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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:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Anders Jensen, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Assignee:
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/161 (2006.01); H01P 3/123 (2006.01); H01Q 15/24 (2006.01); H01P 1/17 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 19/13 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/161 (2013.01); H01P 1/173 (2013.01); H01P 3/123 (2013.01); H01Q 15/246 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01); H01Q 19/132 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described that include one or more sidewall features to improve performance of a waveguide device. In particular, the sidewall features may be utilized within a polarizer section of a polarizer device such as a septum polarizers. The sidewall feature(s) may include recesses and/or protrusions. When a plurality of sidewall features are employed, the size, shape, spacing and kind (e.g., recess or protrusion) may vary according to a particular design.