Patent ID: 11969788
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the patch antenna is a first lower patch antenna, wherein the sacrificial support feature is a first sacrificial support feature, and wherein the element further includes:
a first upper patch antenna above the first lower patch antenna;
a second sacrificial support feature to support the first upper patch antenna above the first lower patch antenna and the ground plane;
a second lower patch antenna above the ground plane and laterally adjacent to the first lower patch antenna;
a second upper patch antenna above the second lower patch antenna and laterally adjacent to the first upper patch antenna;
a third sacrificial support feature to support the second lower patch antenna above the ground plane; and
a fourth sacrificial support feature to support the second upper patch antenna above the second lower patch antenna and the ground plane.