Patents by Inventor Orville L. Reid

Orville L. Reid 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).

  • Reflector antenna having low-dielectric support tube for sub-reflectors and feeds
    Patent number: 6862000
    Abstract: An antenna exhibiting improved transmission and reception capabilities. The antenna does not make use of a solid support tube or solid support rods used by previous antennas to support a sub-reflector or other device above a main reflector of the antenna. Instead, the antenna employs the use of a low dielectric constant, perforated, support tube to support the sub-reflector, patch antenna, or other form of antenna element above the main reflector. The perforated support tube permits radio frequency signals to pass through the tube, thus decreasing signal degradation experienced due to reflection of the signal off the solid support tube or off the solid support rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Glen J. Desargant, Albert L. Bien, Orville L. Reid
  • REFLECTOR ANTENNA HAVING LOW-DIELECTRIC SUPPORT TUBE FOR SUB-REFLECTORS AND FEEDS
    Publication number: 20030142029
    Abstract: An antenna exhibiting improved radio frequency transmission and reception capabilities. The antenna does not make use of a solid support tube or solid support rods used by previous antennas to support a sub-reflector or other device above a main reflector of the antenna. Instead, the antenna employs the use of a low dielectric constant, perforated, support tube to support the sub-reflector, patch antenna, or other form of antenna element above the main reflector. The perforated support tube permits radio frequency signals to pass through the tube, thus decreasing signal degradation experienced due to reflection of the signal off the solid support tube or off the solid support rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Glen J. Desargant, Albert L. Bien, Orville L. Reid