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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:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Robert S. Isom, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 9/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/40 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 21/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/062 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/405 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0428 (2013.01); H01Q 9/285 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01); H01Q 21/22 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a unit cell of a phased array antenna includes a printed wiring board (PWB). The PWB includes a first layer comprising a radiator, a second layer comprising a feed circuit configured to provide excitation signals to the radiator, a plurality of vias connecting the feed circuit to the radiator, a signal layer, an active component layer comprising an active component bonded to the signal layer and a radio frequency (RF) connector connecting the signal layer to the feed circuit.