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).
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Patent number: 12119535Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Orbit Advanced Technologies, Inc.Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20230211202Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Blix Strength LLCInventors: Dawn T. Gulick, Zachary John Pelli, Thomas D. Kauffman
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Patent number: 11458346Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Strength Technology LLCInventors: Dawn T. Gulick, Zachary John Pelli, Thomas D. Kauffman
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Publication number: 20220231397Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
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Patent number: 11335988Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Orbit Advanced Technologies, Inc.Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20210036398Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
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Patent number: 10886592Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Orbit Advanced Technologies, Inc.Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20200287267Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: William Campbell, Thomas McKeown, Per Iversen, Thomas D. Kauffman, Zachary J. Pelli, Thomas P. O'Donnell