive a motor to twist a torsion member of a torsion pendulum and to utilize a restoring force of the torsion member to adjust a pointing direction (i.e., pointing angle) of a payload. The torsion pendulum includes the torsion member, the payload and the motor. The payload is coupled to the torsion member by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Craig E. DeForest, Glenn T. Laurent, Jedediah H. Diller