Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Kauffman

Thomas D. Kauffman 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).

  • Publication number: 20230211202
    Abstract: The apparatus provides an exercise device that is portable, versatile, and enables the user to match the resistance of the device with the normal physiologic length-tension relationship of skeletal muscle. The device adds resistance in the form of cartridges that are stackable to summate resistance and can connect to a variety of attachments for use with arms, legs, or trunk, i.e., handle, bar, loop, etc. Given the device’s portability, it can be used freestyle or mounted to various surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Blix Strength LLC
    Inventors: Dawn T. Gulick, Zachary John Pelli, Thomas D. Kauffman
  • Patent number: 11458346
    Abstract: The apparatus provides an exercise device that is portable, versatile, and enables the user to match the resistance of the device with the normal physiologic length-tension relationship of skeletal muscle. The device adds resistance in the form of cartridges that are stackable to summate resistance and can connect to a variety of attachments for use with arms, legs, or trunk, i.e., handle, bar, loop, etc. Given the device's portability, it can be used freestyle or mounted to various surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Strength Technology LLC
    Inventors: Dawn T. Gulick, Zachary John Pelli, Thomas D. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20220231397
    Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
  • Patent number: 11335988
    Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Orbit Advanced Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
  • Publication number: 20210036398
    Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
  • Patent number: 10886592
    Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Orbit Advanced Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
  • Publication number: 20200287267
    Abstract: A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell