The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Kymeta Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Hussein Esfahlani, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cagdas Varel, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mohsen Sazegar, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Howard Linn, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ryan Stevenson, Seattle, WA (US);
Mohammad Ranjbarnikkhah, Redmond, WA (US);
Seyed Mohamad Amin Momeni Hasan Abadi, Redmond, WA (US);
KYMETA CORPORATION, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for performing optical inspection of varactor diodes in an antenna are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method of testing an antenna having varactor diodes comprises: selecting a plurality of varactor diodes to be placed in a light emitting state; forward biasing the selected varactor diodes to a magnitude at which the selected varactor diodes are to emit light; and detecting one or more faulty varactor diodes of the selected varactor diodes based on their emitted light intensity.