Patents by Inventor Neil F. Chamberlain

Neil F. Chamberlain 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).

  • Metal patch antenna
    Patent number: 8169371
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a patch antenna comprises a planar conductive patch attached to a ground plane by a support member, and a probe connector in electrical communication with the conductive patch arranged to conduct electromagnetic energy to or from the conductive patch, wherein the conductive patch is disposed essentially parallel to the ground plane and is separated from the ground plane by a spacing distance; wherein the support member comprises a plurality of sides disposed about a central axis oriented perpendicular to the conductive patch and the ground plane; wherein the conductive patch is solely supported above the ground plane by the support member; and wherein the support member provides electrical communication between the planer conductive patch and the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrator
    Inventors: Neil F. Chamberlain, Richard E. Hodges, Mark S. Zawadzki