Lower element ground plane apparatus and methods for an antenna system
US11177563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q21/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lower element ground plane apparatus for maximizing ground plane surface area in an antenna system, the apparatus involving a lower element of a bi-element antenna and an array of monopole antennas coupled with the lower element of the bi-element antenna, the lower element of the bi-element antenna operable as a ground plane for the array of monopole antennas, whereby ground plane surface area is maximized.
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