Patents by Inventor Donald LeRoy Sherman

Donald LeRoy Sherman 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).

  • Microstrip antenna system and method
    Patent number: 6466171
    Abstract: A microstrip antenna system and a method for communicating a dual polarized signal in the microstrip antenna system, is provided. An embodiment of the microstrip antenna system includes a stripline feed circuit (SFC) located in an SFC layer. The SFC layer lies between an upper stripline substrate and a lower stripline substrate. A lower ground plane lies below the lower stripline substrate. An upper ground plane lies above the upper stripline substrate. The embodiment reduces backward radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Donald LeRoy Sherman, Glenn Daniel Hopkins, Kerry Philip Pullen