Patents by Inventor Wesley Brown Ecton

Wesley Brown Ecton 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).

  • Mounting assembly for mounting antenna to vehicle
    Patent number: 6618018
    Abstract: A mounting assembly is disclosed for mounting an antenna to a roof of a vehicle. The assembly includes a mounting plate with a mounting pad for mounting the antenna to the mounting plate, and at least one bracket to which the mounting plate is mounted. Each bracket is for being mounted to the roof of the vehicle. Each bracket may be a cross-bracket for extending between stringers on the vehicle or an angle-bracket for being mounted to a vertical surface on the vehicle, for example. The mounting plate and each bracket are each provided with a plurality of regularly spaced slots through which the mounting plate is mounted to the bracket. Each slot in the mounting plate extends for a distance generally along the periphery of the mounting plate, and each slot in each bracket extends for a distance generally longitudinally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Sylvester, Wesley Brown Ecton, Jerome R. Timko