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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Andrew R. Mandeville, Delran, NJ (US);
Daniel W. Harris, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/06 (2006.01); H01Q 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/0006 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0075 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) module may comprise: (a) a substrate including a plurality of integral waveguides formed therein, each of the plurality of waveguides orthogonally-oriented with respect to the one or more adjacent waveguides; and (b) a plurality of antenna radiator elements attached to the dielectric substrate and oriented such that a pair of antenna radiator elements is electrically coupled to each waveguide. Each of the integral waveguides is electrically coupled to electrical circuitry of the RF module.