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Broadband straight ladder antenna with twin wire balanced feed supplied via integralunbalanced line

Assignee: GTE Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1959-08-31
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Granted: 1964-11-03
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Expires: 1979-08-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Arthur F Wickersham
  • 👤 Eric N Harlow

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q19/00; H01Q19/28; H01Q19/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A HIGH FREQUENCY END-FIRE ANTENNA HAVING AN AXIS AND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTING ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A COMMON PLANE AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, SAID ELEMENTS BEING AXIALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ENERGY TO SAID CONDUCTING ELEMENTS COMPRISING A COAXIAL CABLE AND A CONDUCING MEMBER, BOTH EXTENDING AIXALLY AND BEING ELECTROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED TO SAID ELEMENTS FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ANTENNA, SAID CABLE HAVING AN OUTER CONDUCTOR AND AN INNER CONDUCTOR, SAID INNER CONDUCTOR BEING DIRECTLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUCING MEMBER AT ONE END OF THE ANTENNA, AND ENERGY INPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COAXIAL LINE AT THEOPPOSITE END OF THE ANTENNA FOR TRANSMITTING ENERGY TO SAID ELEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A HIGH FREQUENCY END-FIRE ANTENNA HAVING AN AXIS AND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTING ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A COMMON PLANE AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, SAID ELEMENTS BEING AXIALLY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ENERGY TO SAID CONDUCTING ELEMENTS COMPRISING A COAXIAL CABLE AND A CONDUCING MEMBER, BOTH EXTENDING AIXALLY AND BEING ELECTROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED TO SAID ELEMENTS FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ANTENNA, SAID CABLE HAVING AN OUTER CONDUCTOR AND AN INNER CONDUCTOR, SAID INNER CONDUCTOR BEING DIRECTLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUCING MEMBER AT ONE END OF THE ANTENNA, AND ENERGY INPUT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID COAXIAL LINE AT THEOPPOSITE END OF THE ANTENNA FOR TRANSMITTING ENERGY TO SAID ELEMENTS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-11-03 1968-05-04 1968-11-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-11-03 1972-05-04 1972-11-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-11-03 1976-05-04 1976-11-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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