Patents by Inventor Thomas W. R. East

Thomas W. R. East 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).

  • Self-focusing antenna array
    Patent number: 5400037
    Abstract: A phased array for transmitting to a microwave powered aircraft is focussed and steered by feedback from the aircraft. Each antenna of the array is phase modulated in turn, and the resulting amplitude modulation of the field at the aircraft is used to calculate a correction to the antenna phase, which is telemetered back to the array system and applied to the antenna phase shifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Inventor: Thomas W. R. East