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EP4072039 - RECONFIGURABLE FEED ARRAY FED CONFOCAL ANTENNA SYSTEM THAT CAN ADJUST THE RADIATION PATTERN BEAM SIZE AND THE GAIN PERFORMANCE ON-ORBIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  09.09.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Boeing Company
929 Long Bridge Drive
Arlington, VA 22202 / US
[2023/12]
Former [2022/41]For all designated states
The Boeing Company
100 North Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HIKIDO, Thomas Makoto
El Segundo, 90245 / US
02 / CEELY, William Joseph
El Segundo, 90245 / US
03 / WERNTZ, Paul Christian
El Segundo, 90245 / US
04 / TURPIN, Raenaurd D.
El Segundo, 90245 / US
 [2022/41]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/41]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date22166691.005.04.2022
[2022/41]
Priority number, dateUS202163171906P07.04.2021         Original published format: US 202163171906 P
[2022/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4072039
Date:12.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/41]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.09.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/185, H01Q1/28, H01Q19/19
[2022/41]
CPC:
H04B7/18515 (EP); H01Q1/50 (CN); H01Q19/193 (US);
H01Q1/288 (EP,CN); H01Q15/14 (CN); H01Q19/19 (EP);
H01Q3/20 (US); H01Q3/30 (CN); H01Q3/16 (EP);
H04B7/2041 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/20]
Former [2022/41]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:REKONFIGURIERBARES KONFOKALES ANTENNENSYSTEM MIT SPEISUNG DURCH EIN SPEISUNGSARRAY MIT FÄHIGKEIT ZUR EINSTELLUNG DER STRAHLGRÖSSE DES STRAHLUNGSMUSTERS UND DER VERSTÄRKUNGSLEISTUNG IN DER UMLAUFBAHN[2022/41]
English:RECONFIGURABLE FEED ARRAY FED CONFOCAL ANTENNA SYSTEM THAT CAN ADJUST THE RADIATION PATTERN BEAM SIZE AND THE GAIN PERFORMANCE ON-ORBIT[2022/41]
French:SYSTÈME D'ANTENNE CONFOCALE ALIMENTÉ PAR UN RÉSEAU D'ALIMENTATION RECONFIGURABLE QUI PEUT AJUSTER LA TAILLE DU FAISCEAU DU DIAGRAMME DE RAYONNEMENT ET LES PERFORMANCES DE GAIN EN ORBITE[2022/41]
Examination procedure10.04.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/20]
10.04.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - MARTINEZ-LORENZO J A ET AL, "Zooming and Scanning Gregorian Confocal Dual Reflector Antennas", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, IEEE, USA, (20080901), vol. 56, no. 9, doi:10.1109/TAP.2008.928777, ISSN 0018-926X, pages 2910 - 2919, XP011234077 [X] 1,2,4-9,11-15 * abstract * * sections I-V * [I] 3,10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2008.928777
    [ ] - PINO A G ET AL, "Design and Analysis of an Adjustable Subreflector for the Hybrid Mechanical-Electronic Pointing System at the Satellite Q/V Band", ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2006, IEEE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA 09-14 JULY 2006, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20060709), ISBN 978-1-4244-0123-9, pages 2451 - 2454, XP010944386 [ ] * page 2451, line 7 - page 2453, line 6; figure 1 *
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