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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:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D. Myhre, Western Springs, IL (US);
Assignee:
Andrew Corporation, Orland Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ; B28B 1/106 ; B28B 1/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ; B28B 1/106 ; B28B 1/116 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a microwave antenna lens includes the provision of a mold that has a lens defining cavity formed therein. The shape of the lens defining cavity is predetermined. The lens defining cavity is filled with a suitable filler material such as, for example, microspheres of a certain dielectric constant. A quantity of a resin is introduced into the lens defining cavity to fill the interstices between the individual pieces of filler material. Then, after the resin is cured, a microwave lens if formed.