Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Removeable satellite antenna pointing tool
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Application No.: US17774820Application Date: 2019-11-15
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Publication No.: US12199329B2Publication Date: 2025-01-14
- Inventor: James M. McNichols , Andrew Galaud
- Applicant: Viasat, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/US2019/061598 WO 20191115
- International Announcement: WO2021/096523 WO 20210520
- Main IPC: H01Q1/12
- IPC: H01Q1/12 ; H01Q1/28

Abstract:
A removeable satellite antenna pointing tool can include a mounting gear releasably engageable with a pole that supports a satellite antenna. The removeable satellite antenna pointing tool can also include an azimuth gear subsystem housed in a frame and engaged with the mounting gear and a motor that drives the azimuth gear subsystem, wherein actuation of the motor causes the frame to rotate about the pole. The removeable satellite antenna pointing tool can further include a linear drive that controls an elevation of a control shaft engageable with a fixture attached to the satellite antenna. Actuation of the motor can change an azimuth of the satellite antenna and actuation of the linear drive can change an elevation of the satellite antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220393334A1 REMOVEABLE SATELLITE ANTENNA POINTING TOOL Public/Granted day:2022-12-08
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