Patents by Inventor Frank James Blanda

Frank James Blanda 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).

  • Communication system with broadband antenna
    Patent number: 9293835
    Abstract: A communication system including a plurality of horn antennas, a waveguide feed network, and a converter unit coupled to the plurality of horn antennas is disclosed. The waveguide feed network is coupled to each horn antenna, splits an information signal into a first component signal having a first polarization and a second component signal having a second polarization and provides a first summed component signal at a first feed port and a second summed component signal at a second feed port. The converter unit receives the first summed component signal and the second summed component signal and compensates for polarization skew between the antenna array and a source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ASTRONICS AEROSAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard E. Clymer, Michael J. Barrett, Frank James Blanda, Robert Krivicich, Richard B. Anderson, Matthew A. Flannery
  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH BROADBAND ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150022399
    Abstract: A communication system including a plurality of horn antennas, a waveguide feed network, and a converter unit coupled to the plurality of horn antennas is disclosed. The waveguide feed network is coupled to each horn antenna, splits an information signal into a first component signal having a first polarization and a second component signal having a second polarization and provides a first summed component signal at a first feed port and a second summed component signal at a second feed port. The converter unit receives the first summed component signal and the second summed component signal and compensates for polarization skew between the antenna array and a source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Richard E. Clymer, Michael J. Barrett, Frank James Blanda, Robert Krivicich, Richard B. Anderson, Matthew A. Flannery