US Patent Issued to HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS on May 13 for "Reducing reflector antenna spillover lobes and back lobes in satellite communication systems" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,889, issued on May 13, was assigned to HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC (Germantown, Md.).

"Reducing reflector antenna spillover lobes and back lobes in satellite communication systems" was invented by Peter Hou (Germantown, Md.) and Stan Kay (Germantown, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for reducing antenna spillover in a satellite communications system is disclosed. The system may include an apparatus comprising an antenna terminal, which in turn may include a sub-reflector and a main reflector. The main reflector may include at least one of an extension, a shroud, and a serrated edge. The extension may be a full rim extension...