Abstract: A pair of antenna conductors are formed on upper and lower blank portions outside an area where defogging heater wires are attached on a window glass of a motor vehicle. One of the antenna conductors is RF-coupled with the defogging heater wires and a feed terminal thereof is located at a lateral side of the glass. The other antenna conductor has a feed terminal located at another lateral side of the glass. A pair of reception signals complement with each other in directivity due to asymmetric characteristic of the antenna conductors and are used in a diversity reception system for obtaining a nondirectional reception characteristic.

Abstract: A dual reflector antenna system capable of passing radiation to or from a shaped coverage area by means of a single feed, a three dimensional main reflector surface and a three dimensional subreflector surface. Desired levels and/or characteristics of radiation incident upon or received from selected regions of said coverage area are defined, and actual radiation levels and/or characteristics for said regions by modifying both said reflector surfaces are optimized simultaneously. The optimization is achieved by iteratively determining levels and/or characteristics of radiation incident upon or received from each of said regions and obtaining the least favorable value of level and/or characteristic and modifying said reflector surfaces simultaneously to obtain an improved least favorable value of level and/or characteristic.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus in which flexible antennas made of a conductive material are formed on a flexible insulating sheet. An insulating film made of a synthetic resin material is used as the insulating sheet, and the antennas are formed by adhering a metal foil on the insulating sheet or by depositing a metal film on the insulating sheet.

Abstract: A microwave measurement apparatus is disclosed for measuring an unknown property of a test material, such as moisture content, by transmitting microwave beams through such material so that a portion of the beam energy is absorbed by the moisture or other property. Two microwave input signals of different frequencies are used to form the microwave beams and the corresponding attenuated received signals are compared in order to compensate for the presence of a component in the test material, such as foundry molding sand, which is not being measured but which also absorbs microwave beam energy. To determine the density of the test material in the event of changes in such density, one of the microwave signals is used to measure the phase shift of the corresponding received signal and produce a phase shift output signal.

Abstract: A package for heat dissipation of electronic components mounted on a strip of thermally conductive material. A plastic body is molded to encapsulate the component and strip with extended mold ejector pins employed to form a recess such that access to the thermally conductive strip is obtained. An external heat sink is mounted onto the plastic body. A clip or through bolt establishes thermal contact between the external heat sink and the internal thermally conductive strip.

Abstract: Mounts for satellite tracking antennas or other devices. Mounts according to the invention aim antennas or other devices at various satellites along the geosynchronous satellite arc by creating a mechanical analog of that arc and forcing the axis of the antenna or device to rotate through the analogous arc. This is accomplished by fixing an Earth center analog point and mechanically constraining the axis of the antenna or device to rotate about a site-analog point which is located vertically a predetermined distance from the Earth center analog point. A rotating arm through which the axis of the antenna or device may pass swings the axis through an arc which is in a plane parallel to the Earth's equatorial plane and which has the Earth center analog point at its center and a radius of 6.611 times the predetermined distance between the Earth center analog point and the site-analog point. The arm may be rotated to aim the antenna or device at various satellites along the geosynchronous satellite arc.

Abstract: A reflector-type microwave antenna includes a paraboloidal reflector and a feed horn located at the focal point of the reflector for launching microwave signals onto the reflector and receiving microwave signals from the reflector. A supporting frame for the reflector and feed horn includes three arms extending along the rear side of the reflector to three spaced mounting locations on the rear side of the reflector. The arms are fastened to the spaced mounting locations on the rear side of the reflector by fastening means having a loose condition in which the arm is attached to the reflector but free to move relative to the reflector, and a tightened condition in which the respective arm is rigidly attached to the reflector.

Abstract: Universal waveguide joint, provided with at least two waveguide segments (1-7) slidable over each other, whereby one end of at least one of the waveguide segments (1-7) has a convex surface and the end of another respective waveguide segment, slidable over said convex surface, a concave surface.