CA1329659C - Capteurs, sources et systemes d'imagerie a ondes millimetriques - Google Patents

Capteurs, sources et systemes d'imagerie a ondes millimetriques

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Publication number: CA1329659C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: array; view; field; millimeter wave; combination
Prior art date: 1988-05-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA 600003

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

G. Richard Huguenin

Paul F. Goldsmith

Naresh C. Deo

David K. Walker

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Millitech Corp

Original Assignee

Millitech Corp

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1988-05-17

Filing date

1989-05-17

Publication date

1994-05-17

1989-05-17 Application filed by Millitech Corp filed Critical Millitech Corp

1994-05-17 Application granted granted Critical

1994-05-17 Publication of CA1329659C publication Critical patent/CA1329659C/fr

2011-05-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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- G—PHYSICS
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- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
- G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S13/887—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for detection of concealed objects, e.g. contraband or weapons

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Electromagnetism (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)

CA 600003 1988-05-17 1989-05-17 Capteurs, sources et systemes d'imagerie a ondes millimetriques Expired - Fee Related CA1329659C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US19477488A	1988-05-17	1988-05-17
US194,774		1988-05-17

Publications (1)

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CA1329659C true CA1329659C (fr)	1994-05-17

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