Patents by Inventor Rafael Rodriguez Boix

Rafael Rodriguez Boix 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).

  • Publication number: 20170179596
    Abstract: A wideband reflectarray antenna for dual polarizations application is formed by an array of phasing cells, where each cell contains two orthogonal or quasi-orthogonal sets of parallel conductive dipoles printed on two levels of a multilayered grounded substrate. The dipoles for each polarization are coupled in both horizontal and vertical directions, providing a large broadband operation and low cross-polarization with only two levels of metallizations. The antenna is designed by adjusting the lengths of the dipoles to produce the phase-shift required to collimate or shape the radiated beam in dual-polarization when illuminated by a feed, either in broadband or dual-frequency operation. The invention also relates to a design and manufacturing method for producing the reflectarray antenna, based on the optimization of the dipole lengths for each phasing cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: AGENCE SPATIALE EUROPÉENNE
    Inventors: Rafael Florencio Diaz, Jose' Antonio Encinar Garcinuno, Rafael Rodriguez Boix, Giovanni Toso