Patents by Inventor Larry J. Gatewood

Larry J. Gatewood 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: 6452561
    Abstract: A high-isolation broadband polarization diverse circular waveguide feed apparatus capable of supporting any arbitrary linear, right-hand circular, left-hand circular or elliptically polarized electromagnetic wave with desirable performance over a broad range of frequencies and small size is disclosed. The waveguide feed employs the combination of a symmetrical shaped conical frustrum waveguide and circular waveguide segments together with a novel arrangement of orthogonal and nonplanar electric field probes and radio frequency impedance posts to achieve broad bandwidth, low cross-polarization when operating in arbitrary linear mode, and high-isolation for rejection of undesired cross-polarization components when operating in circular or elliptical polarization mode. Details of a 10.95-12.7 gigahertz embodiment of the waveguide feed including dimensions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. West, Larry J. Gatewood