US Patent Issued to VIASAT on July 7 for "Phased array antenna" (American, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,424, issued on July 7, was assigned to VIASAT INC. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Phased array antenna" was invented by Maria Carolina Vigano (Lausanne, Switzerland), Kenneth V. Buer (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Douglas J. Mathews (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phased array antenna includes an array of antenna element modules. Each of the array of antenna element modules includes a dielectric substrate having a lower surface and a radiating element. Each of the antenna element modules also includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip adhered to the lower surface of the dielectric substrate. The IC chip includes a circuit to adjust a signal c...