ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,248, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Ultra-ultra wide band AESA architecture" was invented by James B. West (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Ross K. Wilcoxon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An AESA antenna system with RF Beamformer PCB assemblies includes integrated radiating elements. The system utilizes a swappable PCB assembly with integrated thermal management. Such integrated thermal management may include a heat pipe thermal spreader, compatible with a PCB assembly to create a brick AESA architecture. A card cage and linear array mechanical assembly are configured to ho...