Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultra-broadband antenna array with constant beamwidth throughout operating frequency band
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Application No.: US15388509Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US09905936B2Publication Date: 2018-02-27
- Inventor: John Howard , Chuck Wah Fung
- Applicant: John Howard
- Applicant Address: US PA Upper Mount Bethel
- Assignee: John Howard
- Current Assignee: John Howard
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Upper Mount Bethel
- Agency: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q21/06
- IPC: H01Q21/06 ; H01Q21/20 ; H01Q21/30 ; H01Q21/00

Abstract:
An antenna array includes a plurality of antenna elements coupled in a common area and extending radially outward from the common area. At least one of the plurality of antenna elements includes a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion arranged in a configuration such that a gap is formed between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion. The gap includes first spacing associated with a first operating frequency and a first operating wavelength, and a second spacing associated with a second operating frequency and a second operating wavelength. A proportion of the first spacing to the first wavelength is substantially equal to a proportion of the second spacing to the second wavelength, thereby providing a constant beamwidth over an operating frequency band. A method of arranging a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170125918A1 Ultra-Broadband Antenna Array with Constant Beamwidth Throughout Operating Frequency Band Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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