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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Donald Frank Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Inventor:
Donald Frank Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A frequency reconfigurable antenna may include at least two antenna segments and a photonic crystal positioned between the at least two antenna segments. The photonic crystal may selectably electrically connect or isolate the at least two antenna segments with respect to each other based on a conductive state of the photonic crystal.