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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ming Chen, Chicago, IL (US);
Jimmy S. Takeuchi, Chicago, IL (US);
Rodney D. Cameron, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael S. Foster, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark R. Davis, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 3/36 (2006.01); H01Q 3/28 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); H01Q 19/06 (2006.01); H01P 5/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/065 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0435 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 21/064 (2013.01); H01Q 21/245 (2013.01); H01P 5/12 (2013.01); H01Q 1/523 (2013.01); H01Q 3/28 (2013.01); H01Q 3/36 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0428 (2013.01); H01Q 19/062 (2013.01); H01Q 25/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A switchable transmit and receive phased array antenna ('STRPAA') is disclosed. The STRPAA includes a housing, a plurality of radiating elements, and a plurality of transmit and receive ('T/R') modules. The STRPAA may also include either a first multilayer printed wiring board (“MLPWB”) configured to produce a first elliptical polarization or a second MLPWB configured to produce a second elliptical polarization within the housing.