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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164531 | Antenna array with metamaterial lens An antenna array comprises two or more antenna elements. Each of the two or more antenna elements is configured to scan within a field of view. Each of the two or more antenna elements is further configured to transmit or receive a signal. The antenna array also com... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8077102 | Deployable lens antenna A deployable lens is provided for an antenna. The lens comprises an array of metallic lens elements formed on a plurality of planar sections of a dielectric substrate, each lens element comprising a first end-fire element directed towards a feed side of the lens, a ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063840 | Antenna operable across multiple frequencies while maintaining substantially uniform beam shape An antenna including a number of antenna units, each having a lens and an array of beam ports. The antenna units are arranged in a stack, and are configured to transmit or receive signals from the same field-of-view. Each unit is configured to operate in a different... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8009113 | System and method for focusing antenna signal transmission The system contains an antenna feed. A signal is in communication with the antenna feed. The signal has a wavelength and a period. A signal lens has a periphery portion that is thicker than an interior portion, wherein the signal propagates through the signal lens. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7965250 | Microwave lens A microwave lens having an array of electronic inductive capacitive cells wherein each cell includes an electrically conductive pattern which responds to incident microwave electromagnetic energy as an LC resonator. At least one of the cells includes at least one ME... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7777683 | Ferroelectric lens A lens (300, 500) is disclosed for steering the exit direction (Ω) of an incident electromagnetic wave. The lens comprises a main body (210, 510) of a ferroelectric material with a first main surface (207, 507) and a first transformer (220, ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7570221 | Reduced beamwidth antenna Systems and methods for reducing the beamwidth of an antenna system are provided. An evanescent field generator generates an evanescent field representing a far field radio frequency (RF) signal received at the antenna system. A negative refractive index lens assemb... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7420525 | Multi-beam antenna with shared dielectric lens An integrated multi-beam antenna with a shared dielectric lens is disclosed. The antenna is formed by positioning the feed apertures of a plurality of waveguide feeds at positions located on the surface of the shared dielectric lens. The angular direction and shape ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7400304 | Antenna with partially spherical dielectric lenses An antenna is provided comprising a first group of part-spherical dielectric lenses supported on a first portion of a conducting ground place arranged to reflect signals emerging from the lens, each of the lenses having a number of associated switchably selectable a... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7375696 | Electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving device A direction-change element for changing the direction of travel of an incident electromagnetic wave and electromagnetic wave transmitting/receiving elements are disposed on a substrate. The direction-change element has a periodic array of materials of different refr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372414 | Apparatus for emission and/or reception of electromagnetic waves for aerodynes This invention relates to an apparatus for emission and/or reception of electromagnetic waves for aerodynes, characterised in that it comprises a blade antenna on the top of the fuselage of the aerodyne, a principal reflect-array arranged horizontally at the bottom ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358921 | Dual polarization antenna and associated methods A dual polarization antenna includes a substantially pyramidal configured substrate having opposing walls. An antenna element is carried at each wall such that opposing pairs of antenna elements define respective antenna dipoles and provide dual polarization. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358913 | Multi-beam antenna A plurality of antenna end-fire antenna feed elements disposed along a contour on a dielectric substrate cooperate with a discrete lens array. An electromagnetic wave launched by an antenna feed element is received by a first set of patch antennas on a first side of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348934 | Lens antenna system A compact lens antenna assembly A which is a Luneberg lens antenna comprising a hemispherical lens and a reflecting plate so as to converge incoming radio waves on a feed, and which can receive radio waves from not only a geostationary satellite or an orbiting satel... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345652 | Antenna system and RF signal interference abatement method Disclosed is an antenna system including a Luneberg Lens having a spherically shaped outer surface and a spherically shaped focal surface spaced from its outer surface with a plurality of patch antenna elements disposed along the focal surface of the Luneberg Lens; ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339529 | Wide band biconical antennas with an integrated matching system A biconical antenna includes an entry conic having an entry base opposite an entry vertex and a termination conic having a termination base opposite a termination vertex. The entry and termination conics share substantially the same axis and the entry vertex is adja... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339551 | Reflective fresnel lens for sub-millimeter wave power distribution A reflective Fresnel lens for shaping an incident wave for efficiently delivering the incident wave to an array of receivers, having a wavelength within a predetermined range. The Fresnel lens comprises a ground plate and a plurality of reflective elements formed at... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339521 | Analytical instruments using a pseudorandom array of sources, such as a micro-machined mass spectrometer or monochromator Novel methods and structures are disclosed herein which employ pseudorandom sequences to spatially arrange multiple sources in a pseudorandom source array. The pseudorandom source array can replace the single source in analytical instruments relying on spatial separ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336232 | Dual band space-fed array A dual-band, space fed antenna array includes a feed array with a first set of feed radiators for operation in a first frequency band of operation and a second set of feed radiators for operation in a second frequency band of operation. A primary array lens assembly... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336233 | Radiation diversity antennas The present invention relates to a radiation diversity antenna consisting of radiating elements of the slot-line type coupled electromagnetically to a feed line, in which the radiating elements have a tree structure, each radiating element having a length equal to k... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335865 | Dome The present invention relates to process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of: (a) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336242 | Antenna system including transverse swing arms and associated methods An antenna system may include a base having an opening therein, and a plurality of swing arms each having a concave elongate shape and opposing ends pivotally connected to the base to permit a swinging motion within the opening of the base. The swing arms may be tra... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333070 | Radio wave lens antenna device An antenna device using an approximate Luneberg lens, wherein high gain and low side-lobe are made compatible. A lens antenna device comprising, combine with each other, a radio wave lens (1) formed of a dielectric satisfying the condition, 0 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333066 | Antenna beam controlling system for cellular communication An antenna beam controlling system (ABCS) for use in cellular communication systems. The ABCS allows the antenna's horizontal beam direction and horizontal beam width to be remotely adjusted for optimum reception and transmission. The ABCS, in its basic design, is c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330161 | Antenna, radio device, method of designing antenna, and method of measuring operating frequency of antenna An antenna comprises a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an LC resonance circuit. The first conductive layer has plural elements and is disposed adjacently to each other. The second conductive layer is disposed at a predetermined distance from th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327323 | Communication apparatus, method of transmission and antenna apparatus Communications apparatus has a plurality of nodes each of which is capable of communicating with plural other nodes via point-to-point wireless transmission links between the nodes. At least one of the nodes has at least one antenna that is steerable in azimuth. The... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327318 | Ultra wide band flat antenna A flat, ultra wideband, unidirectional antenna is disclosed, the antenna may comprise a pair of active elements having the shape of substantially half-circles or half-ellipsoids made of thin conductive material and a ground element made of thin conductive material p... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317420 | Low cost omni-directional antenna manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Omni-directional antenna devices are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301507 | Reflector comprising a core having a thickness that varies in accordance with a given pattern The present invention relates to a reflector for a reflector antenna. The reflector includes a reflective surface in the form of a first skin, wherein the first skin is adherent to a core that is substantially thicker than the first skin. A portion of the core not a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301504 | Mechanical scanning feed assembly for a spherical lens antenna The invention includes a mechanical scanning feed and a spherical lens antenna system. The mechanical feed includes a waveguide, which has a movable wall assembly that contains a guide slot. The moveable wall portion also includes an end wall that is located proxima... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288421 | Method for forming an optoelectronic device having an isolation layer Methods are disclosed for forming optoelectronic devices. In one example of such a method, a substrate is provided and a partially conductive bottom mirror formed thereon. An active region is then formed on the bottom mirror, and a top mirror formed on the active re... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286099 | Rotation-independent helical antenna A helical antenna having a central axis defined between a base end and a distal end comprises a helical conductor wound about the central axis and having a feed line disposed at the base end and along the central axis, and may also include an elongated dielectric co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283102 | Radial constrained lens The invention provides apparatuses for a radial constrained lens in a steerable directional antenna system. The radial constrained lens includes a feed array that excites a continuous radiating aperture through a section of radial waveguide. Feed elements of the fee... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283103 | Compact broadband antenna A compact broadband antenna. The antenna includes a first mechanism for receiving input electromagnetic energy. A second mechanism provides radiated electromagnetic energy upon receipt of the input electromagnetic energy. The radiated electromagnetic energy is provi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276990 | Single-pole multi-throw switch having low parasitic reactance, and an antenna incorporating the same A switch arrangement comprises a plurality of MEMS switches arranged on a substrate about, and close to, a central point, each MEMS switch being disposed on a common imaginary circle centered on the central point. Additionally, and each MEMS switch is preferably spa... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277730 | Method of allocating radio resources in telecommunication system, and telecommunication system The invention relates to a method of allocating radio resources and a telecommunication system including a base station and user equipment. The base station includes a beam forming device configured to form at least two primary beams for signal reception. The antenn... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274273 | Dielectric resonator device, dielectric filter, duplexer, and high-frequency communication apparatus Electrodes (2) and (3) are formed on the front face (1A) and the rear face (1B) of a dielectric substrate (1). Fan-shaped apertures (4A) and (4B) forming a resonator (4) are formed in the electrodes (2) ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268771 | Panel display screen with touch control function A flat panel display screen includes a flat panel display screen main unit and a touch control induction layer. The touch control induction layer is placed behind the flat panel display screen, wherein the touch control induction layer is constituted by an electroma... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265713 | Overlapping subarray architecture An embodiment of an electronically scanned array antenna includes an array of radiative elements having an array height. A plurality of separate subarrays of the radiative elements include a first row comprising a first plurality of subarrays, wherein subarrays of t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259723 | Device for emitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation A device for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation includes separate antennas for transmitting and for receiving electromagnetic radiation and in which the lobes of the transmitting and receiving antennas are focused by a shared focusing arrangement. | 08/21/2007 |
