Patent · US Expired

Plane patch antenna

US5010349A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
2References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1990
Grant dateApr 23, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/36
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plane patch antenna including patch and earth conductive plate members maintained in spaced-parallel relation to each other. A feeder shaft extends from the patch plate member for electrical connection of the patch plate member to a lead wire. The feeder shaft has a tapered portion extending from the patch plate member toward the earth plate member. The tapered portion has a cross-sectional area decreasing as going away from the patch plate member.

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