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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134521 | Electronically tunable microwave reflector Exemplary embodiments of a structured surface are described which can efficiently reflect, steer or focus incident electromagnetic radiation. The surface impedance may be adjustable and can impart a phase shift to the incident wave using tunable electrical component... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8089422 | Reflector A reflector including a reflector dish and a backing structure. The reflector dish has a reflecting surface and a back surface. The backing structure is arranged in a pattern on the back surface of the reflector dish for supporting and stiffening the reflector dish.... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7907101 | Configurable bipolarization reflector A configurable bipolarization reflector comprises intersecting first and second sets of parallel composite lines (LHi, LVj), a line segment between two consecutive intersection points (Iij) of the two sets containing a component (... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898499 | Electromagnetic wave shielding body An electromagnetic screen (1) comprises a plurality of antennas (4) each of which reflects an electromagnetic wave having a specific frequency. The plurality of antennas (4) are arranged so as to constitute a pattern. Each of the antennas (4 | 03/01/2011 |
| 7570226 | Method and apparatus for grating lobe control in faceted mesh reflectors A method and apparatus are provided for controlling grating side lobes in a faceted mesh reflector. Facets may be formed of a like shape but with a majority of the facets across the reflector having varying size which reduces the grating lobe intensity in the far fi... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7567218 | Dish assembly A dish assembly is disclosed which has a central hub, an outer rim member, and a plurality of concentric arcuate structural members comprising at least an inner and an outer arcuate structural members extending from the central hub to the outer rim member, each of t... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7423601 | Reflect array antennas having monolithic sub-arrays with improved DC bias current paths Embodiments of active array antennas are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a reflect array antenna includes an array of rectangular monolithic sub-array modules arranged in a non-uniform pattern to leave... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7388559 | Reflector antenna An antenna provided. The antenna includes an outer dish having a first surface and a second surface; an inner dish mounted to the first surface of the outer dish; a helix feed mounted on a ground plane; and a support mounted at an axial center of the inner dish for ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372006 | Low cost heating devices manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Heating 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 resin host. The ratio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372428 | Dish antenna with multiple contact connector assembly A dish antenna having a multiple contact connector assembly for utilization with one or more viewing systems or other systems such as two-way data exchange systems including satellite receivers and/or television receivers. The single positionable dish can be positio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365703 | Radar reflector A radar reflector including a first and a second radar corner. The radar corners are formed by an essentially rectangular first flat plate and a second and a third essentially flat plate arranged perpendicular to the first plate at two perpendicular edges of the fir... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365702 | Antenna device An antenna device includes a first elliptic reflective surface, a first antenna and a second antenna. The first elliptic reflective surface has a first focus and a second focus. The first antenna is disposed on the first focus, and the second antenna is disposed on ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358905 | Antenna device In an antenna device of the present invention, a plurality of antennas 21 are connected to a radio module 41 through respective coaxial cables 22, and one or more of the antennas 21 in good communication conditions can be selected by the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345653 | Shaped reflector reoptimization An invention is provided for generating a shaped reflector. The invention includes receiving required performance data that defines a desired RF performance of a shaped reflector. A mathematical model of the shaped reflector is manipulated to generate a new geometry... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342551 | Antenna systems for reliable satellite television reception in moisture conditions More reliable satellite television reception in moisture conditions is provided by recognizing the critical relationship between satellite signal transmissivity and the effects of superhydrophobocity. Instead of trying to use a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coatin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339547 | Satellite dish cover The present disclosure provides a satellite dish cover comprising a main body portion having a front side, a back side and an outer edge, and a securing element for securing said satellite dish cover to the concave face of a satellite dish. The securing element requ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336332 | Reflective type continuous domain in-plane switching liquid crystal display A reflective type IPS LCD includes a transparent upper substrate (100) and a lower substrate (200), and liquid crystal molecules (300) interposed between the substrates. A reflection layer (250) is disposed on the lower substrate. A plura... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330160 | Support apparatus for a reflector The present invention relates to a support structure, system and materials for supporting a reflector. A rim stiffening beam is securely attached to the circumference of the reflector. A plurality of support struts is attached to the rim stiffening beam, joining to ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324057 | Low wind load parabolic dish antenna fed by crosspolarized printed dipoles The present invention provides a parabolic dish reflector antenna for wireless communications that is dually polarized for diversity reception purposes while causing minimal visual disturbance for use with cellular base stations and repeaters. The antenna comprises ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324734 | Arbitrary surface optical element and method of making the same An arbitrary surface optical element, such as a mirror for use in a rear projection television, includes a non-optical portion and an optical portion. The non-optical portion circumscribes the optical portion and has a thickness greater than the optical portion. Acc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324067 | Satellite dish antenna assembly A satellite dish antenna assembly includes a dish surface, a convexly curved arc surface, a pair of corresponding protruding edges A, B disposed at the utmost front end of the two sides and serving as a base line AB, such that upper and lower ends of the arc ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324066 | Antenna reflector An antenna reflector panel comprises a reinforcing element and a reflector sheet being mounted onto said reinforcing element. The reinforcing element comprises a block of a machinable material having a shaped front surface, the reflector sheet being fixed to the fro... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7315283 | Dual-band circularly polarized antenna A dual-band circularly polarized antenna is disclosed, more particularly a dual-band circularly polarized antenna being able to transmit and receive circularly polarized signals at two different frequency bands, simultaneously. The dual-band circularly polarized ant... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314399 | Floating sportsman's blind An improved float tube arrangement for outdoor water-related activities, particularly hunting and fishing. The float can be deployed as a blind for partially concealing and camouflaging a user, who sits in the circular middle of the float upon an adjustable seat sup... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309049 | Orbital debris shield An orbital debris shield for protecting the hull of a spacecraft. The shield is comprised of a number of flexible and releasably attached gores that substantially cover the hull. Interleafed between layers of the gores are layers of a spacing material. As debris col... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301508 | Optimization of near field antenna characteristics by aperture modulation The approximate radius of curvature of the spherical phase front at the aperture of a transmitting microwave antenna is controlled by an inner section of the aperture attached to the outer section of the aperture by a small number of programmable transducers, thereb... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7281809 | Open lattice mirror structure and method of making same A method of making a mirror structure includes assembling a supporting isogrid framework, assembling an isogrid back plane, interconnecting the supporting isogrid framework with the isogrid back plane by a truss core, and disposing an optical surface on the supporti... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280736 | Photonic crystal device A photonic crystal device according to the present invention includes: a first dielectric substrate 104 having a first lattice structure, of which the dielectric constant changes periodically within a first plane; a second dielectric substrate 105 havi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280086 | Reflecting antenna with 3D structure for shaping wave beams belonging to different frequency bands Multifrequency reflecting antenna (AR), for example for a telecommunication satellite that comprises a reflector (R) with a front face (FA) for reflecting beams of electromagnetic waves belonging to at least two different frequency bands. The front face (FA) of the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280081 | Parabolic reflector and antenna incorporating same A parabolic reflector for an antenna has a plurality of concentric annular sections arranged in series from a first annular section nearest a central axis of the reflector to a last annular section defining an outer perimeter of the reflector. Each section has a par... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277064 | Satellite dish facade with magnet A facade or cover for a satellite dish has a magnet or magnetic base by which the facade is removably attachable to the parabolic structure of the satellite dish. The magnet or magnetic base is magnetically attracted to the metal composition of the parabolic structu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268479 | Low cost lighting circuits manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Lighting 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 resin host. The rati... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251387 | Optical integrated circuit and method for fabricating the same The present technique relates to a method and apparatus for fabricating an optical integrated circuit amplifier with another type of optical integrated circuit. In optical networks, optical components exchange optical signals to communicate between different systems... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248210 | Man-portable counter mortar radar system The present invention is a man-portable counter-mortar radar (MCMR) radar system that detects and tracks enemy mortar projectiles in flight and calculates their point of origin (launch point) to enable and direct countermeasures against the mortar and its personnel.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247802 | Scale pan designed to pass RF signals with minimal interference A checkout station comprises a deactivation system having an antenna for transmitting a signal to the security feature on a product passing over the checkout station to deactivate the security feature and a scale for weighing the product at the checkout station. A c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245267 | Mobile radio antenna radome with integral reflector An improved radome comprises at least one conductive flat structure integrally incorporated in the material of the radome, which acts as a reflector for a mobile radio antenna at least partially enclosed within the radome. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236139 | Low backscatter polymer antenna with graded conductivity Polymer antenna structures having low reflectivity and high efficiency are disclosed. Wire antennas can be configured from coaxial cable having center conductors and outer conductors made from conductive polymer. Fabrics can also be configured with conductive polyme... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233299 | Multiple-beam antenna with photonic bandgap material A system includes a device for focusing electromagnetic waves, and a multiple-beam antenna. The antenna includes: a photonic bandgap material (20) having at least one band gap, at least one periodicity defect (36) of the photonic bandgap material so as... | 06/19/2007 |
