US5418541A
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Planar, phased array antenna
Assignee: Schroeder Dev
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Filing: 1994-04-08
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Granted: 1995-05-23
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Expires: 2014-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A planar, phased array antenna includes a ground plate, a signal plate having a plurality of active elements and conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements to provide electromagnetic coupling between each active element and the corresponding aperture, and spacers between the plates. The ground plate is formed on a first spacer, e.g. by screen printing, and the aperture plate is formed on the other spacer, e.g. by screen printing. The signal plate includes an insulating substrate and a patterned conductive layer on said substrate. Alternatively, the aperture plate is separate from the other spacer and includes an insulating substrate and a patterned conductive layer on the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerry B. Schroeder
- 👤 Larry T. Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q21/00; H01Q21/0006; H01Q21/0075; H01Q21/06; H01Q21/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising: a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is in the shape of a parallelogram having parallel, opposed edges, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; a second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein the opposed edges of one active element in each pair of active elements are parallel to a diagonal of the aperture to which the one active element is electromagnetically coupled; and the corresponding opposed edges of the other active element in each pair is perpendicular to the corresponding diagonal of the aperture to which the other active element is electromagnetically coupled.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising: a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is in the shape of a parallelogram having parallel, opposed edges, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; a second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein the opposed edges of one active element in each pair of active elements are parallel to a diagonal of the aperture to which the one active element is electromagnetically coupled; and the corresponding opposed edges of the other active element in each pair is perpendicular to the corresponding diagonal of the aperture to which the other active element is electromagnetically coupled.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising; a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is in the shade of a parallelogram having parallel, opposed edges, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein one of the edges opposite said corner of each element is a curve of radius R, wherein λ/4≦R≦λ/2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising; a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is in the shade of a parallelogram having parallel, opposed edges, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein one of the edges opposite said corner of each element is a curve of radius R, wherein λ/4≦R≦λ/2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The antenna as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first spacer and said second spacer are each a sheet of dielectric foam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The antenna as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first spacer and said second spacer are solid sheets of dielectric foam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
172 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising: a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is a polygon, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; a second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein each aperture is in the shape of the outline of superimposed first and second squares; said first square is larger than said second square; the center of said second square is located along a diagonal of said first square and is displaced from the center of said first square; and the diagonals of said first square and said second square intersect at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
172 words
A planar, phased array antenna comprising: a ground plate; a signal plate including (a) a plurality of active elements, wherein each active element is a polygon, and (b) conductive branches electrically connecting said active elements in mirror symmetrical pairs, wherein each conductive branch is connected to a corner of an active element; a first spacer between said ground plate and said signal plate; an aperture plate having a plurality of apertures oriented in the same direction and aligned with said active elements, wherein each aperture is electromagnetically coupled to an active element; a second spacer between said aperture plate and said signal plate; wherein each aperture is in the shape of the outline of superimposed first and second squares; said first square is larger than said second square; the center of said second square is located along a diagonal of said first square and is displaced from the center of said first square; and the diagonals of said first square and said second square intersect at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The antenna as set forth in claim 5 wherein the sides of said first square have a length equal to λ/2 and the sides of said second square have a length equal to λ/2√2.
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