Patents by Inventor Carolyn R. Reistad

Carolyn R. Reistad 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).

  • Additive manufactured reactive beamformer
    Patent number: 11432408
    Abstract: A reactive beamformer includes a radiator disposed within a substrate and configured to radiate a received electromagnetic signal, a plurality of receptors disposed within the substrate, each of the plurality of receptors configured to receive a portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal, and a plurality of signal lines. Each signal line of the plurality of signal lines is coupled to a respective receptor of the plurality of receptors to convey the portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal from the respective receptor and to provide the portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal to an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas V. Sikina, John P. Haven, Peter J. Adams, James E. Benedict, Carolyn R. Reistad
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED REACTIVE BEAMFORMER
    Publication number: 20190357363
    Abstract: A reactive beamformer includes a radiator disposed within a substrate and configured to radiate a received electromagnetic signal, a plurality of receptors disposed within the substrate, each of the plurality of receptors configured to receive a portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal, and a plurality of signal lines. Each signal line of the plurality of signal lines is coupled to a respective receptor of the plurality of receptors to convey the portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal from the respective receptor and to provide the portion of the radiated electromagnetic signal to an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas V. Sikina, John P. Haven, Peter J. Adams, James E. Benedict, Carolyn R. Reistad