Patent · US Expired

Switching device for apparatuses for receiving and/or transmitting electromagnetic waves

US6847332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 3, 2002
Grant dateJan 25, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q13/085
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for receiving and/or transmitting signals comprising an assembly of n means for receiving and/or transmitting waves with longitudinal radiation of the printed slot-antenna type, where n is an integer greater than or equal to one, and an excitation means of the microstrip-line type coupled to at least one slot line. The present invention is characterized in that it comprises a switching device which acts by controlling the coupling between the microstrip line and at least one slot line.

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