Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Best

Timothy E. Best 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).

  • Complementary dual antenna system
    Patent number: 6836258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dual antenna system where a first antenna element has a metallic surface with openings that are resonant at frequencies other than the operating frequency of a second antenna element. The openings are sized such that the metallic components are relatively transparent at and near resonant frequencies of those openings. According to the present invention, the resonant frequencies of the openings may be the transmitting or receiving frequencies of the second antenna element, or of nearby antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Best, Peter C. Strickland
  • Complementary dual antenna system
    Publication number: 20040100418
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dual antenna system where a first antenna element has a metallic surface with openings that are resonant at frequencies other than the operating frequency of a second antenna element. The openings are sized such that the metallic components are relatively transparent at and near resonant frequencies of those openings. According to the present invention, the resonant frequencies of the openings may be the transmitting or receiving frequencies of the second antenna element, or of nearby antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy E. Best, Peter C. Strickland
  • Broadband dichroic surface
    Patent number: 6407716
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dichroic surface with a pointed resonator cross grid pattern that offers enhanced bandwidth and a sharper response between frequency bands. The dichroic surface is fabricated as a self-adhesive decal, conforming the dichroic surface to the surface of the reflector antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: EMS Technologies Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter C. Strickland, Timothy E. Best