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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:
Aug. 18, 1992
Filed:
May. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Carey M Rappaport, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343840 ; 343753 ; 343755 ;
Abstract
A microwave single reflector antenna is provided with a large field of view and high aperture efficiency. The antenna exhibits good lateral scanning while preserving excellent focusing capabilities. The high aperture efficiency yields higher antenna performance than a conventional reflector antenna of the same size, or the same performance as a conventional scanning antena of larger size. The antenna has an improved surface configuration defined by a fourth-order profile extended into a three-dimensional focusing surface.