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US 11,784,384 B2Granted
Integrated tracking antenna array combiner network
AssigneeOptisys, Inc.
InventorsMichael Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
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Abstract
A combiner network is provided. The combiner network may include a combiner of a first type. The combiner network may further include a combiner of a second type. The combiner of a first type includes a first plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner connected to an E-plane combiner. The combiner of the second type includes a second plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner including a U-bend.
Claims29
A combiner network, comprising:
- a combiner of a first type for a first polarization type comprising a first plurality of waveguide ports, an E-plane bend, an H-plane bend, and a U-bend;
- and
- a combiner of a second type for a second polarization type comprising a second plurality of waveguide ports, an E-plane bend, an H-plane bend, and a U-bend;
- wherein the combiner of the first type and the combiner of the second type are manufactured together as a single indivisible element of an antenna array by a three dimensional printing process such that manufacturing the single indivisible element does not require a separate joining process for joining separate components.
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A combiner, comprising:
- a plurality of waveguide ports;
- an H-plane combiner in electrical communication to an E-plane combiner, wherein the plurality of waveguide ports, the H-plane combiner, and the E-plane combiner are manufactured together as a single indivisible form by an additive manufacturing process.
A combiner, comprising:
- a plurality of waveguide ports;
- an H-plane combiner comprising a combined port;
- and
- a U-Bend that communicates with the combined port of the H-plane combiner and is connected to a subsequent combiner stage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.