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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Thomas V. Sikina, Acton, MA (US);
John P. Haven, Lowell, MA (US);
Kevin Wilder, Derry, NH (US);
James E. Benedict, Lowell, MA (US);
Andrew R. Southworth, Lowell, MA (US);
Mary K. Herndon, Littleton, MA (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A communications array includes a support structure configured to array elements, and a plurality of array elements supported by the support structure. Each array element is fabricated from an advanced manufacturing techniques (AMT) process. The support structure may be fabricated from a printed circuit board (PCB) or similar dielectric material. Each array element may include a radiator and/or a beamformer manufactured using the AMT process. The communications array further may include a copper vertical launch (CVL) and/or an electromagnetic boundary.