Patents by Inventor Mark T. Austin

Mark T. Austin 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).

  • Multi-beam antenna communication system and method
    Patent number: 6781555
    Abstract: A communication system and method for reconfigurably transmitting and receiving signals via a multi-beam reflector antenna array are disclosed. The multi-beam antenna system comprises a plurality of rings of single beam reflectors, each reflector having its own feed, wherein the plurality of rings are substantially concentric or nested and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved. The method, in one embodiment, comprises generating beams from a first, second and third ring of single beam feeds, respectively reflecting each beam from the first, second and third ring of single beam feeds on a separate reflector to a substantially separate coverage area, wherein the first, second and third rings are substantially concentric and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Harold A. Rosen, Mark T. Austin, William D. Beightol
  • Multi-beam antenna communication system and method
    Publication number: 20020101389
    Abstract: A communication system and method for reconfigurably transmitting and receiving signals via a multi-beam reflector antenna array are disclosed. The multi-beam antenna system comprises a plurality of rings of single beam reflectors, each reflector having its own feed, wherein the plurality of rings are substantially concentric or nested and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved. The method, in one embodiment, comprises generating beams from a first, second and third ring of single beam feeds, respectively reflecting each beam from the first, second and third ring of single beam feeds on a separate reflector to a substantially separate coverage area, wherein the first, second and third rings are substantially concentric and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Harold A. Rosen, Mark T. Austin, William D. Beightol
  • Multi-beam antenna communication system and method
    Patent number: 6388634
    Abstract: A communication system and method for reconfigurably transmitting and receiving signals via a multi-beam reflector antenna array are disclosed. The multi-beam antenna system comprises a plurality of rings of single beam reflectors, each reflector having its own feed, wherein the plurality of rings are substantially concentric or nested and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved. The method, in one embodiment, comprises generating beams from a first, second and third ring of single beam feeds, respectively reflecting each beam from the first, second and third ring of single beam feeds on a separate reflector to a substantially separate coverage area, wherein the first, second and third rings are substantially concentric and disposed on separate planes such that the reflectors of adjacent rings are substantially interleaved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Harold A. Rosen, Mark T. Austin, William D. Beightol
  • Antenna having movable reflectors
    Patent number: 5966104
    Abstract: An antenna having dual reflectors connected by a moving mechanism for moving the reflectors between stowed and deployed positions. In the stowed position the reflectors overlap and are positioned close to each other. In the deployed position the reflectors are spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cameron G. Massey, Mark T. Austin, Peter D. Anderson, Miguel A. Estevez, Michael Nolan, Clifford R. Harper, Terry R. Denardo, John J. Sennikoff, Martin M. Skredsvig