公开(公告)号：US20210021014A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16927808

申请日：2020-07-13

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Cagdas VAREL ,  Steven Howard LINN ,  Ryan A. Stevenson ,  Colin Stuart Short

IPC: H01Q1/02 ,  H01Q7/00 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: An antenna with a heater and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an antenna aperture having a plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements, the antenna aperture having a ground plane and a material for tuning permittivity or capacitance; and a heater structure in thermal contact with the material.

公开(公告)号：US20180358690A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16005242

申请日：2018-06-11

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Steven Howard LINN ,  Cagdas VAREL ,  Felix CHEN

IPC: H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q21/00

CPC classification number: H01Q1/364 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q21/0031 ,  H01Q21/0087

Abstract: An apparatus for exchanging liquid crystal (LC) between two areas of an antenna array and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna element array having a plurality of radiating radio-frequency (RF) antenna elements formed using portions of first and second substrates with a liquid crystal (LC) therebetween, and a structure between the first and second substrates and outside the area of the RF antenna elements to collect LC from an area between the first and second substrates forming the RF antenna elements due to LC expansion.

公开(公告)号：US20220190468A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

申请号：US17573430

申请日：2022-01-11

Applicant: Kymeta Corporation

Inventor： Steven Howard LINN ,  Cagdas VAREL ,  Felix CHEN

IPC: H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q21/00 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q15/00 ,  H01Q21/06

Abstract: An apparatus for exchanging liquid crystal (LC) between two areas of an antenna array and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna element array having a plurality of radiating radio-frequency (RF) antenna elements formed using portions of first and second substrates with a liquid crystal (LC) therebetween, and a structure between the first and second substrates and outside the area of the RF antenna elements to collect LC from an area between the first and second substrates forming the RF antenna elements due to LC expansion.