Patents by Inventor Robert T. Cock

Robert T. Cock 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 system having feed subarray offset beam scanning
    Patent number: 7990316
    Abstract: An antenna system and electronic scanning method that employs feed subarray electronic offset beam scanning. The system includes a feed element containing an array of electronic transmitting/receiving elements. The system further includes a reflector for reflecting signals received from the feed element to a target region, and for reflecting signals received from a target region to the feed element. Electronic beam scanning is achieved by activating and deactivating in turn subarrays within the array of transmitting/receiving elements of the feed element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Robert T. Cock, Ralph T. Tadaki
  • ANTENNA SYSTEM HAVING FEED SUBARRAY OFFSET BEAM SCANNING
    Publication number: 20090251369
    Abstract: The following describes an antenna system and electronic scanning method that employs feed subarray electronic offset beam scanning. The system includes a feed element containing an array of electronic transmitting/receiving elements. The system further includes a reflector for reflecting signals received from the feed element to a target region, and for reflecting signals received from a target region to the feed element. Electronic beam scanning is achieved by activating and deactivating in turn subarrays within the array of transmitting/receiving elements of the feed element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Robert T. Cock, Ralph T. Tadaki