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US3082422A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plural folded dipoles with center mounted transformer coupling

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-02-09
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Granted: 1963-03-19
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Expires: 1980-02-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William B Watkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 19:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q5/00; H01Q5/40; H01Q5/48; H01Q5/49

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
A WIDE BAND ANTENNA OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL MAIN SUPPORT, SPACED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING INSULATING MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT, RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF OPPOSING QUARTER WAVE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS SECURED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO THE END PORTIONS OF THE INSULATING MEMBERS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSE TO AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID MAIN SUPPORT, RESPECTIVE COUPLING TRANSFORMERS MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING MEMBERS, MEANS CONNECTING THE PRIMARIES OF THE TRANSFORMERS ACROSS THE OUTPUT ENDS OF THE PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, MEANS CONNECTING THE SECONDARIES OF THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE INPUT ENDS OF THE NEXT ADJACENT PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, WHEREBY THE PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS SUBSTANTIALLY DEFINE FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS CONNECTED IN CASCADE RELATION, FORWARDLY DIVERGENT ANTENNA STUB ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO THE INPUT ENDS OF THE LEADING PAIR OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR BARS SECURED TO SAID MAIN SUPPORT FORWARDLY ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO CERTAIN OF THE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, AND REFLECTOR BARS SECURED TO SAID MAIN SUPPORT REARWARDLY OF AND PARALLEL TO THE REARMOST PAIR OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, THE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT SAID FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS ARE TUNED TO RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT TELEVISION CHANNEL FREQUENCIES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
A WIDE BAND ANTENNA OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL MAIN SUPPORT, SPACED TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING INSULATING MEMBERS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT, RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF OPPOSING QUARTER WAVE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS SECURED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO THE END PORTIONS OF THE INSULATING MEMBERS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSE TO AND OUTWARDLY FROM SAID MAIN SUPPORT, RESPECTIVE COUPLING TRANSFORMERS MOUNTED ON SAID INSULATING MEMBERS, MEANS CONNECTING THE PRIMARIES OF THE TRANSFORMERS ACROSS THE OUTPUT ENDS OF THE PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, MEANS CONNECTING THE SECONDARIES OF THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE INPUT ENDS OF THE NEXT ADJACENT PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, WHEREBY THE PAIRS OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS SUBSTANTIALLY DEFINE FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS CONNECTED IN CASCADE RELATION, FORWARDLY DIVERGENT ANTENNA STUB ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO THE INPUT ENDS OF THE LEADING PAIR OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR BARS SECURED TO SAID MAIN SUPPORT FORWARDLY ADJACENT TO AND PARALLEL TO CERTAIN OF THE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, AND REFLECTOR BARS SECURED TO SAID MAIN SUPPORT REARWARDLY OF AND PARALLEL TO THE REARMOST PAIR OF HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS, THE HALF FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT SAID FOLDED DIPOLE ELEMENTS ARE TUNED TO RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT TELEVISION CHANNEL FREQUENCIES.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-03-18 1966-09-17 1967-03-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-03-18 1970-09-17 1971-03-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-03-18 1974-09-17 1975-03-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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