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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Sean Costello0
Clifton Quan0
Jim Vaught0
Mark Hauhe0
Date of Patent
July 12, 2011
0Patent Application Number
126209910
Date Filed
November 18, 2009
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A reconfigurable fluidic shutter for selectively shielding an antenna array includes a first surface and second surface spaced apart and defining a cavity; and a pump configured to pump liquid that attenuates electromagnetic radiation, such as a liquefied metal or alloy composition, into and out of the cavity. The first and second surface are transparent to electromagnetic radiation, for instance, microwave or other RF radiation.
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