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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8054237 | Compact high definition digital television antenna A compact digital television antenna having a pair of high band VHF triangular shaped dipoles with VHF signal outputs connected to a pair of terminals. A UHF reflector mounted to a bracket. Each VHF dipole having an outer linear portion connected to the bracket. The... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7791555 | High gain multiple polarization antenna assembly An antenna assembly is provided for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals in a range around a characteristic wavelength. A first radiative element, has a first end and a second end and is made from an electrically conductive material. The first end of t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7348933 | Compact multi-polarized antenna for portable devices A compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, and a method for constructing same, is disclosed. The antenna comprises at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end. The second end... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7283103 | Compact broadband antenna A compact broadband antenna. The antenna includes a first mechanism for receiving input electromagnetic energy. A second mechanism provides radiated electromagnetic energy upon receipt of the input electromagnetic energy. The radiated electromagnetic energy is provi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280082 | Antenna array with vane-supported elements A multiple element antenna array is disclosed in which a plurality of panels each support one or more antenna elements. One or more of the panels are preferably interlaced, so as to be affixed to a circuit board. The panels are configured so as to affix to the circu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7218288 | Antenna that uses four metal conductors An antenna comprising a rectangular reflector; first and second dipole antennae disposed in front of the reflector and aligned parallel to the long edge of the reflector; rod-shaped first metal conductors arranged parallel to the first and second dipole antennae and... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205945 | Antenna and electronic device using the same A circularly polarized wave antenna is an antenna having two or more electrically conductive elements and a high frequency circuit, wherein at least two of the plurality of electrically conductive elements are constructed in V-shape with an angle of 90 degrees; ther... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7088306 | High gain antenna for wireless applications An antenna includes a ground plane and an active antenna element adjacent the ground plane. Passive antenna elements are adjacent the ground plane, and are spaced apart from the active antenna element. First parasitic gratings are adjacent the ground plane and are s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075498 | Stationary mobile radio antenna An improved antenna arrangement includes a passive and electrically conductive element comprising a beamforming element. The at least one beamforming element is subdivided into at least two sections, specifically a mounting section and an operating section, which is... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7050013 | Ultra-wideband planar antenna having frequency notch function A planar antenna manufactured by patterning a substrate consisting of a dielectric layer, and first and second conductive layers applied, respectively, to both opposite surfaces of the dielectric layer. A first slot is formed in the first conductive layer for radiat... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6963314 | Dynamically variable beamwidth and variable azimuth scanning antenna A dynamically variable beamwidth and/or variable azimuth scanning antenna includes a plurality of active radiating columns and a plurality of continuously adjustable mechanical phase shifters. The columns define a beam having a beamwidth and an azimuth scan angle. E... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6924776 | Wideband dual polarized base station antenna offering optimized horizontal beam radiation patterns and variable vertical beam tilt A dual polarized variable beam tilt antenna (10) having a plurality of offset element trays (12) each supporting pairs of dipole elements (14) to orient the dipole element pattern boresight at a downtilt. The maximum squint level of the antenna ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6864849 | Method and apparatus for creating an EH antenna An antenna system for transmitting and receiving, in association with a radio device that develops an H-field and an E-field corresponding to a radio frequency power signal having a voltage and a current, the voltage having a phase relationship to the current. The a... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6747606 | Single or dual polarized molded dipole antenna having integrated feed structure A polarized antenna for sending and receiving polarized radio frequency signals is disclosed which includes a dipole and a reflector plate. The dipole is formed as a single part including the radiating arms and feeding structures, thereby requiring minimum assembly.... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6486849 | Small L-band antenna A compact L-band antenna includes a plurality of elongated radiating elements arranged in a conical configuration. Ends of the radiating elements are attached to provide a single conductor end, which is attached to a connector structure.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6057805 | Broad band shaped element antenna A broad band electrically small antenna comprising opposed wire triangular outline shaped elements connected to a source or receiver at their respective apexes and a second set of wire outline shaped elements connected to the base members of the first set... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5969687 | Double-delta turnstile antenna This antenna has two sets of conductors. Each set is two coplanar triangles with a corner from each triangle at the center and with the two triangle sides opposite those corners being positioned parallel to each other. The planes of the two sets are perpe... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966100 | Quadruple-delta antenna structure An antenna element is disclosed that is a set of approximately coplanar conductors that form four approximately triangular conductors, each of which has a perimeter of approximately one wavelength. Three parallel conductors are the central part and the tw... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5945962 | Broad band shaped element dipole antenna A broad band electrically small antenna comprising opposed wire triangular outline shaped elements connected to a source or receiver at their respective apexes and a second set of wire triangular outline shaped elements connected to the base members of th... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5760750 | Broad band antenna having an elongated hollow conductor and a central grounded conductor An antenna element comprised of an hollow conductor and a central grounded onductor within the hollow conductor, there being a variation in capacitance between the hollow conductor and the central conductor along their length.... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5629713 | Horizontally polarized antenna array having extended E-plane beam width and method for accomplishing beam width extension A horizontally polarized antenna array having extended E-plane beam width, and a method for accomplishing beam width extension. In one embodiment of the invention, an antenna array is provided that comprises a driven dipole element mounted to a conductive... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5418545 | Variable length slot fed dipole antenna A slot fed antenna is disclosed for use in radiating energy. The antenna includes a flat conductive member having an elongated vertically-oriented slot dividing the member into a pair of horizontally-extending variable-length flat dipole wing elements. Ea... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5367312 | Biconical dipole antenna A biconical antenna is used to measure the intensity of incident RF electrical fields. The antenna comprises a pair of aligned rods with wires distributed around the rods to define conical cavities around each of the rods. A ferrite choke surrounds each o... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5253188 | Built-in system for antenna calibration, performance monitoring and fault isolation of phased array antenna using signal injections and RF switches An apparatus for testing a microwave phased array antenna having a plurality of radiating elements includes a transmission line for signal injection and switching components to selectively establish signal paths from a transmitter, and through a plurality... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4835542 | Ultra-broadband linearly polarized biconical antenna A biconical antenna for ultra broad-band linear polarization operation in which capacitive sleeve VSWR tuning is effected between the apex regions of the two cones and zig-zag substantially V-shaped spokes are provided conically diverging from the cone ba... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4719471 | Angulated FM antenna An FM antenna utilizes a generally rigid conductive element, as a dipole segment, that is connected in electrical communication with a capacitive segment. The capacitive segment can be manufactured from a preselected length of coaxial cable with the centr... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4700196 | Highly decoupled cosited antennas Two cosited omnidirectional biconical antennas are respectively tilted plus nd minus 45 degrees (b1;45°) with respect to the vertical and, therefore, are perpendicular (90°) with respect to each other to effect polarization mismatch and near field deco... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4673948 | Foreshortened dipole antenna with triangular radiators A foreshortened log periodic antenna includes variously configured dipole elements which are arranged in four regions along the axis of the array. The first region includes a series of solid, triangular dipoles characterized by substantially constant base... | 06/16/1987 |