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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. 06, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Walter M. Whybrew, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Brett A. Pigon, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Gary Rief, Melbourne, FL (US);
Gregory M. Jandzio, Melbourne, FL (US);
Jay D. Warshowsky, Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A multi-beam phased array antenna architecture includes a plurality of antenna modules, stacked together in a side-by-side relationship. Mutually adjacent edges of the modules have antenna elements that form a two-dimensional antenna array as a result of the stacking of the antenna modules. Opposite sides of an antenna module are tray-configured and contain amplifier modules coupled to the antenna elements, and to 'vertical' microstrip layers on undersides of double-sided printed wiring boards. Outersides of the double-sided printed wiring boards contain 'horizontal' microstrip layers, one for each beam, to which multiple beam-associated phase shift circuit elements for each antenna element on the module are ported. The phase shift circuit elements are also coupled by conductive vias to the first microstrip layers. The second microstrip layers are coupled to connectors along second edges of the modules for engagement with beam signal network modules.
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