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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2009
Joel M Schnur, Burke, VA (US);
Walter J Dressick, Waldorf, MD (US);
Ronald R Price, Stevensville, MD (US);
Paul E Schoen, Alexandria, VA (US);
Alok Singh, Springfield, VA (US);
Daniel Zabetakis, Brandywine, MD (US);
Michael A. Dinderman, Bethesda, MD (US);
Joel M Schnur, Burke, VA (US);
Walter J Dressick, Waldorf, MD (US);
Ronald R Price, Stevensville, MD (US);
Paul E Schoen, Alexandria, VA (US);
Alok Singh, Springfield, VA (US);
Daniel Zabetakis, Brandywine, MD (US);
Michael A. Dinderman, Bethesda, MD (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for making a conformal antenna on a surface by providing a composition comprising a polymer matrix and a plurality of metalized tubules and applying the composition to the surface as two parallel wires connected at their ends to make a closed loop with one of the parallel wires broken in the middle. Also disclosed is an alternate method for making a conformal antenna on a surface by spraying a first material comprising a polymer matrix onto the surface and simultaneously spraying a second material comprising a plurality of metalized tubules and a coagulant onto the surface, wherein the first and second materials mix together during the spraying. A further method for making a conformal antenna includes spraying a first material comprising a polymer matrix and a plurality of metalized tubules onto the surface and simultaneously spraying a second material comprising an aqueous electroless plating bath onto the surface, wherein the first and second materials mix together during the spraying.