Patents by Inventor Michael John Leighton

Michael John Leighton 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).

  • DISTRIBUTED TEST SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20180109599
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of connecting a first device comprising a processor and an application and a second device comprising a processor and an application, a distributed architecture system for facilitating modular communication between a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices, and a computer readable medium storing a program for causing a processor to connect a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sean Patrick Adam, Joseph Fitzgerald, Scott Prescott, Michael John Leighton
  • Distributed test system architecture
    Patent number: 9882963
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of connecting a first device comprising a processor and an application and a second device comprising a processor and an application, a distributed architecture system for facilitating modular communication between a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices, and a computer readable medium storing a program for causing a processor to connect a plurality of applications, a plurality of devices, and a plurality of applications and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Sean Patrick Adam, Joseph Fitzgerald, Scott Prescott, Michael John Leighton
  • Method and apparatus of stud array upstand setting
    Patent number: 5976287
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for setting the upstand height of the studs of an array of studs used to form antenna panels is disclosed. The apparatus includes a transducer beam having a row of spaced-apart distance transducers. The apparatus also includes an actuator beam having a row of spaced rotary actuators. The actuators rotate the threaded studs to raise or lower the studs until the corresponding transducer indicates that the stud has achieved an intended height. Also disclosed is a method using an array of laser diodes, rather than the transducer beam, arranged at one end of the base plate and an array of photo diodes at the opposite end. The output of the diodes indicates the height of the studs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Barry Frederick Parsons, Stephen John Barker, Donald Edward Yabsley, Michael John Leighton Kesteven, Trevor Stanley Bird, Vincent Miguel Harrigan, deceased