Sheet antenna with tapered resistivity
US5959586A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/40
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna exhibiting a wide bandwidth, a low standing wave ratio, and a substantially omnidirectional radiation pattern. The antenna includes a sheet-like antenna element having a feedpoint, and an electromagnetic characteristic having non-uniform variation with distance across the element from the feedpoint. One use of the antenna is on a windshield.
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