Patents by Inventor Michael P. Abban

Michael P. Abban 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).

  • Electronically steerable single helix/spiral antenna
    Patent number: 9899746
    Abstract: An electronically steerable helical or spiral antenna includes a monopole antenna element disposed within at least one helical or spiral antenna element. The antenna can be electronically steered, i.e., its radiation pattern can be altered, such that the antenna radiates in a desired direction, without mechanically changing a direction in which the antenna is aimed and without mechanically changing orientation of any of the antenna's elements, by adjusting amplitude and phase of a signal fed to the monopole antenna element, relative to a signal fed to the at least one helical or spiral antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Grandfield, Phillip Hulse, Matthew Shea, Michael P. Abban
  • ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE SINGLE HELIX/SPIRAL ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20150171517
    Abstract: An electronically steerable helical or spiral antenna includes a monopole antenna element disposed within at least one helical or spiral antenna element. The antenna can be electronically steered, i.e., its radiation pattern can be altered, such that the antenna radiates in a desired direction, without mechanically changing a direction in which the antenna is aimed and without mechanically changing orientation of any of the antenna's elements, by adjusting amplitude and phase of a signal fed to the monopole antenna element, relative to a signal fed to the at least one helical or spiral antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: John E. Grandfield, Philip Hulse, Matthew Shea, Michael P. Abban
  • Dual band electrically small tunable antenna
    Patent number: 8629811
    Abstract: An electrically small dual-band planar tunable UHF/L-Band antenna. In one example, the dual-band antenna includes a combination of a semi-spiral antenna for the UHF frequencies and a microstrip patch antenna for the L-band frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Grandfield, Michael P. Abban, Brad D. Gaynor
  • DUAL BAND ELECTRICALLY SMALL TUNABLE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20130069838
    Abstract: An electrically small dual-band planar tunable UHF/L-Band antenna. In one example, the dual-band antenna includes a combination of a semi-spiral antenna for the UHF frequencies and a microstrip patch antenna for the L-band frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY
    Inventors: John E. Grandfield, Michael P. Abban, Brad D. Gaynor