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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Shane D. Blair, Salem, NH (US);
Yueh-Chi Chang, Salem, NH (US);
Wayne Kim, Jr., Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Wei Yu, Natick, MA (US);
Patrick J. Makridakis, Mendon, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/03 (2006.01); G01S 13/02 (2006.01); H01Q 21/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/03 (2013.01); G01S 13/0218 (2013.01); H01Q 21/30 (2013.01); G01S 2013/0227 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a radar system having an array including a series of concentric rings of array elements, wherein the concentric rings that have a shape defined by respective ellipses that increase in size from a center that is common to the respective ellipses. The series of concentric rings can include multiple groups of the concentric rings, wherein the concentric rings in each successive group are larger in size than the concentric rings in the first group.