US3230536A
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Beam forming lens
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-13
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1982-04-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodore C Cheston
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:47
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/0006; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A RADAR SYSTEM INCLUDING A SPHERICAL ANTENNA, A SPHERICAL LENS FOR FOCUSING AND REFRACTING WAVES HAVING A GIVEN WAVELENGTH, SAID LENS COMPRISING A SHELL, A PLURALITY OF RADAR TRANSMITTING FEEDS DISTRIBUTED ADJACENT THE SURFACE OF SAID LENS AND MOUNTED IN SAID SHELL FOR INJECTING A WAVE INTO SAID LENS FROM ANY SELECTED FEED, A PLURALITY OF RADAR COLLECTOR MEANS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED OVER THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID LENS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID PLURALITY OF FEEDS, SAID PLURALITY OF COLLECTORS SERVING TO COLLECT A WAVE EMERGENT FROM SAID LENS, AND SAID LENS BEING CONSTRUCTED OF A HOMOGENEOUS DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING A UNIFORM REFRACTIVE INDEX.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A RADAR SYSTEM INCLUDING A SPHERICAL ANTENNA, A SPHERICAL LENS FOR FOCUSING AND REFRACTING WAVES HAVING A GIVEN WAVELENGTH, SAID LENS COMPRISING A SHELL, A PLURALITY OF RADAR TRANSMITTING FEEDS DISTRIBUTED ADJACENT THE SURFACE OF SAID LENS AND MOUNTED IN SAID SHELL FOR INJECTING A WAVE INTO SAID LENS FROM ANY SELECTED FEED, A PLURALITY OF RADAR COLLECTOR MEANS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED OVER THE REMAINING PORTION OF SAID LENS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE SAID PLURALITY OF FEEDS, SAID PLURALITY OF COLLECTORS SERVING TO COLLECT A WAVE EMERGENT FROM SAID LENS, AND SAID LENS BEING CONSTRUCTED OF A HOMOGENEOUS DIELECTRIC MATERIAL HAVING A UNIFORM REFRACTIVE INDEX.
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