Patents by Inventor Mark LaCombe

Mark LaCombe 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).

  • Ridged waveguide feed structures for reconfigurable antenna
    Patent number: 10256548
    Abstract: A reconfigurable holographic antenna includes a metamaterial layer and a waveguide with at least one ridge. The metamaterial layer includes an array of tunable slots configurable to form holographic diffraction patterns. A reactance of each tunable slot in the array of tunable slots is individually tunable. The at least one ridge influences coupling between tunable slots in the array of tunable slots. The holographic diffraction patterns formed by the array of tunable slots generate a desired antenna wave in response to a received feed wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan A. Stevenson, Jeff Dallas, Adam Bily, Mike Slota, Mark LaCombe, Nathan Kundtz
  • Waveguide feed structures for reconfigurable antenna
    Patent number: 10135148
    Abstract: A reconfigurable holographic antenna includes a waveguide and a metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer includes an array of tunable slots. In one embodiment, the array of tunable slots is configurable to generate holographic diffraction pattern(s) to steer received communication signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYMETA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan A. Stevenson, Jeff Dallas, Adam Bily, Mike Slota, Mark LaCombe, Nathan Kundtz
  • RIDGED WAVEGUIDE FEED STRUCTURES FOR RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150222021
    Abstract: A reconfigurable holographic antenna includes a metamaterial layer and a waveguide with at least one ridge. The metamaterial layer includes an array of tunable slots configurable to form holographic diffraction patterns. A reactance of each tunable slot in the array of tunable slots is individually tunable. The at least one ridge influences coupling between tunable slots in the array of tunable slots. The holographic diffraction patterns formed by the array of tunable slots generate a desired antenna wave in response to a received feed wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan A. Stevenson, Jeff Dallas, Adam Bily, Mike Slota, Mark LaCombe, Nathan Kundtz
  • WAVEGUIDE FEED STRUCTURES FOR RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150222014
    Abstract: A reconfigurable holographic antenna includes a waveguide and a metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer includes an array of tunable slots. In one embodiment, the array of tunable slots is configurable to generate holographic diffraction pattern(s) to steer received communication signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan A. Stevenson, Jeff Dallas, Adam Bily, Mike Slota, Mark LaCombe, Nathan Kundtz