Fractal counterpoise, groundplane, loads and resonators
First Claim
1. An antenna and circuit combination comprising:
- an antenna disposed adjacent to and electrically connected to a transceiver circuit, wherein the antenna is a non-spiral mode antenna and includes at least one physical planar shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the antenna, wherein the deterministic fractal is not defined by an opening angle, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with the antenna.
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Abstract
An antenna system includes a fractalized element that may be a ground counterpoise, a top-hat located load assembly, or a microstrip patch antenna having at least one element whose physical shape is at least partially defined as a first or higher iteration deterministic fractal. The resultant fractal element may rely upon an opening angle for performance, and is more compact than non-Euclidean ground counterpoise elements or the like. A vertical antenna system includes a vertical element that may also be a fractal, and a vertical antenna can include vertically spaced-apart fractal conductive and passive elements, and at least one fractal ground element. Various antenna configurations may be fabricated on opposite surfaces of a substrate, including a flexible substrate, and may be tuned by rotating elements relative to each other, and/or by varying the spaced-apart distance therebetween. Fractalized ground counterpoise elements and/or microstrip patch antenna systems may be fabricated on a flexible printed circuit substrate, and/or placed within the support mount of a cellular telephone car antenna.
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14 Claims
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1. An antenna and circuit combination comprising:
an antenna disposed adjacent to and electrically connected to a transceiver circuit, wherein the antenna is a non-spiral mode antenna and includes at least one physical planar shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the antenna, wherein the deterministic fractal is not defined by an opening angle, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with the antenna.- View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A ground plane and circuit combination comprising:
a first ground plane disposed adjacent to a transceiver circuit, wherein the first ground plane includes at least one physical planar, non-spiral shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the ground plane, wherein the deterministic fractal is not defined by an opening angle, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. An antenna counterpoise and circuit combination comprising:
a first antenna counterpoise disposed adjacent to a transceiver circuit, wherein the first antenna counterpoise includes at least one physical planar, non-spiral shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the first antenna counterpoise, wherein the deterministic fractal is not defined by an opening angle, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An antenna resonator filter and circuit combination comprising:
a first antenna resonator filter disposed adjacent to a transceiver circuit, wherein the first antenna resonator filter includes at least one physical planar, non-spiral shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the first antenna resonator filter, wherein the deterministic fractal is not defined by an opening angle, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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