Patents by Inventor Trevor Winter

Trevor Winter 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: 4714930
    Abstract: This invention relates to rotatable antenna feed polarizers for use in communication antenna systems, and seeks to provide, at economic cost, an antenna feed polarizer which is capable of being rotated accurately.The polarizer is rotated by a threaded member rotated by a motor. A drive member is moved longitudinally by the rotation of the threaded member. Two flexible connectors are each attached at one end to the drive member, pass around idler wheels, are wrapped partly around the polarizer, and are fixed to the latter. Movement of the drive member pulls one of the flexible connectors and thereby rotates the polarizer.Backlash is minimal because it occurs between only two moving parts, the drive member and the elongate member, and is achieved without using gears with minimum backlash, which may be expensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: The General Electric Company p.l.c.
    Inventors: Trevor Winter, William Macey