ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,310, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Aircraft antenna array and lighting system integrations" was invented by Joseph T. Graf (Center Point, Iowa) and James B. West (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are embodiments of antenna assemblies for integration with aircraft lighting systems. The antenna assemblies in some embodiments include a ground plane, a patch antenna positioned on the ground plane, and a radome covering the patch antenna. The patch antenna and radome are configured as an annular ring for positioning around a light fixture received through a center ...