Patents by Inventor Laurence C. Simms

Laurence C. Simms 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).

  • Portable rapidly erectable discone antenna
    Patent number: 5608416
    Abstract: This invention is a lightweight, portable, quickly assembled, wide band, discone antenna for high frequency ground wave communication. The disk portion of the antenna is formed of telescoping spokes and the cone portion is formed of separate retractable wire elements. Disassembled, the antenna can be carried in a backpack. It can be assembled in less than ten minutes to achieve non-fading, non-line-of-sight communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: James R. Champion, Denver N. Tenney, Laurence C. Simms