Patents by Inventor ROBERT S. HORNER

ROBERT S. HORNER 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).

  • Bed sidegate
    Patent number: 11975766
    Abstract: An access door for a vehicle including an open bed assembly including a front wall, two side walls and a rear wall. A door portion on one of the side walls of the liftgate opening on a substantially vertical hinged axis for providing side access to the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Horner, Larry R. Erickson, Andrew E. Sicherman, Michael S. Spagnuolo, Peter G. DeMarois, Brian Staley
  • Tapered slot antenna hemispherical array
    Patent number: 9293805
    Abstract: A system may include a base portion, first and second support members coupled to the base portion, a first plurality of tapered slot antenna (TSA) pairs coupled to the first support member, and a second plurality of TSA pairs coupled to the second support member. The first plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the first support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the first support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis. The second plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the second support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the second support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESNTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
    Inventors: Robert S. Horner, Nicholas R. Gigis, Robert J. Motyl, Hale B. Simonds
  • Tapered Slot Antenna Hemispherical Array
    Publication number: 20150244078
    Abstract: A system may include a base portion, first and second support members coupled to the base portion, a first plurality of tapered slot antenna (TSA) pairs coupled to the first support member, and a second plurality of TSA pairs coupled to the second support member. The first plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the first support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the first support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis. The second plurality TSA pairs are oriented at a non-zero angle about a first axis of the second support member and are oriented at a non-zero angle about a second axis of the second support member, with the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: ROBERT S. HORNER, NICHOLAS R. GIGIS, ROBERT J. MOTYL, HALE B. SIMONDS