Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Scheele

Stephen R. Scheele 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).

  • Thermal protective shield for antenna reflectors
    Patent number: 4479131
    Abstract: A sun shield (16) is placed in front of an RF reflector (12) for thermal protection thereof. The shield comprises a Kapton substrate (20) with a thin aluminum capacitive grid (26) on the shield's reflector side (24), and a partially reflecting layer (28) of germanium on its sun side (22). Other materials and combinations thereof may be placed on either or both sides singly or in layers to obtain desired reflectance and thermal energy rejection away from the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: James E. Rogers, James S. Warniak, Lowell M. Hobrock, Michael A. Bafico, Stephen R. Scheele