This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. Active years: 2001.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2001
Title: Peter Lacombe: Aircraft Antenna Inventor
Introduction
Peter Lacombe is an inventor associated with Torrance, California, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. His work includes an invention that integrates an antenna into an aircraft’s vertical-tail endcap.
Latest Patents
Lacombe is credited with 1 patent: “Structural Endcap Antenna.” The invention describes an antenna for an aircraft’s vertical tail, with an antenna element positioned next to the inner surface of an outer skin. An inner support structure is electrically bonded to the antenna element. When excited by an RF signal source, both components provide structural support while functioning as part of the antenna.
Career Highlights
Lacombe’s patented design brings together antenna functionality and structural support in an aircraft component. This approach is intended to incorporate the antenna into the vertical-tail endcap rather than treating it as a separate external assembly.
Collaborations
Lacombe is associated with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. His listed coworkers include Michael David Durham and Daniel Patrick Coughlin.
Conclusion
Peter Lacombe’s patent reflects an engineering approach that combines aircraft structure with RF antenna functionality in a vertical-tail endcap.
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