Broadband patch antenna and associated methods
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1. A patch antenna comprising:
- a substrate;
an electrically conductive patch carried by said substrate and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein;
a feed conductor coupled to the feed point of said electrically conductive patch; and
a plurality of electrically conductive wings directly electrically connected to a periphery of said electrically conductive patch and extending upwardly therefrom and away from said substrate, each of said plurality of electrically conductive wings having a triangular shape and configured to bend along the periphery of said electrically conductive patch to adjust a frequency of a respective edge of the electrically conductive patch.
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Abstract
The patch antenna includes an electrically conductive patch carried by a dielectric substrate and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein. A feed conductor is coupled to the feed point of the electrically conductive patch, and a plurality of electrically conductive wings extend upwardly from a periphery of the electrically conductive patch. A method aspect may include adjusting at least one property (e.g. frequency) of the antenna by angling at least one of the plurality of electrically conductive wings outwardly from the electrically conductive patch.
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19 Claims
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1. A patch antenna comprising:
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a substrate; an electrically conductive patch carried by said substrate and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein; a feed conductor coupled to the feed point of said electrically conductive patch; and a plurality of electrically conductive wings directly electrically connected to a periphery of said electrically conductive patch and extending upwardly therefrom and away from said substrate, each of said plurality of electrically conductive wings having a triangular shape and configured to bend along the periphery of said electrically conductive patch to adjust a frequency of a respective edge of the electrically conductive patch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A broadband patch antenna comprising:
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a substrate; a ground plane carried by said substrate; a dielectric layer carried by said ground plane; an electrically conductive patch carried by said dielectric layer and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein, said electrically conductive patch having a polygonal shape defining a plurality of linear segments and associated vertices; a feed conductor coupled to the feed point of said electrically conductive patch; and a plurality of electrically conductive wings directly electrically connected to a periphery of said electrically conductive patch and each extending upwardly from a respective linear segment and away from said substrate, each of said plurality of electrically conductive wings having a triangular shape and configured to bend along the respective linear segment to adjust a frequency of a respective edge of the electrically conductive patch. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for making a patch antenna comprising:
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forming an electrically conductive patch adjacent a substrate and having a planar shape and a feed point defined therein; coupling a feed conductor to the feed point of the electrically conductive patch; and forming a plurality of electrically conductive wings directly electrically connected to a periphery of said electrically conductive patch and extending upwardly therefrom and away from the substrate, each of the plurality of electrically conductive wings having a triangular shape and configured to bend along the periphery of the electrically conductive patch to adjust a frequency of a respective edge of the electrically conductive patch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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