Patents by Inventor Lyle W. Hovland
Lyle W. Hovland 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).
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Patent number: 4819006Abstract: A mount for connecting a satellite television antenna to a pipe mast. The mount includes a support assembly of a linear upright member and a cross member which are adapted for attachment to a peripheral portion of a parabolic dish antenna and a fitting attached to a lower end of the upright member which connects with a pipe mast so as to enable or prevent rotation of the support assembly with respect to the mast axis and to enable or prevent varying the angle of inclination of the upright member with respect to vertical.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1986Date of Patent: April 4, 1989Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Robert B. Whitesides, Lyle W. Hovland, Robert F. Crean
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Patent number: 4667581Abstract: A ventilator for attachment to a building soffit which is opened or closed automatically in response to a critical wind velocity. The ventilator includes a damper hingeably attached thereto which is acted upon by a wind of a predetermined velocity to cover the ventilator opening into the building and thereby prevent the introduction of wind-blown snow, rain or other particulate matter into the building.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1985Date of Patent: May 26, 1987Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventor: Lyle W. Hovland
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Patent number: 4612552Abstract: A lightweight mounting structure combination for small dish antennae is provided. The structure includes an upright mast for supporting the dish antennae. The mast has an upper end for attachment to said dish and a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure. The structure also has a bent strut having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. In addition, a second strut is provided having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. Further included is means for anchoring the respective lower ends of the mast, bent strut and second strut to the rigid-type structure and for attaching the respective upper ends of the bent and second struts to the mast. The means includes a bracket, a threaded bolt having a shank portion for extending through the bracket and respective end, and a nut threaded on said bolt for drawing the bracket and respective end tightly together.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1984Date of Patent: September 16, 1986Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Lyle W. Hovland, James D. Klingensmith
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Patent number: 4605333Abstract: A lightweight mounting structure combination for small dish antennae is provided. The structure includes an upright mast for supporting the dish antennae. The mast has an upper end for attachment to said dish and a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure. The structure also has a bent strut having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. In addition, a second strut is provided having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. Further included is means for anchoring the respective lower ends of the mast, bent strut and second strut to the rigid-type structure and for attaching the respective upper ends of the bent and second struts to the mast. The means includes a bracket, a threaded bolt having a shank portion for extending through the bracket and respective end, and a nut threaded on said bolt for drawing the bracket and respective end tightly together.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1984Date of Patent: August 12, 1986Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Lyle W. Hovland, James D. Klingensmith
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Patent number: 4599785Abstract: A lightweight mounting structure combination for small dish antennae is provided. The structure includes an upright mast for supporting the dish antennae. The mast has an upper end for attachment to said dish and a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure. The structure also has a bent strut having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. In addition, a second strut is provided having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure an an upper end for attachment to said mast. Further included is means for anchoring the respective lower ends of the mast, bent strut and second strut to the rigid-type structure and for attaching the respective upper ends of the bent and second struts to the mast. A bolted joint connection and a method for installing a dish antenna mounting structure are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1984Date of Patent: July 15, 1986Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Lyle W. Hovland, James D. Klingensmith
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Patent number: 4595165Abstract: A mounting structure for satellite dish antennae and method and means for anchoring the structure to the roof or sidewall of a typical residential building, such as a house, are disclosed. The mounting structure includes a mast for supporting the dish antennae. The anchoring means includes a bar having a back portion and sides which define an open-ended channel. The sides of the bar are further provided with integral adjoining lips which extend the length of the bar. Also included in the assembly is a clamp provided with holes through which bolt means may be inserted to tighten and secure the clamp about the mounting structure's mast to the bar's lips. When so tightened, the clamp tightly engages the external surface of the mast to prevent it from torsional movement relative to the clamp.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1984Date of Patent: June 17, 1986Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: James D. Klingensmith, Lyle W. Hovland
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Patent number: 4510502Abstract: A lightweight mounting structure combination for small dish antennae is provided. The structure includes an upright mast for supporting the dish antennae. The mast has an upper end for attachment to said dish and a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure. The structure also has a bent strut having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. In addition, a second strut is provided having a lower end for anchoring to a rigid-type structure and an upper end for attachment to said mast. Further included is means for anchoring the respective lower ends of the mast, bent strut and second strut to the rigid-type structure and for attaching the respective upper ends of the bent and second struts to the mast. The means includes a bracket, a threaded bolt having a shank portion for extending through the bracket and respective end, and a nut threaded on said bolt for drawing the bracket and respective end tightly together.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1983Date of Patent: April 9, 1985Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Lyle W. Hovland, James D. Klingensmith