Patents by Inventor W. Daniel Gorton

W. Daniel Gorton 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking satellites in inclined orbits
    Patent number: 5077561
    Abstract: A computerized antenna mount system for continuously tracking a satellite in geosynchronous orbit that has an inclined orbit with respect to the equator. An antenna mount that automatically adjusts the declination angle of a ground station satellite antenna as a function of time after iteratively compiling the declination angle history from one complete orbit of a satellite. Different satellite orbits may be so compiled with selection of each satellite and its corresponding orbit information from memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: HTS
    Inventors: W. Daniel Gorton, James Burr, Timothy Morris, David C. Tigwell, Michael Cavanaugh