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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Smartsky Networks Llc, Morrisville, NC (US);
Gerard James Hayes, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Koichiro Takamizawa, Cary, NC (US);
Donald L. Alcorn, Montgomery, AL (US);
James O. Legvold, Willow Park, TX (US);
Robert Michael Barts, Raleigh, NC (US);
SmartSky Networks, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
An antenna assembly may include an antenna element, a radome structure disposed proximate to the antenna element and including a plurality of plasma elements, a driver circuit operably coupled to the plasma elements to selectively ionize individual ones of the plasma elements, and a controller. The controller may be operably coupled to the driver circuit to provide control of plasma density of the individual ones of the plasma elements. The plasma elements may include respective enclosures. At least some of the enclosures may have at least two peripheral edge surfaces substantially fully contacted by corresponding peripheral edge surfaces of adjacent enclosures at at least one section along a longitudinal length thereof.