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Double omni-directional antenna

Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1974-10-23
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Granted: 1976-03-16
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Expires: 1994-10-23
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Abstract

Abstract A double omni-directional antenna for use with a transponder is disclosed allowing simultaneous operation within two different frequency bands. A double coaxial line is provided having outer, central, and inner concentric conductors. The outer and central conductors form a coaxial feed for a lower frequency antenna and the central and inner connectors form a coaxial feed for a high frequency antenna. The higher frequency antenna is located directly above the lower frequency antenna and each is either a unipole for vertically polarized radiation or a slot radiator for horizontally polarized radiation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anton Brunner
  • 👤 Nikolaus Willburger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/30; H01Q9/32; H01Q5/00; H01Q5/40; H01Q5/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position comprise with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section as a low frequency omni-directional radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency bands comprise an upper coaxial line section above said lower coaxial line section as a high frequency omni-directional radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section and said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position comprise with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section as a low frequency omni-directional radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency bands comprise an upper coaxial line section above said lower coaxial line section as a high frequency omni-directional radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section and said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 97 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, in which each of said coaxial line sections is constructed as a unipole for operation with respect to vertically polarized waves and in which the outer conductor of each of said coaxial line sections is bent over to act as a ground plate while the associated inner conductor is formed as a low frequency quarter wave rod radiator for the lower coaxial line section and as a high frequency quarter wave rod radiator for the upper coaxial line section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 102 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, in which the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section is provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which a short circuiting pin is provided between the outer conductor and the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said pin being located substantially at the center of said slot and at he edge of said slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 88 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, in which the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section is provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which said outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section has a second slot circumferentially offset through approximately 180° with respect to said first slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 82 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, in which said lower coaxial line section is a unipole and said upper coaxial line section is a radiator having a slot and a short circuiting pin and in which said central conductor of said double coaxial line acts as a folded top rod-type radiator of the unipole and is arranged above the outer conductor bent over as a ground plate of the unipole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, which is characterized by a rotationally symmetrical design.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 50 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, which includes a base plate below said upper radiator forming a unipole assigned to the higher frequencies, and below said base plate there being a rotationally symmetrical quarter wave folded top system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 84 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, in which the lead-in to said upper coaxial line section comes in from below by means of the connection of the inner and central conductors of the double coaxial line to a coaxial feeder and the lead-in to the lower coaxial line section is brought in radially from the side by connection of said central and outer conductors of said double coaxial line to another feeder.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 65 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 8, in which downwardly from the radial lead-in there extends a quarter-wave folded top system for the electromagnetic waves of the lower frequency band, and a short circuit connection between the outer and central conductors of said lower coaxial line section located at a quarter of a wavelength.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 38 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 8, in which said coaxial feeder for electromagnetic waves of the higher frequency band is arranged to merge into a waveguide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 52 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 1, which includes a ground plane transverse to and below said radiators, said lower rod-type radiator being a unipole having a flat design and a matching elongated form on the part of said ground plane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 43 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands as claimed in claim 11, in which said elongated flat rod-type radiator as well as said upper coaxial line section arranged thereon is embedded in a fin of matching shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 138 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band omni-directional radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band omni-directional radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 138 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band omni-directional radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band omni-directional radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 28 words
A double omni-directional antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein said lower frequency band radiator is a unipole and said upper frequency band radiator is a slot radiator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 19 words
A double omni-directional antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one of said radiators is a unipole.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 20 words
A double omni-directional antenna as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one of said radiators is a slot radiator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 221 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position exhibit with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency bands exhibits an upper coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section, the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section being provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which a short circuiting pin is provided between the outer conductor and the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said pin being located substantially at the center of said slot and at the edge of said slot.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 221 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position exhibit with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency bands exhibits an upper coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section, the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section being provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which a short circuiting pin is provided between the outer conductor and the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said pin being located substantially at the center of said slot and at the edge of said slot.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 207 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position exhibit with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency band exhibits an upper coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section, the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section being provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which said outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section has a second slot circumferentially offset through approximately 180° with respect to said first slot.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 207 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising a double coaxial line including an inner, a central and an outer conductor which in a vertical position exhibit with respect to the lower of said frequency bands a lower coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor being the inner conductor of said lower coaxial line section and said outer conductor being the outer conductor of said lower coaxial line section, and which for the higher of said frequency band exhibits an upper coaxial line section effective as a radiator formed by said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor being the inner conductor of said upper coaxial line section, said central conductor being the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section, the outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section being provided with an axial slot having a length corresponding to approximately half of the wave length of the electromagnetic waves with which said upper coaxial line section is intended to operate and in which said outer conductor of said upper coaxial line section has a second slot circumferentially offset through approximately 180° with respect to said first slot.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 139 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band unipole and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said unipole and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said unipole; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band slot radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band unipole and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said slot radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said slot radiator.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 139 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band unipole and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said unipole and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said unipole; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band slot radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band unipole and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said slot radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said slot radiator.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 147 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; wherein at least one of said radiators is a slot radiator.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 147 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said radiator; wherein at least one of said radiators is a slot radiator.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 21 words
The double omni-directional antenna of claim 20 in which both of said lower and higher frequency band radiators are slot radiators.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 28 words
The double omni-directional antenna of claim 20 in which said lower frequency band radiator is a slot radiator and said higher frequency band radiator is a rod radiator.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim 143 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band rod radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said rod radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said rod radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band rod radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band rod radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said rod radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said rod radiator.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim 143 words
A double omni-directional antenna for electromagnetic waves falling within two different frequency bands comprising: a. a double coaxial line having an inner, a central and an outer conductor forming inner and external coaxial lines; b. a coaxial line section effective as a lower frequency band rod radiator and formed by a continuation of said central and said outer conductors, said central conductor forming an inner conductor of said rod radiator and said outer conductor forming an outer conductor of said rod radiator; and c. a coaxial line section effective as a higher frequency band rod radiator located above the center portion of said lower frequency band rod radiator and formed by a continuation of said inner and said central conductors, said inner conductor forming an inner conductor of said rod radiator and said central conductor forming an outer conductor of said rod radiator.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-03-16 1979-09-15 1980-03-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-03-16 1983-09-15 1984-03-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-03-16 1987-09-15 1988-03-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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