ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,979, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Georgia Tech Research Corp. (Atlanta).
"Electromagnetic metastructures for radome or antennae" was invented by Kenneth Wayne Allen Jr. (Atlanta), Daniel J.P. Dykes (Atlanta), Jeramy M. Marsh (Atlanta) and David R. Reid (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frequency selective structure (FSS), e.g., metamaterial, is disclosed that can be used for structural and electromagnetic (EM) purposes in a radome or antenna structure. The FSS may be used as the core dielectric to provide both mechanical rigidity and to provide an electromagnetic (EM) response that is sculpted for transmission, reflecti...