Patents by Inventor Robert Q. Wenerick

Robert Q. Wenerick 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).

  • Phased array antenna for space based radar
    Patent number: 6686885
    Abstract: A phased array antenna tile which is steered by microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switched time delay units (TDUs) in an array architecture which reduces the number of amplifiers and circulators needed for implementing an active aperture electronically scanned array antenna so as to minimize DC power consumption, cost and mass of the system, making it particularly adaptable for airborne and spaceborne radar applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Ty L. Barkdoll, John W. Gipprich, Bradley L. McCarthy, Robert Q. Wenerick, Benjamin R. Myers, Charles R. Robinson