Patents by Inventor Eric Lier

Eric Lier 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).

  • Metamaterial lens feed for multiple beam antennas
    Patent number: 8576132
    Abstract: A multiple beam reflector antenna includes at least one reflector, a plurality of feed horns for feeding the at least one reflector, and a metamaterial lens interposed between the plurality of feed horns and the at least one reflector. The metamaterial lens may provide an overlapping element distribution from at least two feed horns of the plurality of feed horns. In one embodiment, the metamaterial lens has an index of refraction between about zero and about one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Lier