US3307190A
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Directional filtering of summed arrays
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-28
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1983-10-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Clarence S Clay
- 👤 Robert A Frosch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q3/00; H01Q3/26; H01Q3/2605; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S367/00; Y10S367/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A METHOD FOR STEERING A MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA ARRAY IN A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: ADDING THE OUTPUTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ANTENNA SIGNAL; TO PRODUCE A SINGLE SUMMED SIGNAL; APPLYING THE SUMMED SIGNAL TO A FILTER WHICH IS TAPPED TO PROVIDE A SEQUENCE OF INCREASINGLY DELAYED OUTPUTS; ARRANGING THE TAPPED OUTPUTS OF SAID FILTER IN APPROPRIATE SETS, EACH SET PROVIDING AN OPTIMUM OUTPUT WHEN THE FILTER IS MATCHED TO A DIFFERENT SUMMED SIGNAL, EACH OF SAID SUMMED SIGNALS BEING DERIVED FROM AN INPUT WAVE TO THE ANTENNA WHICH ARRIVES FROM A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS; AND
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A METHOD FOR STEERING A MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA ARRAY IN A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: ADDING THE OUTPUTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ANTENNA SIGNAL; TO PRODUCE A SINGLE SUMMED SIGNAL; APPLYING THE SUMMED SIGNAL TO A FILTER WHICH IS TAPPED TO PROVIDE A SEQUENCE OF INCREASINGLY DELAYED OUTPUTS; ARRANGING THE TAPPED OUTPUTS OF SAID FILTER IN APPROPRIATE SETS, EACH SET PROVIDING AN OPTIMUM OUTPUT WHEN THE FILTER IS MATCHED TO A DIFFERENT SUMMED SIGNAL, EACH OF SAID SUMMED SIGNALS BEING DERIVED FROM AN INPUT WAVE TO THE ANTENNA WHICH ARRIVES FROM A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS; AND
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