US 11,990,691 B2
Method for tuning an electrically small antenna
Kyle J. Byers, Kansas City, MO (US); Louis Brown, Kansas City, MO (US); and Daniel John Salzman, Lee's Summit, MO (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,800.
Application 17/940,800 is a division of application No. 16/918,157, filed on Jul. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,489,263.
Prior Publication US 2023/0084061 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 3/01 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 9/14 (2006.01); H01Q 9/30 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 9/14 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 9/30 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of tuning an electrically small antenna comprising a radiating element and a support structure supporting the radiating element, the method comprising:
positioning the electrically small antenna on an object;
attaching a first component of a mechanism to the support structure;
attaching a second component of the mechanism to the object; and
applying a mechanical action to the first component, the second component, or both to exert a force on the support structure to change a shape or a dimension of the radiating element to increase or decrease a frequency at which the electrically small antenna resonates;
wherein the support structure has a hemispheric shape including a circumferential base and an apex, and the base is attached to the object and the apex is attached to the first component of the mechanism.