Patents by Inventor Eric W. Kratzenberg

Eric W. Kratzenberg 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-channel communications antenna
    Patent number: 11929552
    Abstract: An antenna structure configured for simultaneous communication over multiple channels or with multiple locations. In certain examples the antenna system includes an antenna, such as a horn antenna, a lens, or a horn-lens combination, for example, and a focal plane array located near the focal point of the antenna. The focal plane array can be made up of a plurality of sub-wavelength elements, and is configured to simultaneously excite and/or receive a plurality of beams, each having an independent pointing angle to communicate with multiple fixed or non-fixed communication terminals in different locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank J. Blanda, Eric W. Kratzenberg, Benjamin Geist McMahon
  • DIELECTRIC LENS FOR ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210249781
    Abstract: Antenna lens structures, and antenna systems including the lens structures. In one example, an antenna lens apparatus includes a shell made of a first material having a first dielectric constant, the shell defining an interior cavity, and a second material disposed within and at least partially filling the cavity, the second material having a second dielectric constant higher than the first dielectric constant. The shell defines a shape of the lens, and the second material may be a powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Eric W. Kratzenberg, Joseph A. Hoell, JR., John W. Berrigan
  • Dielectric lens for antenna system
    Patent number: 10992052
    Abstract: Antenna lens structures, and antenna systems including the lens structures. In one example, an antenna lens apparatus includes a shell made of a first material having a first dielectric constant, the shell defining an interior cavity, and a second material disposed within and at least partially filling the cavity, the second material having a second dielectric constant higher than the first dielectric constant. The shell defines a shape of the lens, and the second material may be a powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric W. Kratzenberg, Joseph A. Hoell, Jr., John W. Berrigan
  • MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20190245269
    Abstract: An antenna structure configured for simultaneous communication over multiple channels or with multiple locations. In certain examples the antenna system includes an antenna, such as a horn antenna, a lens, or a horn-lens combination, for example, and a focal plane array located near the focal point of the antenna. The focal plane array can be made up of a plurality of sub-wavelength elements, and is configured to simultaneously excite and/or receive a plurality of beams, each having an independent pointing angle to communicate with multiple fixed or non-fixed communication terminals in different locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank J. Blanda, Eric W. Kratzenberg, Benjamin Geist McMahon
  • DIELECTRIC LENS FOR ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190067829
    Abstract: Antenna lens structures, and antenna systems including the lens structures. In one example, an antenna lens apparatus includes a shell made of a first material having a first dielectric constant, the shell defining an interior cavity, and a second material disposed within and at least partially filling the cavity, the second material having a second dielectric constant higher than the first dielectric constant. The shell defines a shape of the lens, and the second material may be a powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Eric W. Kratzenberg, Joseph A. Hoell, JR., John W. Berrigan