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US3102265A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

New aerial system radiating several beams

Assignee: Compagnie Francaise Thomson Houston SA
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Filing: 1960-01-04
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Granted: 1963-08-27
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Expires: 1980-01-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jean R Moreau
  • 👤 Roger S Alfandari

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q19/00; H01Q19/10; H01Q19/12; H01Q19/17; H01Q25/00; H01Q25/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 315 words
AN ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES WITH A FIRST AND SECOND POLARIZATION SEPARATED 90* FROM ONE ANOTHER COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RELECTOR, EACH OF SAID REFLECTORS HAVING A MAJOR AND A MINOR AXIS, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID REFLECTORS IN A CROSS POSITION SUCH THAT THEIR MAJOR AXES MAKE A GIVEN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, EACH OF SAID REFLECTORS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTING ELEMENTS AT LEAST WHERE THE REFLECTORS OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER, THE ELEMENTS OF ONE REFLECTOR BEING PERPENDICULAR TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER REFLECTORS, A FIRST WAVEGUIDE HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, A SECOND WAVEGUIDE HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND REFLECTOR, EACH OF SAID HORNS HAVING MAJOR AND MINOR HORN AXES, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF EACH HORN BEING POSITIONED PARALLEL TO THE MINOR AXIS OF THE ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR, SAID GIVEN ANGLE BEING DIFFERENT FROM 90* SUCH THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES COMMUNICATED BETWEEN ONE HORN AND ITS ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR ARE NOT PERPENDICULAR TO THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES COMMUNICATED BETWEEN THE OTHER HORN AND ITS ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE POLARIZATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST HORN SUCH THAT THE RESULTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARE POLARIZED PARALLEL TO THE ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE POLARIZATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND HORN SUCH THAT THE RESULTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARE PARALLEL TO THE ELEMENTS OF SAID SECOND REFLECTOR, A THIRD ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTOR HAVING A MAJOR AND MINOR AXIS, A THIRD HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID THIRD REFLECTOR AND HAVING A MAJOR AND MINOR HORN AXIS, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD HORN BEING PARALLEL TO THE MINOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD REFLECTOR, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD REFLECTOR POSITIONED TO BE PARALLEL TO THE LINE BISECTING THE MAJOR AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTORS, AND MEANS FOR ANGULARLY ROTATING SAID FEEDS AND ASSOCIATED REFLECTORS ABOUT A COMMON AXIS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 315 words
AN ARRANGEMENT FOR COMMUNICATING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES WITH A FIRST AND SECOND POLARIZATION SEPARATED 90* FROM ONE ANOTHER COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RELECTOR, EACH OF SAID REFLECTORS HAVING A MAJOR AND A MINOR AXIS, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID REFLECTORS IN A CROSS POSITION SUCH THAT THEIR MAJOR AXES MAKE A GIVEN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, EACH OF SAID REFLECTORS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTING ELEMENTS AT LEAST WHERE THE REFLECTORS OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER, THE ELEMENTS OF ONE REFLECTOR BEING PERPENDICULAR TO THE ELEMENTS OF THE OTHER REFLECTORS, A FIRST WAVEGUIDE HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, A SECOND WAVEGUIDE HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND REFLECTOR, EACH OF SAID HORNS HAVING MAJOR AND MINOR HORN AXES, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF EACH HORN BEING POSITIONED PARALLEL TO THE MINOR AXIS OF THE ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR, SAID GIVEN ANGLE BEING DIFFERENT FROM 90* SUCH THAT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES COMMUNICATED BETWEEN ONE HORN AND ITS ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR ARE NOT PERPENDICULAR TO THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES COMMUNICATED BETWEEN THE OTHER HORN AND ITS ASSOCIATED REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE POLARIZATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST HORN SUCH THAT THE RESULTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARE POLARIZED PARALLEL TO THE ELEMENTS OF SAID FIRST REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR ROTATING THE POLARIZATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SECOND HORN SUCH THAT THE RESULTING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ARE PARALLEL TO THE ELEMENTS OF SAID SECOND REFLECTOR, A THIRD ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTOR HAVING A MAJOR AND MINOR AXIS, A THIRD HORN ASSOCIATED WITH SAID THIRD REFLECTOR AND HAVING A MAJOR AND MINOR HORN AXIS, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD HORN BEING PARALLEL TO THE MINOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD REFLECTOR, SAID MAJOR AXIS OF SAID THIRD REFLECTOR POSITIONED TO BE PARALLEL TO THE LINE BISECTING THE MAJOR AXES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTORS, AND MEANS FOR ANGULARLY ROTATING SAID FEEDS AND ASSOCIATED REFLECTORS ABOUT A COMMON AXIS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-26 1967-02-25 1967-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-26 1971-02-25 1971-08-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-26 1975-02-25 1975-08-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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