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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Keith J. Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Keith J. Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2013.01); G02B 1/002 (2013.01); G02B 5/204 (2013.01); H01Q 15/002 (2013.01); G02F 2202/30 (2013.01); H01Q 1/288 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to provide a surface having a tunable emissivity are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an impedance layer comprising a layer of dielectric material to be attached to an electrically reflective ground plane, and a plurality of resonators arranged within the impedance layer, wherein an emissivity of the apparatus is based on a characteristic of the resonators.