Patents by Inventor Richard S. Orton

Richard S. Orton 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).

  • Antenna array with system for locating and adjusting phase centers of elements of the antenna array
    Patent number: 5235342
    Abstract: In an antenna array consisting of a plurality of antennas, an antenna may behave as if its transmitted radiation emanates from a position, phase center, disposed away from the actual location. Probe antennas are used with a processor to locate the phase center of respective antennas at a selected frequency of transmission and to adjust the phase center to a desired location, thereby calibrating the antenna array for the selected frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: GEC-Marconi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard S. Orton, Paul J. Tittensor