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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. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank D. Butscher, San Jose, CA (US);
William J. Dawley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joseph T. Loane, Pacifica, CA (US);
David R. Tanner, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Company, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 ; H01Q 1/912 ; H01Q 1/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 ; H01Q 1/912 ; H01Q 1/506 ;
Abstract
A reflector for an antenna includes a plurality of reflector elements, each having a transmission line and an aperture at a distal end of the transmission line. Each transmission line having a length which varies in accordance with the position of each aperture relative to the antenna. The varying length of transmission creates a time delay that phases re-radiated waves.