Invention Application
- Patent Title: ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ANTENNA WITH VIVALDI ELEMENT
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Application No.: US18451393Application Date: 2023-08-17
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Publication No.: US20250062544A1Publication Date: 2025-02-20
- Inventor: Alexander D. Johnson , James F. Fung
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Nashua
- Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Nashua
- Main IPC: H01Q21/22
- IPC: H01Q21/22 ; H01Q5/47

Abstract:
An antenna assembly includes a first flare arm, a second flare arm located adjacent to the first flare arm, a feed block having an opening therein, a feed slot extending from the opening to an outer periphery of the feed block, and a feed line integral with the feed block as a contiguous unitary component. The first flare arm and the second flare arm are symmetric about the feed block. The feed line can have a first portion integrated into the feed block and a second portion at least partially extending across the feed slot. A method of fabricating an antenna assembly includes additively manufacturing a feed block having a feed slot adjacent to a first flare arm and a second flare arm, and additively manufacturing a feed line having a first portion integral with the feed block, and a second portion at least partially extending across the feed slot.
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