Patents by Inventor James Kenneth Gath

James Kenneth Gath has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Conformal load bearing antenna structure
    Patent number: 6198445
    Abstract: A conformal load bearing antenna structure for attachment to an aircraft having an outer skin. The conformal load bearing antenna structure comprises a top face sheet and an end fed radiating element disposed thereon. Disposed adjacent to the top face sheet is a dielectric and a structural core disposed adjacent to the dielectric. In the preferred embodiment, a bottom face sheet is disposed adjacent to the structural core and an absorber is disposed adjacent to the bottom face sheet. Accordingly, the top face sheet, the dielectric, the structural core, and the bottom face sheet are configured to provide structural strength to the aircraft when the antenna is attached to the outer skin thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Herman Alt, Michael David Durham, Allen John Lockyer, Daniel Patrick Coughlin, James Kenneth Gath, Jayanth Nandalke Kudva