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Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Charles W. Manry, Jr., Auburn, WA (US);

Eric J. Black, Bethell, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 3/247 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0442 (2013.01); H01Q 15/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract

An antenna assembly may include a first ground plane, a second ground plane that may be switched between grounding and non-grounding states, and first and second antenna layers. Each of the first and second antenna layers may include a plurality of pixels interconnected by a plurality of phase change material (PCM) switches. The PCM switches are configured to be selectively switched between phases to provide a plurality of antenna patterns within the first and second antenna layers.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Manry, Jr., Charles. (2017). Configurable antenna assembly (U.S. Patent No. 9647331). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9647331

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