Patents by Inventor Edgar W. Buebel, Jr.

Edgar W. Buebel, Jr. 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).

  • Near field antenna boresight alignment apparatus
    Patent number: 4016569
    Abstract: Alignment of the optical, mechanical and electrical axes of an antenna system is accomplished at short range by means of a test antenna having an aperture that is approximately 20 percent greater than the aperture of the antenna being aligned. The test antenna is positioned to receive or transmit radiation from/to the antenna being aligned at a distance of less than D.sup.2 /.lambda. where D is the diameter of the antenna aperture and .lambda. is the wavelength of the antenna operating frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Edgar W. Buebel, Jr.