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Low profile antenna for satellite communication

US7629935B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 2004
Grant dateDec 8, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q21/061
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A low profile receiving and/or transmitting antenna includes an array of antenna elements that collect and coherently combine millimeter wave or other radiation. The antenna elements are physically configured so that radiation at a predetermined wavelength band impinging on the antenna at a particular angle of incidence is collected by the elements and collected in-phase. Two or more mechanical rotators may be disposed to alter the angle of incidence of incoming or outgoing radiation to match the particular angle of incidence.

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