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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:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven J. Franson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Douglas J. Mathews, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
VIASAT, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/0025 (2013.01); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 3/38 (2013.01); H01Q 21/00 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01); H01Q 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an antenna apparatus including a first subassembly having a plurality of antenna elements, and a second subassembly adhered to the first subassembly. The second subassembly may include a plurality of components of a beamforming network encapsulated within a molding material. One or more interconnect layers may be disposed on the molding material to electrically couple the plurality of components of the beamforming network to the plurality of antenna elements. Methods of fabricating the antenna apparatus are also disclosed.