ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,273,182, issued on April 8, was assigned to KRATOS ANTENNA SOLUTIONS Corp. (Plano, Texas).
"Frequency conversion system" was invented by Frederick Carmen Vinezeano (Plano, Texas), Gary Daniel Vorderbrueggen (Plano, Texas) and Douglas Alan Gribben (Plano, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The antenna hub of a satellite gateway has limited space. Existing frequency conversion utilize bulky components that consume significant space and are costly to maintain in terms of complexity, time, and expense. Accordingly, a compact and flexible frequency conversion system is disclosed. This frequency conversion system consumes less space, provide...