Patents by Inventor I. Mariana Suarez-Barnes

I. Mariana Suarez-Barnes 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).

  • Shaped reflector antenna system configuration for use on a communication satellite
    Patent number: 6411262
    Abstract: A shaped reflector antenna system for use on a communication satellite that comprises a plurality of shaped reflector antenna configurations. In an exemplary system, a first one of the antenna configurations is a diverged shaped reflector antenna and a second one of the antenna configurations is a converged shaped reflector antenna. Each of the shaped reflector antennas comprise a main reflector, a subreflector, and a feed horn. The feed horn illuminates the subreflector with RF energy in the shape of a feed cone that is reflected to the main reflector. The direction of RF energy propagation emitted by each of the shaped reflector antennas is in a direction that is different from a direction defined by a vector between a predetermined vertex and focal point associated with the respective shaped reflector antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Ho-shou Luh, I. Mariana Suarez-Barnes