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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
John A. Crockett, Jr., Anaheim, CA (US);
James A. Carr, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Rohn Sauer, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John A. Crockett, Jr., Anaheim, CA (US);
James A. Carr, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Rohn Sauer, Los Angeles, CA (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An antenna is provided and includes a radiator aperture assembly including a plurality of radiator sticks, each radiator stick including a row of radiating elements configured to transmit and receive RF energy and a body having opposite sides, conductive elements coupled to the radiating elements and a plate disposed proximate to the radiator aperture assembly through which the conductive elements extend. Complementary opposite sides of the respective bodies of adjacent radiator sticks and a surface of the plate are configured to form a slot radiator.