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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian T. McWhirter, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Steve K. Panaretos, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
Abstract
A flared-notch radiating element has a body portion tapering to an element tip region, the radiating element having a first thickness through a body element portion. The element tip region has reduced thickness in relation to he first thickness, the reduced thickness improving absorption of the cross-polarized component of an incident wave. The reduced thickness of the tip region can be provided by a single step reduction in the element thickness, by multiple stepped reductions in thickness, or by tapering the thickness from the thickness of the element body portion to an end tip thickness.