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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. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Gary M. Hamman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Douglas W. Taylor, Tempe, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A wave-scanning antenna is disclosed that does not require a rotary joint. The antenna produces a collimated beam that can be scanned through 360 degrees. The beam is directed perpendicular to the antenna's axis of rotation to form a disc-like surveillance volume, or at an angle above or below the perpendicular to form a cone-shaped surveillance volume. The radar's structure contains a transmitter and receiver coupled to a horn protruding through open centers of the support bearing and driven gear into the antenna housing. Energy emitted by the horn proceeds upward until deflected through an angle of 90 degrees by an angled reflector located on the axis of rotation. The energy is collected by a dielectric lens and focused into a collimated beam. Reflected energy is collected by the lens and directed by the reflector to the horn, where it is fed to a waveguide coupled to the receiver.
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