Antenna system and apparatus
First Claim
1. An antenna apparatus, comprising:
- a planar radiating element having a lower elliptical curve connected to a right and a left curve, the right and left curves joined at a geometric construct and at a ground plane, with the ground plane substantially U-shaped.
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Abstract
An antenna design is provided. In one embodiment, the antenna is a planar element with a radiating element containing an elliptical curved portion connected to two curved regions, the curved regions meeting at a geometric construct. Another embodiment provides an antenna constructed with intersecting planar elements. A third embodiment is an antenna that is a solid of revolution of a planar element. Some antenna embodiments include ground plane elements to shape the radiation patterns. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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24 Claims
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1. An antenna apparatus, comprising:
a planar radiating element having a lower elliptical curve connected to a right and a left curve, the right and left curves joined at a geometric construct and at a ground plane, with the ground plane substantially U-shaped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a first planar radiating element having a lower elliptical curve connected to a right and a left curve, the right and left curves joined at a geometric construct; a second planar radiating element having a lower elliptical curve connected to a right and a left curve, the right and left curves joined at the geometric construct; and a ground plane, the ground plane substantially U-shaped. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An antenna apparatus, comprising:
a solid radiating element described by rotating a planar element about an axis, the planar element having a lower elliptical curve connected to a right and a left curve, the right and left curves joined at a geometric construct. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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