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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:
Feb. 16, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
J Leon Poirier, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343840 ; 343839 ; 343909 ; 343912 ;
Abstract
A reflector antenna having an adaptive nulling assembly. The assembly comprises a disk shaped mounting plate having a shaft aligned with the rotational axis thereof and passing through the main reflector focusing surface. An absorber of electromagnetic energy is affixed to the disk and a microwave grating of metallic elements is positioned on the surface of the absorber. The amplitude of the nulling signal is controlled by rotating the assembly, and the phase of the nulling signal is controlled by the varying height of the grating above the reflector. Additional nulling elements can be used to null multiple interference sources.