Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-channel communications antenna
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Application No.: US16318475Application Date: 2017-07-18
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Publication No.: US11929552B2Publication Date: 2024-03-12
- Inventor: Frank J. Blanda , Eric W. Kratzenberg , Benjamin Geist McMahon
- Applicant: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NH Amherst
- Assignee: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Manchester
- International Application: PCT/US2017/042494 2017.07.18
- International Announcement: WO2018/017518A 2018.01.25
- Date entered country: 2019-01-17
- Main IPC: H01Q13/02
- IPC: H01Q13/02 ; H01Q1/28 ; H01Q5/392 ; H01Q9/28 ; H01Q19/08 ; H01Q25/00

Abstract:
An antenna structure configured for simultaneous communication over multiple channels or with multiple locations. In certain examples the antenna system includes an antenna, such as a horn antenna, a lens, or a horn-lens combination, for example, and a focal plane array located near the focal point of the antenna. The focal plane array can be made up of a plurality of sub-wavelength elements, and is configured to simultaneously excite and/or receive a plurality of beams, each having an independent pointing angle to communicate with multiple fixed or non-fixed communication terminals in different locations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190245269A1 MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2019-08-08
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