Patents by Inventor John Francis Whooley

John Francis Whooley 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).

  • Removable azimuth fine adjustment tool and method for a satellite dish antenna system
    Patent number: 8378918
    Abstract: A fine azimuth adjustment tool and method for a satellite antenna system having a clamp with opposing jaws for clamping around the mast pipe, a lever connected to the clamp for opening and closing the opposing jaws; a cam with a protrusion engaging a formed slot in the mast clamp when said opposing jaws are closed, the protrusion rotating the mast clamp when the cam is turned, the protrusion in the slot holding the mast clamp to the mast pipe at a desired fine tuned azimuth position while the mast clamp is tightened and secured to the mast pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Winegard Company
    Inventors: William John Sherwood, Brian Steven Zihlman, Donald F. Kerr, John Francis Whooley
  • REMOVABLE AZIMUTH FINE ADJUSTMENT TOOL AND METHOD FOR A SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100073257
    Abstract: A fine azimuth adjustment tool and method for a satellite antenna system having a clamp with opposing jaws for clamping around the mast pipe, a lever connected to the clamp for opening and closing the opposing jaws; a cam with a protrusion engaging a formed slot in the mast clamp when said opposing jaws are closed, the protrusion rotating the mast clamp when the cam is turned, the protrusion in the slot holding the mast clamp to the mast pipe at a desired fine tuned azimuth position while the mast clamp is tightened and secured to the mast pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: WINEGARD COMPANY
    Inventors: William John Sherwood, Brian Steven Zihlman, Donald F. Kerr, John Francis Whooley