Patents by Inventor Stuart Alexander Cossar

Stuart Alexander Cossar 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).

  • Satellite communications terminal for a ship and associated methods
    Patent number: 9893417
    Abstract: A satellite communications terminal for a ship may include an antenna with three antenna feeds operable at respective different frequencies, and communications circuitry coupled to the three antenna feeds and being configurable for a selected antenna feed. The terminal also includes a positioner to mount the antenna to the ship and point the antenna. A controller may select an antenna feed, configure the communications circuitry, and operate the positioner to point the antenna to a selected satellite all based upon the location of the ship and at least one selection rule. The selection rule may be a communications circuitry configuration rule and/or a service level agreement rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SPEEDCAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Roy J. Paleta, Jr., Duncan McCoig, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas, Stuart Alexander Cossar, William Robertson Dunbar
  • SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL FOR A SHIP AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160226136
    Abstract: A satellite communications terminal for a ship may include an antenna with three antenna feeds operable at respective different frequencies, and communications circuitry coupled to the three antenna feeds and being configurable for a selected antenna feed. The terminal also includes a positioner to mount the antenna to the ship and point the antenna. A controller may select an antenna feed, configure the communications circuitry, and operate the positioner to point the antenna to a selected satellite all based upon the location of the ship and at least one selection rule. The selection rule may be a communications circuitry configuration rule and/or a service level agreement rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: ROY J. PALETA, JR., Duncan McCoig, Colin Strachan, Andrew Lucas, Stuart Alexander Cossar, William Robertson Dunbar