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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

May. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Eagle Technology, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

Timothy Earl Durham, Melbourne, FL (US);

Robert M. Taylor, Rockledge, FL (US);

Kerry T. Speed, Melbourne, FL (US);

Donald A. Lieb, Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

Eagle Technology, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/90 (2006.01); G01S 7/03 (2006.01); G01S 7/282 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H01Q 9/16 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/9004 (2019.05); G01S 7/032 (2013.01); G01S 7/282 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01); H01Q 9/16 (2013.01); H01Q 19/10 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A radar antenna for a flight vehicle that follows a flight path comprises a radio frequency (RF) reflector, and separated first arrays of first RF feed elements to form, with the reflector, respective first fixed radar beams that are directed at the Earth and positionally offset with respect to each other, such that when the radar antenna follows the flight path, the respective first fixed radar beams trace respective first subswaths on the Earth that are separated from each other by respective subswath gaps.


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