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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Kymeta Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ken Harp, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brad Laird, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert Morey, Sammamish, WA (US);
Andrew Turner, Seattle, WA (US);
Felix Chen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
KYMETA CORPORATION, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01); H01Q 19/02 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/1207 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0012 (2013.01); H01Q 1/242 (2013.01); H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H01Q 19/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna with a clamping mechanism and a method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna comprises a radial waveguide, an aperture operable to radiate radio frequency (RF) signals in response to an RF feed wave fed by the radial waveguide, and one or more clamping devices to apply a compressive force between the waveguide and the aperture.