Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Antenna and method of manufacture thereof
-
Application No.: US16343602Application Date: 2017-10-23
-
Publication No.: US12057638B2Publication Date: 2024-08-06
- Inventor: Brian Scannell
- Applicant: Leonardo MW Ltd
- Applicant Address: GB Basildon
- Assignee: LEONARDO UK LTD
- Current Assignee: LEONARDO UK LTD
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: GB 17887 2016.10.21
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/077032 2017.10.23
- International Announcement: WO2018/073456A 2018.04.26
- Date entered country: 2019-04-19
- Main IPC: H01Q15/24
- IPC: H01Q15/24 ; H01Q9/28 ; H01Q13/02 ; H01Q13/04

Abstract:
There is described a dielectric polariser for a bicone antenna. The polariser can include radiating vanes that are spaced circumferentially around an aperture of the bicone antenna. The vanes are orientated at 45° to the polarised waves propagated from the antenna in order to circularly polarise the linearly polarised waves. The polariser can be configured for manufacture using a 3D printing process. Surfaces of a central hub of the polariser can be metallised to provide the radiating surfaces of the antenna. This removes the need to use separate antenna elements. Alternative arrangements of 3D printed dielectric polariser are disclosed for use with antenna horns.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200052409A1 ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
Information query