Patents by Inventor Niall MacManus

Niall MacManus 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).

  • Photonic beamforming for active antennas
    Patent number: 12088341
    Abstract: Optical Fast Fourier Transforms are described for use in photonic beamforming systems. Transmit and Receive photonic beamforming systems for use with active array antennas are described, together with digital and photonic payloads for use with such beamforming systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Fernandez Laguna, Katarzyna Balakier, Stephen Brown, Niall Macmanus
  • PHOTONIC BEAMFORMING FOR ACTIVE ANTENNAS
    Publication number: 20240275487
    Abstract: Optical Fast Fourier Transforms are described for use in photonic beamforming systems. Transmit and Receive photonic beamforming systems for use with active array antennas are described, together with digital and photonic payloads for use with such beamforming systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Fernandez Laguna, Katarzyna Balakier, Stephen Brown, Niall Macmanus
  • Modular Phased-Array Antenna
    Publication number: 20130127682
    Abstract: A modular phased-array antenna including a beam-forming network module, a patch army module, and a marching network module interconnecting the beam-forming network module and the patch array module. The beam-forming network includes suspended stripline passive hybrid and crossover elements configured In a Butler Matrix formation interconnected with transceiver antenna patches via the matching network module which in turn comprises suspended stripline phased-matched tracks and a plurality of oppositely polarised matching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Niall MacManus, Ian Atkinson