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公开(公告)号:US10948528B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-16
申请号:US16681681
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Cagdas Varel , Ryan Stevenson , Steven Linn , Michael Severson , Colin Stuart Short , Mohsen Sazegar
Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing radio-frequency antenna elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a frame having a platform to support an array of radio-frequency (RF) antenna elements of a flat panel antenna having antenna elements; a first antenna to transmit microwave energy to subsets of RF antenna elements of the segment and to receive reflected microwave energy from the subsets of RF antenna elements; a filter between the segment and the first antenna, the filter comprising an opening positioned over each of the subsets of RF antenna elements at different times to expose said each of the subsets of RF antenna elements to microwave energy transmitted by the first antenna; a second antenna to receive microwave energy transmitted though the subsets of RF antenna elements at the different times; a controller coupled to the subsets of RF antenna elements and to provide at least one stimulus or condition to the subsets of RF antenna elements; and an analyzer to provide stimulus to the subsets of RF antenna elements and to measure a characteristic of the array using one or both of the first antenna and second antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US11049658B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US15849483
申请日:2017-12-20
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Steven Linn , Cagdas Varel
Abstract: A storage capacitor and method for using the same in an antenna aperture are described. In one embodiment, an antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having first and second substrates forming an array of radio-frequency (RF) radiating antenna elements that are controlled and operable together to form a beam for the frequency band for use in holographic beam steering, wherein each of the antenna elements is coupled to a circuit to supply a voltage to the said each antenna element and a storage capacitor formed with a plurality of conductive layers (e.g., metal layers) on a first substrate, wherein top and bottom conductive layers of the plurality of conductive layers are at a first voltage that is equal to a second voltage on a conductive layer (e.g., a metal layer) of the second substrate to reduce parasitic capacitance produced between the storage capacitor and the conductive layer on the second substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US10763583B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
申请号:US15591018
申请日:2017-05-09
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Steven Linn , Robert Morey , Stephen Olfert , Andrew Turner , Matthew Riley , Jonathan Mallari , Colin Stuart Short
Abstract: A method of assembling an antenna aperture from a plurality of antenna aperture segments is described. The method may include placing a first aperture segment relative to a second aperture segment to partially form the antenna aperture. Furthermore, an overlap of the first aperture segment overlaps a complementary underlap of the second aperture segment at a seam. The method may also include joining the overlap of the first aperture segment to the underlap of the second aperture segment to partially form the antenna aperture.
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公开(公告)号:US20200081048A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-12
申请号:US16681681
申请日:2019-11-12
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Cagdas Varel , Ryan Stevenson , Steven Linn , Michael Severson , Colin Stuart Short , Mohsen Sazegar
Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing radio-frequency antenna elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a frame having a platform to support an array of radio-frequency (RF) antenna elements of a flat panel antenna having antenna elements; a first antenna to transmit microwave energy to subsets of RF antenna elements of the segment and to receive reflected microwave energy from the subsets of RF antenna elements; a filter between the segment and the first antenna, the filter comprising an opening positioned over each of the subsets of RF antenna elements at different times to expose said each of the subsets of RF antenna elements to microwave energy transmitted by the first antenna; a second antenna to receive microwave energy transmitted though the subsets of RF antenna elements at the different times; a controller coupled to the subsets of RF antenna elements and to provide at least one stimulus or condition to the subsets of RF antenna elements; and an analyzer to provide stimulus to the subsets of RF antenna elements and to measure a characteristic of the array using one or both of the first antenna and second antenna.
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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
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公开(公告)号:US11217890B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-04
申请号:US16134221
申请日:2018-09-18
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Steven Linn , Cagdas Varel
IPC: H01Q1/38 , H01Q3/24 , H01Q3/28 , H01Q3/36 , G01R29/10 , H01Q17/00 , H01Q3/00 , H01Q3/34 , H01Q13/10 , H01Q21/00 , H01Q21/06 , H03D3/00 , G01R29/08 , G01R31/28
Abstract: A method and apparatus for DC offset correction in an antenna aperture are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an array of antenna elements having liquid crystal (LC); drive circuitry coupled to the array and having a plurality of drivers, each driver of the plurality of drivers coupled to an antenna element of the array and operable to apply a drive voltage to the antenna element; and voltage correction logic coupled to the drive circuitry adjust drive voltages to compensate for an offset between a first magnitude of a first voltage applied to the LC of each antenna element during a first interval of drive polarity and a second magnitude of a second voltage applied to the LC of said each antenna element during a second interval of drive polarity opposite the drive polarity of the first interval.
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公开(公告)号:US11109451B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US15653415
申请日:2017-07-18
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Ryan Stevenson , Ken Harp , Steven Linn , Mike Severson
Abstract: A heater for a radio frequency (RF) antenna and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having an array of RF antenna elements; and a plurality of heating elements, each heating element being between pairs of RF elements of the array of RF elements.
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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
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公开(公告)号:US20180146511A1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-24
申请号:US15653415
申请日:2017-07-18
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Ryan Stevenson , Ken Harp , Steven Linn , Mike Severson
CPC classification number: H05B1/0294 , G01K7/16 , G01K7/34 , H01Q21/0012 , H01Q21/064 , H01Q21/065 , H05B2203/002 , H05B2203/035
Abstract: A heater for a radio frequency (RF) antenna and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having an array of RF antenna elements; and a plurality of heating elements, each heating element being between pairs of RF elements of the array of RF elements.
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公开(公告)号:US20200350676A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-05
申请号:US15930228
申请日:2020-05-12
Applicant: Kymeta Corporation
Inventor: Steven Linn , Robert Morey , Stephen Olfert , Andrew Turner , Matthew Riley , Jonathan Mallari , Colin Stuart Short
Abstract: A method of assembling an antenna aperture from a plurality of antenna aperture segments is described. The method may include placing a first aperture segment relative to a second aperture segment to partially form the antenna aperture. Furthermore, an overlap of the first aperture segment overlaps a complementary underlap of the second aperture segment at a seam. The method may also include joining the overlap of the first aperture segment to the underlap of the second aperture segment to partially form the antenna aperture.
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