Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configurable antenna assembly
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Application No.: US14253218Application Date: 2014-04-15
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Publication No.: US09647331B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Charles W. Manry, Jr. , Eric J. Black
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group, LLC
- Agent Joseph M. Butscher
- Main IPC: H01Q1/48
- IPC: H01Q1/48 ; H01Q3/24 ; H01Q15/00 ; H01Q9/04 ; H01Q1/00 ; H01Q3/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150295309A1 CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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