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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2011
Applicants:

William M. Bruno, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Dwight L. Ritums, Torrance, CA (US);

David A. Brent, Torrance, CA (US);

Inventors:

William M. Bruno, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Dwight L. Ritums, Torrance, CA (US);

David A. Brent, Torrance, CA (US);

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A metamaterial for a radio frequency communications apparatus is disclosed. The metamaterial can comprise a flex circuit and an array of circuit elements mounted on the flex circuit. Each of the circuit elements can comprise a conductive trace and at least one hybrid component electrically coupled to the conductive trace.


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