ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,756, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Raytheon Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Composable radar" was invented by Brian J. Harkins (Westford, Mass.), Craig H. McCordic (Medfield, Mass.), John A. Mikutel (Derry, N.H.) and Mark J. Beaulieu (Sutton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular radar system comprises an antenna assembly, a support structure to which the antenna assembly is mounted, and a set of modular radar subsystems. The antenna assembly comprises an antenna array, an antenna enclosure to which the antenna array is attached and which is configured to house the antenna array and to distribute communications signals and power...