Patents by Inventor Mark E. Riley

Mark E. Riley 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: 5929821
    Abstract: A slot antenna is disclosed for use in RF broadcasting. The antenna includes an elongated longitudinally extending hollow mast surrounding a longitudinal axis. An array of longitudinally spaced slots are formed in the mast for radiating electromagnetic energy therefrom. A coupler bar is associated with each slot. Each coupler bar is located within the mast between the ends of the associated slot for coupling electromagnetic energy from within the mast and developing with the slot a slot-coupler reactance. Tuning means is associated with each slot. Each tuning means is longitudinally spaced from the associated slot. Each tuning means extends inwardly from the mast toward the longitudinal axis for tuning the antenna to reduce the slot-coupler reactance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Lawrence Goldstein, Eric Andrew Gyorko, William A. Kerkhoff, Mark E. Riley