Patents by Inventor Troy Otto

Troy Otto 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).

  • ENGAGEMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SYNCHRONIZING ROTATIONAL AND TRANSLATIONAL MOTION WITH ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20260079130
    Abstract: A non-direct drive cylinder defect detection system is disclosed. A non-direct drivetrain system may include a plurality of rollers rotatably driven by a shaft. The plurality of rollers can receive and cause a tube to spin while rested thereon. An encoder system is disclosed and is configured to detect a rotary position of a portion of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Brian Burks, Gabriel Kalmar, William Charlesworth, Troy Otto, Phi Tran
  • Compressed gas cylinder gas density measurement
    Patent number: 12173848
    Abstract: A pressure vessel assembly incudes a pressure vessel and a gas density gauge. The pressure vessel includes a vessel wall defining an interior cavity. The gas density gauge includes a parallel plate capacitor having a pair of plates. Opposing surfaces of the plates are separated by a distance across an open gap. A capacitance of the capacitor is related to a density of a gas within the open gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventors: Brian Burks, John Eihusen, Troy Otto
  • COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER GAS DENSITY MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20230018389
    Abstract: A pressure vessel assembly incudes a pressure vessel and a gas density gauge. The pressure vessel includes a vessel wall defining an interior cavity. The gas density gauge includes a parallel plate capacitor having a pair of plates. Opposing surfaces of the plates are separated by a distance across an open gap. A capacitance of the capacitor is related to a density of a gas within the open gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Burks, John Eihusen, Troy Otto
  • Antenna orientation determination
    Patent number: 8284112
    Abstract: A method of determining a current orientation of an antenna compared to a desired orientation is presented. In the method, current orientation data indicating a current orientation of the antenna is generated in circuitry mounted to the antenna. Data indicating a desired orientation for the antenna at the geographical location of the antenna is received. The desired orientation data is compared with the current orientation data. Based on this comparison, alignment information is generated which indicates whether the current orientation of the antenna aligns with the desired orientation of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: Troy Otto, Harold Jaramillo, Joseph E. Tomko
  • ANTENNA ORIENTATION DETERMINATION
    Publication number: 20110298672
    Abstract: A method of determining a current orientation of an antenna compared to a desired orientation is presented. In the method, current orientation data indicating a current orientation of the antenna is generated in circuitry mounted to the antenna. Data indicating a desired orientation for the antenna at the geographical location of the antenna is received. The desired orientation data is compared with the current orientation data. Based on this comparison, alignment information is generated which indicates whether the current orientation of the antenna aligns with the desired orientation of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: Troy Otto, Harold Jaramillo, Joseph E. Tomko