Composite reflector for two independent orthogonally polarized beams

Claim 1

A SUPERIMPOSED POLARIZATION ISOLATED SHAPED REFLECTOR FOR MICROWAVE ENERGY FOR USE ON A V-BEAM RADAR SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO COMPONENT MICROWAVE ENERGY REFLECTORS, EACH CONTAINING A SURFACE PORTION WHICH IS CONFORMAL TO THE SAME PARABOLOIDAL SURFACE OF REVOLUTION, ONE OF SAID REFLECTORS BEING ROTATED THROUGH AN ANGLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY 45* RELATIVE TO THE OTHER ABOUT THE AXIS OF REVOLUTION OF SAID SURFACE OF REVOLUTION, SAID SUPERIMPOSED REFLECTOR CONTAINING A FIRST SURFACE PORTION WHICH IS CONFORMAL TO SAID PARABOLOIDAL SURFACE OF REVOLUTION AND COMMON TO BOTH OF SAID COMPONENT REFLECTORS AND SECOND SURFACE PORTIONS UNIQUELY ASSOCIATED WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID COMPONENT REFLECTORS, SAID COMMON PORTION BEING ADAPTED TO REFLECT BOTH OF TWO ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED INCIDENT BEAMS OF MICROWAVE ENERGY AND SAID UNIQUELY ASSOCIATED PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO REFLECT A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID TWO INCIDENT BEAMS WHEREBY MUTUALLY INDEPENDENT REFLECTED BEAMS OF ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED MICROWAVE ENERGY ARE PRODUCED IN SPACE.