Patents by Inventor Mark J. Mattson

Mark J. Mattson 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: 6975496
    Abstract: A surge protection device is disclosed that includes a conductor for receiving an rf signal and a dc current, a first shield having a lumen configured to accommodate at least a portion of the conductor, and a second shield having a lumen configured to accommodate the first shield so that a portion of the first shield is positioned within the lumen of the second shield. The surge protection device further includes a dc blocking device, coupled to the conductor, for attenuating the dc current, a device, coupled to the conductor, for diverting the dc current to the second shield, and a dielectric disposed between the first shield and the second shield for preventing the dc current from traveling from the second shield to the first shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: PolyPhaser Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Jones, Richard C. Dunning, Mark J. Mattson
  • Publication number: 20030179533
    Abstract: A surge protection device is disclosed that includes a conductor for receiving an rf signal and a dc current, a first shield having a lumen configured to accommodate at least a portion of the conductor, and a second shield having a lumen configured to accommodate the first shield so that a portion of the first shield is positioned within the lumen of the second shield. The surge protection device further includes a dc blocking device, coupled to the conductor, for attenuating the dc current, a device, coupled to the conductor, for diverting the dc current to the second shield, and a dielectric disposed between the first shield and the second shield for preventing the dc current from traveling from the second shield to the first shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Polyphaser Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Jones, Richard C. Dunning, Mark J. Mattson
  • Patent number: 4787558
    Abstract: An improved rotary drive sprinkler is provided for rotatably driving a pop-up spray head in a stepwise manner through a full-circle or reversibly within a selected part-circle path. The sprinkler includes a reversing trip mechanism having a pair of spaced-apart stops rotatable with the spray head and defining preset end limits of a part-circle path, wherein a stationary trip wire is engageable with the stops to switch an internal rotary drive assembly, such as a ball drive assembly, between forward- and reverse-drive operation. The trip wire flexes to accommodate forced spray head rotation to a maladjusted position beyond the end limits and, upon subsequent sprinkler operation, rides over ramped surfaces on the stops for automatic return to reversible operation between the preset end limits. Alternatively, the stops can be set in side-by-side relation with their ramped surfaces oriented for the trip wire to ride resiliently thereover without switching of the rotary drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Rain Bird Consumer Products Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Sexton, George H. Lockwood, David E. Robertson, Joseph D. Mason, Mark J. Mattson, Robert W. Patterson
  • Patent number: 4625914
    Abstract: An improved rotary drive sprinkler is provided for rotatably driving a pop-up spray head in a stepwise manner through a full-circle or reversibly within a selected part-circle path. The sprinkler includes a reversing trip mechanism having a pair of spaced-apart stops rotatable with the spray head and defining preset end limits of a part-circle path, wherein a stationary trip wire is engageable with the stops to switch an internal rotary drive assembly, such as a ball drive assembly, between forward- and reverse-drive operation. The trip wire flexes to accommodate forced spray head rotation to a maladjusted position beyond the end limits and, upon subsequent sprinkler operation, rides over ramped surfaces on the stops for automatic return to reversible operation between the reset end limits. Alternatively, the stops can be set in side-by-side relation with their ramped surfaces oriented for the trip wire to ride resiliently thereover without switching of the rotary drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Rain Bird Consumer Products Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Sexton, George H. Lockwood, David E. Robertson, Joseph D. Mason, Mark J. Mattson, Robert W. Patterson