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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas D. Monte, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas D. Monte, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Assignee:
KVH Industries, Inc., Middletown, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/18 (2006.01); H01Q 19/19 (2006.01); H01Q 5/45 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/18 (2013.01); H01Q 5/45 (2015.01); H01Q 19/193 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved antenna system on moving platform that is in communication with multiple satellites for simultaneous reception of RF energy at multiple frequencies. The antenna is implemented as a multi-beam, multi-band antenna having a main reflector with multiple feed horns and a sub-reflector to reflect Ku and Ka frequency band signals directed by a focal region of the main reflector.