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Antenna apparatus having antenna spacer

US11509048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · US

Inventors

David Milroy · Kirkland, US
Duncan E. Adams · Hawthorne, US
Ersin Yetisir · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q1/2291
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a patch antenna array including an upper patch antenna layer, a lower patch antenna layer, and a spacer therebetween, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of apertures defined by cell walls, wherein the each aperture aligns with an upper patch antenna element and a lower patent antenna element from the patch antenna array.

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