Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Len Alkov
  • Radome compensation using matched negative index or refraction materials
    Patent number: 6788273
    Abstract: A compensated radome is provided, comprising an inner layer of a negative index of refraction material, often referred to as a “metamaterial”, and an outer layer of a positive index of refraction material. The thickness of the two materials and their respective refractive indices are adjusted so that a beam of light passing through the radome is effectively not refracted. The metamaterial-compensated radomes solve the bore sight angle problem with a minimum of complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Schultz, Delmar L. Barker, Harry A. Schmitt