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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Robert Brett Williams, W. Hollywood, CA (US);
Kyle W. Maxhimer, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Larry L. Lai, Walnut, CA (US);
Thomas Brennan, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Clifton Quan, Arcadia, CA (US);
Fangchou Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert Brett Williams, W. Hollywood, CA (US);
Kyle W. Maxhimer, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Larry L. Lai, Walnut, CA (US);
Thomas Brennan, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Clifton Quan, Arcadia, CA (US);
Fangchou Yang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An integrated stiffener and RF reflector (stiffener/reflector) () for a RF emitter which includes: a plurality of vertical ribs () constituting side walls of the stiffener/reflector; a plurality of horizontal ribs () formed in a width direction of the stiffener/reflector; a top cover () including metallization layer (), the top cover being electrically coupled to a ground layer () of the RF emitter and configured in such a way to direct all of RF energy in an opposite direction to the top cover. Each of the vertical () and horizontal () ribs has a sandwich structure, which includes: a foam core layer () disposed on a layer of the RF emitter (); a thin film layer () bonded to sides and top of the rib to form facesheets of the sandwich structure.