Patents by Inventor Curtis A. Cutright

Curtis A. Cutright 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).

  • MULTI-FUNCTION SCALABLE ANTENNA ARRAY
    Publication number: 20240120661
    Abstract: A modular radio frequency (RF) device includes N base units, each including a differential segmented array (DSA) tile with a support board and a two-dimensional (2D) array of electrically conductive tapered projections disposed on the support board. Neighboring pairs of the electrically conductive tapered projections form RF pixels. The N DSA tiles are arranged to form an RF aperture. The N base units are programmed to switch the RF aperture between a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the N base units are operated as at least two independent subsets with each subset operating as an RF transmitter or receiver independently of the other subsets. In the second operating mode all N base units coherently combine as a single phased array RF transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas A. Thornton, Kevin P. Crawford, Daniel A. Perkins, Raphael J. Welsh, Curtis A. Cutright
  • Multi-function scalable antenna array
    Patent number: 11909117
    Abstract: A modular radio frequency (RF) device includes N base units, each including a differential segmented array (DSA) tile with a support board and a two-dimensional (2D) array of electrically conductive tapered projections disposed on the support board. Neighboring pairs of the electrically conductive tapered projections form RF pixels. The N DSA tiles are arranged to form an RF aperture. The N base units are programmed to switch the RF aperture between a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the N base units are operated as at least two independent subsets with each subset operating as an RF transmitter or receiver independently of the other subsets. In the second operating mode all N base units coherently combine as a single phased array RF transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Douglas A. Thornton, Kevin P. Crawford, Daniel A. Perkins, Raphael J. Welsh, Curtis A. Cutright
  • MULTI-FUNCTION SCALABLE ANTENNA ARRAY
    Publication number: 20240047893
    Abstract: A modular radio frequency (RF) device includes N base units, each including a differential segmented array (DSA) tile with a support board and a two-dimensional (2D) array of electrically conductive tapered projections disposed on the support board. Neighboring pairs of the electrically conductive tapered projections form RF pixels. The N DSA tiles are arranged to form an RF aperture. The N base units are programmed to switch the RF aperture between a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the N base units are operated as at least two independent subsets with each subset operating as an RF transmitter or receiver independently of the other subsets. In the second operating mode all N base units coherently combine as a single phased array RF transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas A. Thornton, Kevin P. Crawford, Daniel A. Perkins, Raphael J. Welsh, Curtis A. Cutright