Patents by Inventor Andre C. Houle

Andre C. Houle 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).

  • Axisymmetric thinned digital beamforming array for reduced power consumption
    Patent number: 10483654
    Abstract: An antenna platter comprises a plurality of antenna elements arranged as a thin array according to a polygonal grid. The polygonal grid comprises a plurality of paired polygons arranged symmetrically about a central polygon of the grid. In each polygon of the grid, the plurality of antenna elements is arranged in symmetrical pairs about a center point such that the first and second antenna elements of each symmetrical pair are complex conjugates of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul C. Werntz, Dennis L. Gould, Patrick K. Bailleul, Brian M. Park, Andre C. Houle, Raenaurd D. Turpin
  • Axisymmetric Thinned Digital Beamforming Array for Reduced Power Consumption
    Publication number: 20190245274
    Abstract: An antenna platter comprises a plurality of antenna elements arranged as a thin array according to a polygonal grid. The polygonal grid comprises a plurality of paired polygons arranged symmetrically about a central polygon of the grid. In each polygon of the grid, the plurality of antenna elements is arranged in symmetrical pairs about a center point such that the first and second antenna elements of each symmetrical pair are complex conjugates of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Paul C. Werntz, Dennis L. Gould, Patrick K. Bailleul, Brian M. Park, Andre C. Houle, Raenaurd D. Turpin