US Patent 7138952 Array antenna with dual polarization and method

Patent 7138952 was granted and assigned to Raytheon on November, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Raytheon

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7138952

Patent Inventor Names

Timothy H. Shively0

Daniel T. Mcgrath0

Date of Patent

November 21, 2006

Patent Application Number

11032914

Date Filed

January 11, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tan Ho

Patent abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, an array antenna includes a substrate body, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The first antenna element is coupled to the substrate body and is operable to transmit or receive a first signal. The second antenna element is coupled to the substrate body and is operable to transmit or receive a second signal. The first antenna element is of a different type than the second antenna element. The direction of polarization of the first signal is different than the direction of polarization of the second signal.