Patents by Inventor Patrick Marrone

Patrick Marrone 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).

  • Method and apparatus for satellite antenna pointing
    Patent number: 6956526
    Abstract: A method of pointing an antenna at a transmitter comprising the steps of: (a) varying the azimuth of the antenna dish a predetermined number of degrees in a first direction from a predetermined azimuth angle; (b) measuring a first signal strength of an incoming signal received by the antenna dish; (c) varying the azimuth of the antenna dish the same predetermined number of degrees in a second direction from the predetermined azimuth angle, where the second direction is opposite to the first direction; (d) measuring a second signal strength of the incoming signal received by the antenna dish; and (e) comparing the first signal strength to the second signal strength, and if the first signal strength substantially equals the second signal strength, the current predetermined azimuth angle represents the optimal angle of azimuth for the antenna dish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Lundstedt, Jr., John Schmid, Richard Sims, Peter Hou, Patrick Marrone, Lawrence Cronise