Patents by Inventor Paul Chiavacci

Paul Chiavacci 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a limited scan phased array of oversized elements
    Patent number: 6225946
    Abstract: Mutual coupling between radiative elements (210, FIG. 2) in a phased array antenna (110, FIG. 1) is employed to extend the effective aperture dimension of a radiative element. Mutual coupling is used to force selected modal resonances to occur in the radiative elements (210). The forced modal resonances create zeroes of transmission which are employed to improve the roll-off characteristics of the radiative element's radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall William Kreutel, Paul Chiavacci