公开(公告)号：US10707585B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US16370309

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Tom Hower ,  Lamin Ceesay ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Matthew Fornes ,  William Pedler ,  Mohsen Sazegar ,  Jacob Tyler Repp

IPC: G01R29/10 ,  H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q3/26

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for a free space segment tester (FSST). In one example, an apparatus includes a frame, a first horn antenna, a second horn antenna, a controller, and an analyzer. The frame has a platform to support a thin film transistor (TFT) segment of a flat panel antenna. The first horn antenna transmits microwave energy to the TFT segment and receives reflected energy from the TFT segment. The second horn antenna receives microwave energy transmitted through the TFT segment. The controller is coupled to the TFT segment and provides at least one stimulus or condition to the TFT segment. The analyzer measures a characteristic of the TFT segment using the first horn antenna and the second horn antenna. Examples of a measured characteristic includes a measured microwave frequency response, transmission response, or reflection response for the TFT segment. In one example, the TFT segment is used for integration into a flat panel antenna if the measured characteristic of the TFT segment indicates the TFT segment is acceptable.

公开(公告)号：USD843356S1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US29600422

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Designer： Ryan Stevenson ,  Steven Linn ,  Robert Morey ,  Mohsen Sazegar ,  Stephen Olfert ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Matthew Fornes ,  Ken Harp ,  Tom Hower ,  David Levesque ,  Mike Slota ,  Alex Truesdale Perry ,  Colin Stuart Short ,  Tung Pham ,  Andrew Turner ,  Mohamed Sabri

公开(公告)号：USD923612S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US29680023

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Designer： Ryan Stevenson ,  Steven Linn ,  Robert E. Morey ,  Mohsen Sazegar ,  Stephen Olfert ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Matthew Fornes ,  Ken Harp ,  Tom Hower ,  David Levesque ,  Michael W. Slota ,  Alex Truesdale Perry ,  Colin Stuart Short ,  Tung Pham ,  Andrew Turner ,  Mohamed Sabri

公开(公告)号：US20190229434A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16370309

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Tom Hower ,  Lamin Ceesay ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Matthew Fornes ,  William Pedler ,  Mohsen Sazegar ,  Jacob Tyler Repp

IPC: H01Q21/06 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/24

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for a free space segment tester (FSST). In one example, an apparatus includes a frame, a first horn antenna, a second horn antenna, a controller, and an analyzer. The frame has a platform to support a thin film transistor (TFT) segment of a flat panel antenna. The first horn antenna transmits microwave energy to the TFT segment and receives reflected energy from the TFT segment. The second horn antenna receives microwave energy transmitted through the TFT segment. The controller is coupled to the TFT segment and provides at least one stimulus or condition to the TFT segment. The analyzer measures a characteristic of the TFT segment using the first horn antenna and the second horn antenna. Examples of a measured characteristic includes a measured microwave frequency response, transmission response, or reflection response for the TFT segment. In one example, the TFT segment is used for integration into a flat panel antenna if the measured characteristic of the TFT segment indicates the TFT segment is acceptable.

公开(公告)号：US20190219982A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16249839

申请日：2019-01-16

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Paul Klassen ,  Jonas Nicholson ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Mark Johnson

IPC: G05B19/406 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06F16/903

CPC classification number: G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/32366 ,  G06F16/90335 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for improving manufacturing processes, improving manufactured products, and improving deployed devices. The devices can be reconfigurable holographic antennas (“antennas”). Manufacturing test results for a plurality of antennas is collected. Field performance data and antenna management information is collected for a plurality of deployed antennas. Query selection criteria, machine learning correlation criteria and a minimum correlation threshold are passed to a server to query for matching records from a data store and to perform machine learning on the query results to generate improvements to processes, manufactured antenna performance and deployed antenna performance.

公开(公告)号：US20190103681A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16148811

申请日：2018-10-01

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Mike Slota ,  Alex Truesdale Perry ,  Andrew Turner ,  Bryan McCrary ,  Stephen Olfert ,  Benjamin Ash

IPC: H01Q21/00 ,  H01P11/00 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q15/14

Abstract: Embodiments of a tool are described. The tool includes an assembly plate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The assembly plate also includes a raised area on the top surface, the raised area centered on a central alignment hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface through the entire thickness of the raised area. An alignment ring is formed in the top surface of the raised area, wherein the alignment ring surrounds the central alignment hole and is concentric with the central alignment hole. A fitting including a base tier, a plurality of stacked concentric tiers of different radii on a first side of the base tier, and a retainer on a second side of the base tier, wherein an axis of the fitting is adapted to be aligned with the center of the central alignment hole.

公开(公告)号：US11067964B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16249839

申请日：2019-01-16

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Paul Klassen ,  Jonas Nicholson ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Mark Johnson

IPC: G05B19/406 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06F16/903 ,  G06F16/24 ,  G06F16/90

Abstract: System and methods are disclosed for improving manufacturing processes, improving manufactured products, and improving deployed devices. The devices can be reconfigurable holographic antennas (“antennas”). Manufacturing test results for a plurality of antennas is collected. Field performance data and antenna management information is collected for a plurality of deployed antennas. Query selection criteria, machine learning correlation criteria and a minimum correlation threshold are passed to a server to query for matching records from a data store and to perform machine learning on the query results to generate improvements to processes, manufactured antenna performance and deployed antenna performance.

公开(公告)号：US20180115086A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15790672

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Stephen Olfert ,  Benjamin Ash ,  Andrew Turner ,  Mehdi Afkahmi

IPC: H01Q21/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H01Q1/12 ,  H01Q1/22

CPC classification number: H01Q21/0087 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/0425 ,  H01Q1/12 ,  H01Q1/125 ,  H01Q1/2283 ,  H01Q13/103 ,  H01Q21/0012 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/4625

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for supporting an antenna and its components. In one embodiment, a retention apparatus for use in coupling to an antenna aperture during manufacturing comprises: a base plate; a plurality of clamps coupled to the base plate, each clamp of the plurality of clamps being rotatable to couple the antenna aperture to the base plate; and one or more component holders coupled to the base plate, each of the one or more component holders to securely hold at least one component that is coupled to the antenna aperture.