Patents by Inventor Donald Franklin Hege

Donald Franklin Hege 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).

  • Phased array antenna module and method of making same
    Patent number: 8786515
    Abstract: A phased array antenna includes a semiconductor wafer, with radio frequency (RF) circuitry fabricated on top side of the semiconductor wafer. There is an array of antenna elements above the top side of the semiconductor wafer, and a coaxial coupling arrangement coupling the RF circuitry and the array of antenna elements. The coaxial coupling arrangement may include a plurality of coaxial connections, each having an outer conductor, an inner conductor, and a dielectric material therebetween. The dielectric material may be air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Louis R. Paradiso, Sean Ortiz, Donald Franklin Hege, James J. Rawnick, Lora A. Theiss, Jerry B. Schappacher
  • PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA MODULE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20130050055
    Abstract: A phased array antenna includes a semiconductor wafer, with radio frequency (RF) circuitry fabricated on top side of the semiconductor wafer. There is an array of antenna elements above the top side of the semiconductor wafer, and a coaxial coupling arrangement coupling the RF circuitry and the array of antenna elements. The coaxial coupling arrangement may include a plurality of coaxial connections, each having an outer conductor, an inner conductor, and a dielectric material therebetween. The dielectric material may be air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Louis R. Paradiso, Sean Ortiz, Donald Franklin Hege, James J. Rawnick, Lora A. Theiss, Jerry B. Schappacher