Patents by Inventor Robert Kent Long

Robert Kent Long 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: 5812221
    Abstract: A UHF transmitter for digital TV signals includes, for example, twelve silicon carbide transistor RF output power amplifier panels driven in parallel by two silicon carbide amplifier driver panels and where each panel is comprised of two modules each further including a 180.degree. signal splitter, a pair of quadraphase signal splitters and combiners, a 180.degree. signal combiner, and five RF amplifier pallets which themselves are comprised of two silicon carbide transistors located on a common flange and operated in push-pull relationship so as to suppress even order distortion products and reduce sensitivity to ground currents. A monitoring system, including a touch screen control display and control panel senses the status of all assemblies so as to allow an operator to control the transmitter and inquire about the status of the various components and power supplies, and to replace one or more units as required without the need for turning the transmitter off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Carlton Daniel Davis, Robert Kent Long, Jack Jerome Hawkins