Patents by Inventor James C. McCleary

James C. McCleary 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).

  • Patent number: 6946992
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide intermodulation reduction techniques for multiple beam phased array antennas. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an optimization approach is employed to determine array element excitations that reduce IM interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James C. McCleary, Paul C. Werntz, David Kalian, Raenaurd D. Turpin
  • Patent number: 6340949
    Abstract: A multiple beam phased array includes a plurality of array elements partitioned into a plurality of array element groups for forming a plurality of beams wherein each array element group has a taper center located to minimize maximum array element power for the plurality of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Steven O. Lane, James C. McCleary
  • Patent number: 5936592
    Abstract: A reconfigurable multiple beam array antenna for transmitting beams includes a reflector and radiating elements for feeding beam signals to the reflector. The array antenna includes a reconfigurable beam forming network having a plurality of dividers, a plurality of adjustable phase shifter and attenuator pairs, and a plurality of combiners to form beam signals from beam signals input to the beam forming network. A first hybrid matrix formed by an association of couplers is connected to the beam forming network for receiving the beam signals. Amplifiers receive and amplify the beam signals from the first hybrid matrix. A second hybrid matrix formed by an association of couplers is connected to the amplifiers for receiving the beam signals. The second hybrid matrix provides the amplified beam signals to the radiating elements for the reflector to transmit beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Ramanujam, Sudhakar K. Rao, Robert E. Vaughan, James C. McCleary