Patents by Inventor Larry C. Raper

Larry C. Raper 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).

  • Patent number: 4370631
    Abstract: This invention discloses a high-speed waveguide switch for diverting energy mong a plurality of waveguides. This switch is composed of a rotor, a rotor housing, biasing means, housing for the biasing means, and an electronic circuit to control the biasing means. The rotor and rotor housing are of conventional design. The biasing means is composed of two rotary solenoids mechanically linked through a geneva drive and wheel to the rotor. The electronic circuit is composed of a power supply circuit, a control circuit, and a motor circuit being the coils of the rotary solenoids. An external device such as a radar supplies a switching command signal to the control circuit. Various flip-flops are actuated based on the leading or trailing edge of the switching command signal. Signals from these flip-flops actuate switches in the power supply circuit so that a sequence of driving and braking currents is transmitted to the coils of the rotary solenoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert L. Gerber, Larry C. Raper