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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2005
Applicants:
John E. Baldauf, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric D. Lee, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Joel R. Dixon, Torrance, CA (US);
David Bressler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
John E. Baldauf, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric D. Lee, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Joel R. Dixon, Torrance, CA (US);
David Bressler, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a gimbaled reflector antenna is provided that includes only four reflectors comprising: a first flat plate reflector, a second flat plate reflector, and an ellipsoidal reflector, and a parabolic reflector. By rotating some or all of the reflectors with respect to a fixed feed, a projected beam may be scanned across a hemispherical field of regard.