Patents by Inventor Roy Phillip Croston

Roy Phillip Croston 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).

  • Antenna with a bent portion
    Patent number: 8294631
    Abstract: An exemplary antenna system for an electromagnetic wave includes a conductor having a first portion and a second bent portion. The exemplary antenna system includes a first transformer connected to the second bent portion and configured to invert current of the second bent portion relative to current received from the first portion. An exemplary method for conducting an electromagnetic signal includes conducting an electromagnetic signal through a first portion and a second bent portion of a conductor. The exemplary method includes inverting current of the signal of the second bent portion relative to current received from the first portion. A wave created by current of the first portion can be added to a wave created by current of the second bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Roy Phillip Croston
  • Antenna with a bent portion
    Publication number: 20110006964
    Abstract: An exemplary antenna system for an electromagnetic wave includes a conductor having a first portion and a second bent portion. The exemplary antenna system includes a first transformer connected to the second bent portion and configured to invert current of the second bent portion relative to current received from the first portion. An exemplary method for conducting an electromagnetic signal includes conducting an electromagnetic signal through a first portion and a second bent portion of a conductor. The exemplary method includes inverting current of the signal of the second bent portion relative to current received from the first portion. A wave created by current of the first portion can be added to a wave created by current of the second bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Roy Phillip Croston