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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Carl O. Bozler, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark A. Gouker, Lexington, MA (US);
Sean M. Duffy, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Carl O. Bozler, Waltham, MA (US);
Mark A. Gouker, Lexington, MA (US);
Sean M. Duffy, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force., Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reconfigurable antenna is presented that uses MEMs shutters to reconfigure a Fresnel zone plate antenna. It can be used to either point a main beam in different directions or to point multiple beams in different directions.