Patents by Inventor Katherine Zink

Katherine Zink 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).

  • Broadband structurally-embedded conformal antenna
    Patent number: 7852280
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a crossed pair of center-fed end-loaded bent-dipole radiators which are structurally embedded into a properly loaded cavity. Broadband, dual independent polarized, and hemisphere field-of-view coverage with low RCS characteristics is provided with this antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine Zink, Court Rossman, Zane Lo
  • Deployable compact multi mode notch/loop hybrid antenna
    Patent number: 7271775
    Abstract: An antenna formed with a number of notch antennas forming an sectional inner ring and a sectional outer ring. Each of the notch antennas having a pair of leaves with a throat end proximate the inner ring and a leaf tip end proximate the outer ring, wherein the leaves are separated by a notch area. There is a lagoon interiorly disposed about the inner ring. At least one feed is coupled to at least one throat end. A lower horizontal loop couples each leaf tip and forms the outer ring. In addition, a plurality of slots separates each of the notch antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Court Rossman, Katherine Zink, Zane Lo
  • Broadband structurally-embedded conformal antenna
    Publication number: 20070176838
    Abstract: An antenna comprising a crossed pair of center-fed end-loaded bent-dipole radiators which are structurally embedded into a properly loaded cavity. Broadband, dual independent polarized, and hemisphere field-of-view coverage with low RCS characteristics is provided with this antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Katherine Zink, Court Rossman, Zane Lo