Title: Method of making styrofoam slotted plane-array antenna

Abstract: A copper plated styrofoam dielectric planar array antenna having adjacent otted waveguide sections bonded with a silver loaded conducting epoxy. The sections are fabricated by plating a thin film of copper on a preformed styrofoam dielectric material. The slots are machined into the copper plated sections.

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Inventors: Kimball, John K. (Pepperell, MA, US)
Plunk, Troy E. (Bedford, MA, US)

Application Number: 723352
Filing Date: 1976-09-15
Publication_date: 1977-08-02
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 29/600 156/150, 156/250, 156/330, 343/771
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US Patent Ref:

3346865	Oct, 1967	Jone, Jr.	343/771.
3482248	Dec, 1969	Jone, Jr.	343/771.
3914767	Oct, 1975	Jone, Jr.	343/708.

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Primary Examiner: DiPalma, Victor A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Edelberg; Nathan, Gibson; Robert P., Sims; Robert C.