US 11,942,688 B2
Conformal/omni-directional differential segmented aperture
Raphael Joseph Welsh, Powell, OH (US); and Douglas A. Thornton, Upper Arlington, OH (US)
Assigned to BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed by Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/105,559.
Application 18/105,559 is a continuation of application No. 16/857,912, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,605,899.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/839,122, filed on Apr. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0187841 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 27/12 (2006.01); H01Q 17/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 17/008 (2013.01) [H01Q 21/061 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio frequency (RF) aperture comprising:
an array of electrically conductive tapered projections arranged to define a curved aperture surface that is conformal with a curved surface of a fuselage of an aircraft or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or with a curved surface of a hull of a ship or submarine or with a curved surface of a satellite.