Patents by Inventor C. Nils Smith

C. Nils Smith 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).

  • Conformal, high-frequency, direction-finding antenna
    Patent number: 6570543
    Abstract: A direction-finding antenna that conforms to flat and semi-flat surfaces is disclosed. It has a low profile in comparison to most existing direction-finding antennas and its surfaces are shaped so that reduced radar reflections and reduced radar cross sections of the antenna assembly are achieved. The antenna assembly has direction-finding characteristics that are essentially equivalent to traditional antennas that have high profiles and that are mounted high and away from external surfaces of platforms for unobstructed views of arriving electromagnetic energy and away from reflected electromagnetic waves and reradiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Ruell F. Solberg, Jr., Steven P. Saulnier, C. Nils Smith, William G. Guion
  • CONFORMAL, HIGH-FREQUENCY, DIRECTION-FINDING ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20030090427
    Abstract: A direction-finding antenna that conforms to flat and semi-flat surfaces is disclosed. It has a low profile in comparison to most existing direction-finding antennas and its surfaces are shaped so that reduced radar reflections and reduced radar cross sections of the antenna assembly are achieved. The antenna assembly has direction-finding characteristics that are essentially equivalent to traditional antennas that have high profiles and that are mounted high and away from external surfaces of platforms for unobstructed views of arriving electromagnetic energy and away from reflected electromagnetic waves and reradiators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Ruell F. Solberg, Steven P. Saulnier, C. Nils Smith, William G. Guion