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Periodic spiral antennas

US8922452B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignees

University of South Florida · US
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan Michael O'Brien · Tampa, US
Thomas Weller · Mainz, DE
Gokhan Mumcu · Tampa, US
John E. Grandfield · St. Petersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2014
Grant date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q9/27
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a periodic spiral antenna includes first and second arms that form interleaved spirals parallel to an x-y plane, wherein the arms have a height dimension that extends along a z direction that is perpendicular to the x-y plane, and wherein the interleaved spirals form multiple turns of the antenna, the turns being equally spaced from each other throughout the antenna.

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