ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,940, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).
"Azimuthal steering antenna for side radar" was invented by John Karl Blauert (Westfield, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna assembly configured to steer a radio frequency (RF) signal to a focus area offset from an azimuth center. The antenna assembly includes a feed horn defined by a conductive top plate between an inner surface and an outer surface of the plate. The feed horn is aligned with a waveguide. A step is defined by the conductive top plate extending from a surface of the feed horn towards the focus area. The step is conf...