Highly-conformal, pliable thin electromagnetic skin
US12089385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2230/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A highly-conformal, pliable thin electromagnetic (EM) skin for altering at least one electromagnetic property of a surface includes a pliable thin film, and sub-wavelength elements incorporated into and/or on the pliable thin film which are smaller in scale than the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation they are intended to influence. The electromagnetic skin readily conforms to contours of a surface to which it attaches or otherwise adheres to. Such electromagnetic skin can be used to cover various surface and platforms on equipment, walls, vehicles, and aircraft to change the electromagnetic properties of such surfaces to achieve certain functions that are not achievable with simple ground plane surfaces. The EM skin may be judiciously configured to alter at least one electromagnetic property of the surface by blocking, absorbing, enhancing, and/or bending waves of electromagnetic radiation.
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