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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Anna M. Leese DE Escobar, Encinitas, CA (US);
Marcio Calixto DE Andrade, San Diego, CA (US);
Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Lewis Fagaly, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Benjamin Jeremy Taylor, Escondido, CA (US);
Anna M. Leese de Escobar, Encinitas, CA (US);
Marcio Calixto de Andrade, San Diego, CA (US);
Susan Anne Elizabeth Berggren, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert Lewis Fagaly, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Benjamin Jeremy Taylor, Escondido, CA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An antenna includes a plurality of superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) arrays on a chip, and a printed circuit board (PCB) formed with a cutout for receiving the chip. The PCB is formed with a set of coplanar transmission lines, and the chip is inserted into the cutout so that each said transmission line connects to a respective SQUID array. A cryogenic system can cool the chip to a temperature that causes a transition to superconductivity for the SQUID arrays. A thermal radome can be placed around the chip, the PCB and the cryogenic system to maintain the temperature. A DC bias can be applied to the SQUID arrays to facilitate RF detection. The SQUID array, chip and CPW transmission lines can cooperate to allow for both detection of said RF energy and conversion of said RF energy to a signal without requiring the use of a conductive antenna dish.