Patents by Inventor Helen J. Mills

Helen J. Mills 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).

  • Aerial vehicle having antenna assemblies, antenna assemblies, and related methods and components
    Patent number: 12224491
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills
  • AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20230411861
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills
  • Aerial vehicle having antenna assemblies, antenna assemblies, and related methods and components
    Patent number: 11742582
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills
  • AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20220285849
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills
  • Aerial vehicle having antenna assemblies, antenna assemblies, and related methods and components
    Patent number: 11283178
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills
  • AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210305709
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a body and an antenna assembly mounted to the body. The antenna assembly includes a fairing component comprising a hollow body, a conductive coating formed on at least an inner surface of the fairing component, a plurality of antenna elements formed in the conductive coating, each antenna element including a first slot line defining a first transmission line and a second slot line defining a second transmission line, an insulator sleeve disposed within the fairing component, wherein an outer surface of the insulator sleeve at least substantially matches an inner surface of the fairing component, and a plurality of cable assemblies operably coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, wherein each cable assembly is coupled to a respective antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Russell Goldberg, Harold Kregg Hunsberger, Helen J. Mills