US 12,487,066 B2
Microwave-initiated antenna igniters with bandwidth selectivity
Stuart Barkley, Bloomington, IN (US); Travis Sippel, Ames, IA (US); and Justin Lajoie, Ankeny, IA (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/756,549.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/523,670, filed on Jun. 28, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0035418 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. F42B 3/12 (2006.01); F42C 13/04 (2006.01); H01Q 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC F42C 13/04 (2013.01) [F42B 3/12 (2013.01); F42B 3/128 (2013.01); H01Q 9/065 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tunable microwave-initiated antenna igniter comprising:
a pair of tunable microstrip antennas configured to receive an electromagnetic radiation frequency that provides ignition energy; and
a conductive material spanning a gap between said pair of tunable microstrip antennas.