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Patent No.:

US 9917345 B1

Date of Patent:

Mar. 13, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2013

Method of installing artificial impedance surface antennas for satellite media reception

Applicant:

Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel J. Gregoire, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);

Joseph S. Colburn, Malibu, CA (US);

Assignee:

HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);

Attorney:

Ladas & Parry

Primary Examiner:

Livius R Cazan

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 13/28 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 1/125 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 13/28 (2013.01); H01Q 15/006 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49016 (2015.01);

Abstract

A method for fabricating and installing an artificial impedance surface antenna (AISA) includes locating a substantially flat surface having a line of sight to a satellite or satellites of interest, determining an angle θbetween a normal to the substantially flat surface and a direction to the satellite or satellites of interest, selecting an antenna superstrate from a pre-fabbed stock of antenna superstrates, the selected antenna superstrate configured for having a peak radiation within two (2) degrees of the angle θ, laminating the selected antenna superstrate to an antenna substrate to form the AISA, and mounting the AISA on the substantially flat surface.

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