ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,918, issued on July 1, was assigned to Viasat Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Antenna positioner with eccentric tilt position mechanism" was invented by Kurt A. Zimmerman (Dunwoody, Ga.), Thaddeus D. Oxford (Decatur, Ga.) and Scott D. Leach (Gainsville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices are described for antenna positioning with an eccentric tilt pointing mechanism. For example, a system in accordance with the present disclosure may include a base structure and an intermediate structure that is rotatably coupled with the base structure about a first axis (e.g., a tilt axis). The system may also include a posit...