Patents by Inventor Wesley W. Shleton

Wesley W. Shleton 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).

  • Patent number: 5155493
    Abstract: Single or multiple players of electrically insulating tape have adhesive applied to one surface for the dielectric of the patch antenna. Electrically conductive foil tape with adhesive applied to one surface is used to create the radiating element and the ground plane. The antenna structure can then be mounted to the desired surface by means of structural tape adhesives. The resultant sandwich structure forms a highly flexible, low profile, low cost, rugged conformal antenna for radiating radio frequency energy. Modification and control of the electrical and performance characteristics of the antenna can be accomplished by non-uniform thickness of the dielectric, using insulating tape sections which differ in dielectric constant, incorporating PIN diodes with optical of electrical control, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Michael H. Thursby, Barry G. Grossman, Wesley W. Shleton, Robert A. Murphey, G. Edward Keller, Jr.