Patents by Inventor Kevin Mark Skinner

Kevin Mark Skinner 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).

  • Molded orthomode transducer
    Patent number: 8542081
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a dual-band four-port orthomode transducer (OMT) is molded or cast. The OMT may be external to a transceiver housing or included as an integrated portion of the transceiver housing or a drop-in module. In an exemplary embodiment, a four-port OMT is formed from two pieces, the two pieces having a joint adjacent to or aligned to the axis of the common port. In an exemplary embodiment, the OMT is substantially planar and formed of a split-block embodiment. The two OMT pieces are joined and held together with a plurality of discrete fasteners. Furthermore, the OMT is configured to switch polarizations. The polarization switching is initiated using a remote signal and can facilitate load balancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharad Vinodrai Parekh, Kevin Mark Skinner, Donald Lawson Runyon, David Mark Kokotoff
  • MOLDED ORTHOMODE TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20100141543
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a dual-band four-port orthomode transducer (OMT) is molded or cast. The OMT may be external to a transceiver housing or included as an integrated portion of the transceiver housing or a drop-in module. In an exemplary embodiment, a four-port OMT is formed from two pieces, the two pieces having a joint adjacent to or aligned to the axis of the common port. In an exemplary embodiment, the OMT is substantially planar and formed of a split-block embodiment. The two OMT pieces are joined and held together with a plurality of discrete fasteners. Furthermore, the OMT is configured to switch polarizations. The polarization switching is initiated using a remote signal and can facilitate load balancing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventors: Sharad Vinodrai Parekh, Kevin Mark Skinner, Donald Lawson Runyon, David Mark Kokotoff