Patents by Inventor T. Tapio Kartiala

T. Tapio Kartiala 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: 5075681
    Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for supporting a model above a ground plane for illumination by a radar signal in order to determine the RCS thereof. The apparatus includes a plurality of support towers in a spaced relationship extending vertically upward from the ground plane. An upper suspension system is provided that comprises a separate cable attached at one end to an individual tower and attachable at the opposite end to the model at a single point on the upper surface thereof so that the model can be simultaneously rotated about the yaw axis and pitch axis. A circular shaped track aligned with the direction of the radar signal is mounted below the ground plane having a center of the radius at the point that the cables of the upper suspension system attach to the model. A platform is movably mounted on the track and thus, moveable with a circular motion about the point that the cables attach to the model. The platform incorporates a drive system so that it can be positioned at any point along the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Lockheed Corporation
    Inventor: T. Tapio Kartiala