Patents by Inventor R. Joe Spinks, Jr.

R. Joe Spinks, Jr. 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: 4545059
    Abstract: There is disclosed an antenna and coupling system for use in frequency hopping communication systems. The system includes a dual antenna configuration wherein the antennas are coupled in parallel to a tunable broadband coupler which provides a VSWR which is nominally less than 2:1 over the full hopping bandwidth of the system. The antenna and coupling system are so constructed that the coupler is operated over a plurality of passbands defining a broadband frequency range and each passband is of sufficient width such that several hopping band center frequencies can fall within a given passband. The passbands also overlap to permit continuous frequency coverage over the frequency range of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Joe Spinks, Jr., Glenn R. Snider, Richard E. Deasy