Patents by Inventor Richard D. BREEN, JR.

Richard D. BREEN, JR. 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).

  • Conformal array antenna
    Patent number: 9000982
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an antenna array system. The antenna array system includes a plurality of antenna elements and phase-shift switching circuitry. The plurality of antenna elements are organized in an array and configured to form a non-planar shaped antenna array surface. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is switchable to one of a plurality of phase shift states. The phase-shift switching circuitry is configured to switch each of the plurality of antenna elements to one of the plurality of phase shift states based on phase control signals. In an example, the phase-shift switching circuitry switches a first set of antenna elements to a first phase shift state and switches at least a second set of antenna elements to a second phase shift state to steer an antenna beam in a direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Chethik, Richard D. Breen, Jr.
  • CONFORMAL ARRAY ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20130234890
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an antenna array system. The antenna array system includes a plurality of antenna elements and phase-shift switching circuitry. The plurality of antenna elements are organized in an array and configured to form a non-planar shaped antenna array surface. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is switchable to one of a plurality of phase shift states. The phase-shift switching circuitry is configured to switch each of the plurality of antenna elements to one of the plurality of phase shift states based on phase control signals. In an example, the phase-shift switching circuitry switches a first set of antenna elements to a first phase shift state and switches at least a second set of antenna elements to a second phase shift state to steer an antenna beam in a direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank CHETHIK, Richard D. BREEN, JR.