William O Bryant

US Patent:

D2620081, Nov 24, 1981

Filed:

Nov 16, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/094939

Inventors:

Richard E. Smith - Petaluma CA
William L. Bryant - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

D1216

US Classification:

D34 33

US Patent:

45558078, Nov 26, 1985

Filed:

Aug 8, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/520927

Inventors:

William E. Bryant - Nashua NH

Assignee:

Sanders Associates, Inc. - Nashua NH

International Classification:

H04B 126
H04B 1700

US Classification:

455137

Abstract:

An improvement to a baseband system having a plurality of down converters feeding a single baseband receiver for assuring the same mean time to intercept while maximizing the probability of intercept as a multi-band, autonomous receiver. All channels of the converter unit are operated simultaneously and a unique tag is added to the output signal from each of the down converters whereby the signal can be identified by the balance of the system as to its associated converter. In one embodiment, the tag comprises an amplitude notch appearing on the output signal at a different time following the receiver threshold being exceeded. In a second embodiment, the tag comprises a frequency step added to and/or subtracted from each output signal at the same time following the exceeding of the receiver threshold. In a third embodiment, the tag comprises a phase shift applied to the output signal.

US Patent:

43043720, Dec 8, 1981

Filed:

Nov 19, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/095603

Inventors:

Richard E. Smith - Petaluma CA
William L. Bryant - Santa Rosa CA

International Classification:

B65H 7534
B65H 7544

US Classification:

242 865A

Abstract:

A water-ski towline winch assembly comprises a support member adapted to be mounted on a boat and an annular drum rotatably mounted on the support member. A handle is rotatably mounted on the support member to rotate the drum to selectively reel-in or reel-out the towline, via a stepped-down gear set. A plurality of slots are formed in the drum whereby floats secured on the towline may be positioned exteriorly of the drum in non-interfering relationship with the towline which is wrapped on the drum. A release mechanism is provided for permitting the gear set to free-wheel to troll out the towline. Two embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein with one of the embodiments (FIGS. 7-11) including a mounting bracket for vertical or horizontal securance to the hull of the boat and a support bracket attachable to the mounting bracket and having the winch assembly proper mounted thereon.