Patents by Inventor William R. Clayton

William R. Clayton 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).

  • Antenna positioning system
    Publication number: 20080042921
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning and controlling a spherical, inflatable antenna includes a driven rotating table disposed in the horizontal plane which supports and drives a horizontal arm member to which is hingedly connected first and second upright support members at either end. The upright support members include journal bearings attachable to the surface of an inflatable antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: GATR Technologies
    Inventors: Paul A. Gierow, William R. Clayton
  • Inflatable antenna
    Patent number: 6963315
    Abstract: The invention is an inflatable antenna system. The antenna system includes an inflatable lenticular dish. The dish is enclosed in an inflatable radome. The inflatable radome stabilizes the orientation of the dish and protects it from environment conditions such as wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: SRS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gierow, Gregory P. Laue, William R. Clayton, Ronald D. Hackett
  • Inflatable antenna
    Publication number: 20040222938
    Abstract: The invention is an inflatable antenna system. The antenna system includes an inflatable lenticular dish. The dish is enclosed in an inflatable radome. The inflatable radome stabilizes the orientation of the dish and protects it from environment conditions such as wind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Paul Gierow, Gregory P. Laue, William R. Clayton, Ronald D. Hackett
  • Substrate material for holographic emulsions utilizing fluorinated polyimide film
    Patent number: 5986036
    Abstract: A new holographic substrate utilizing flexible, optically transparent fluorinated polyimides. Said substrates have extremely low birefringence which results in a high signal to noise ratio in subsequent holograms. Specific examples of said fluorinated polyimides include 6FDA+APB and 6FDA+4BDAF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Paul A. Gierow, William R. Clayton, Anne K. St. Clair
  • High resolution, high speed, programmable laser beam modulating apparatus for microsurgery
    Patent number: 5624437
    Abstract: A high speed, high resolution, programmable laser beam modulating apparatus includes a computer connected to a high resolution micromirror array having individually addressable and movable mirrors. The computer is also connected to a pulsed laser for controlling the emission thereof. A beam homogenizing optic changes an ablating input beam from the laser into a homogeneous beam having a uniform cross-sectional energy density. The mirrors are movable between an "on" position for reflecting a portion of the homogeneous beam onto a cornea, and an "off" position for reflecting the beam away from the cornea. The computer is programmed to move the mirrors to the "on" position in a series of predetermined patterns, and the remaining mirrors to the "off" position, and to fire the laser during the presence of each pattern, so that corresponding patterns of tissue on the cornea are successively ablated therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventors: Jerre M. Freeman, Ronald G. Driggers, Roy E. Williams, Carl E. Halford, William R. Clayton