Robert J Morey

US Patent:

20170346176, Nov 30, 2017

Filed:

May 22, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/601859

Inventors:

Steven Linn - Hillsboro OR, US
Stephen Olfert - Kent WA, US
Jason Vice - Snohomish WA, US
Mike Slota - Kirkland WA, US
Robert Morey - Sammamish WA, US
Colin Stuart Short - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H01Q 1/42
H01Q 15/14
H01Q 1/40
H01Q 21/24
H01Q 21/06

Abstract:

Techniques and mechanisms for providing a low-profile terminal for satellite communication. In an embodiment, a communication terminal includes a radome, an array of radio frequency (RF) elements and a foam layer disposed therebetween. The foam layer includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the array of RF elements and the radome are coupled to the foam layer via the first side and the second side, respectively. The communication device provides contiguous structure between the radome and the array of RF elements. In another embodiment, the first side forms a machined surface which contributes to flatness of one or more antenna panels having the array of RF elements disposed therein or thereon.