Fourpoint antenna

Publication Date
2005-01-11Filing Date
2003-02-06Inventor
Stutzman, Warren L.
Suh, Seong-Youp
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Wideband antennas with omnidirectional coverage have both military and commercial applications. In one embodiment, the Planar Inverted Cone Antenna (PICA) is composed of a single flat element vertically mounted above a ground plane. A geometry of Planar Inverted Cone Antenna (PICA) is based on the conventional circular-disc antenna with trimmed top part having the shape of a planar-inverted cone, in a second embodiment, the Fourpoint antenna also provides balanced impedance over the operating band and has useful radiation patterns and dual polarization over its operating frequency.
Assignee
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Patent Number
6842141
Application Number
10359224
Primary/U.S. Class
343/700.MS
Other/U.S. Class
343/853
343/873
CPC Class
H01Q21/26
H01Q1/38
H01Q9/28
H01Q9/40
Patent Type
utility
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- Virginia Tech Patents [688]