Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-beam antenna
- Patent Title (中): 多波束天线
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Application No.: US11627369Application Date: 2007-01-25
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Publication No.: US07994996B2Publication Date: 2011-08-09
- Inventor: Gabriel Rebeiz , James P. Ebling , Bernhard Schoenlinner
- Applicant: Gabriel Rebeiz , James P. Ebling , Bernhard Schoenlinner
- Applicant Address: US MI Farmington Hills
- Assignee: TK Holding Inc., Electronics
- Current Assignee: TK Holding Inc., Electronics
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Farmington Hills
- Agency: Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.
- Main IPC: H01Q19/06
- IPC: H01Q19/06

Abstract:
A plurality of antenna elements on a dielectric substrate are adapted to launch or receive electromagnetic waves in or from a direction substantially away from either a convex or concave edge of the dielectric substrate, wherein at least two of the antenna elements operate in different directions. Slotlines of tapered-slot endfire antennas in a first conductive layer of a first side of the dielectric substrate are coupled to microstrip lines of a second conductive layer on the second side of the dielectric substrate. A bi-conical reflector, conformal cylindrical dielectric lens, or discrete lens array improves the H-plane radiation pattern. Dipole or Yagi-Uda antenna elements on the conductive layer of the dielectric substrate can be used in cooperation with associated reflective elements, either alone or in combination with a corner-reflector of conductive plates attached to the conductive layers proximate to the endfire antenna elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070195004A1 MULTI-BEAM ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2007-08-23
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