Patents by Inventor Yeong M. Hwang

Yeong M. Hwang 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).

  • Patent number: 5345248
    Abstract: An antenna composed of an array of helical radiators has, in accordance with a methodology of the invention, a physical structure for reducing mutual coupling between closely spaced radiators so as to permit a reduction in spacing of the radiators. The radiators are mounted upon a mounting base, such as a ground plane element, with the helical radiators extending forward of the mounting base. Distances between the radiators and the mounting base are staggered in an amount approximately equal to one turn of a helix. The stagger distance corresponds approximately to one quarter of a free-space wavelength. The staggering significantly reduces the mutual coupling so as to permit closer spacing of the helical radiators such as, by way of example, in the formation of a feed directing radiant energy to a reflector of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeong M. Hwang, Vito J. Jakstys, Chun C. Lee, Francis J. Kilburg