Patents by Inventor Mikala Johnson

Mikala Johnson 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).

  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable multi-layered cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 11695204
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave; a first layer coupled to the antenna feed and into which the feed wave propagates outwardly and concentrically from the feed; a second layer coupled to the first layer to cause the feed wave to be reflected at edges of the antenna and propagate inwardly through the second layer from the edges of the antenna; and a radio-frequency (RF) array coupled to the second layer, wherein the feed wave interacts with the RF array to generate a beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kymeta Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 11545747
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE CYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20210367335
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 11133584
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Acquiring and tracking a satellite signal with a scanned antenna
    Patent number: 10884094
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for acquiring and tracking a satellite signal with an antenna. In one embodiment, the method comprises a) perturbing one or more of roll, pitch and yaw angles of an antenna orientation to create variant orientations associated with a first search pattern; b) computing new scan and polarization angles, in response to perturbed roll, pitch and yaw angles, for each of the variant orientations; c) receiving a radio-frequency (RF) signal from a satellite for each of the variant orientations; d) generating one or more receiver metrics representing a received RF signal associated with each of the variant orientations; e) selecting, as a new orientation, one of the variant orientations based on the one or more receiver metrics; and f) repeating a)-e) with the new orientation with a second search pattern narrower than the first search pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikala Johnson, Timothy Mason, Bruce Rothaar, Todd Richard Czerner
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE CYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20200243966
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 10587042
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE MULTI-LAYERED CLYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20190393600
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave; a first layer coupled to the antenna feed and into which the feed wave propagates outwardly and concentrically from the feed; a second layer coupled to the first layer to cause the feed wave to be reflected at edges of the antenna and propagate inwardly through the second layer from the edges of the antenna; and a radio-frequency (RF) array coupled to the second layer, wherein the feed wave interacts with the RF array to generate a beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable, multi-layered cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 10431899
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave; a first layer coupled to the antenna feed and into which the feed wave propagates outwardly and concentrically from the feed; a second layer coupled to the first layer to cause the feed wave to be reflected at edges of the antenna and propagate inwardly through the second layer from the edges of the antenna; and an array of plurality of surface scattering metamaterial antenna elements coupled to the second layer and have slots oriented either +45 degrees or ?45 degrees relative to the cylindrical feed wave impinging at a central location of each slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE CYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20180166780
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable cylindrically fed holographic antenna
    Patent number: 9887456
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • ACQUIRING AND TRACKING A SATELLITE SIGNAL WITH A SCANNED ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20170254903
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for acquiring and tracking a satellite signal with an antenna. In one embodiment, the method comprises a) perturbing one or more of roll, pitch and yaw angles of an antenna orientation to create variant orientations associated with a first search pattern; b) computing new scan and polarization angles, in response to perturbed roll, pitch and yaw angles, for each of the variant orientations; c) receiving a radio-frequency (RF) signal from a satellite for each of the variant orientations; d) generating one or more receiver metrics representing a received RF signal associated with each of the variant orientations; e) selecting, as a new orientation, one of the variant orientations based on the one or more receiver metrics; and f) repeating a)-e) with the new orientation with a second search pattern narrower than the first search pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mikala Johnson, Timothy Mason, Bruce Rothaar, Todd Richard Czerner
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE CYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150236412
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson
  • DYNAMIC POLARIZATION AND COUPLING CONTROL FROM A STEERABLE, MULTI-LAYERED CYLINDRICALLY FED HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150236415
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave; a first layer coupled to the antenna feed and into which the feed wave propagates outwardly and concentrically from the feed; a second layer coupled to the first layer to cause the feed wave to be reflected at edges of the antenna and propagate inwardly through the second layer from the edges of the antenna; and a radio-frequency (RF) array coupled to the second layer, wherein the feed wave interacts with the RF array to generate a beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Bily, Nathan Kundtz, Mikala Johnson