Microstrip antenna

• US 20050110680A1
• Filed: 02/25/2003
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Original Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Inventors: Tanaka, Masato, Jang, Jae-Hyeuk
• Application Number:
  US10/505,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20050110680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/700.MS
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/085 Flexible aerials; Whip aerials with a resilient base
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/27 Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies H01Q1/08, H01Q1/12, H01Q1/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/273 Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/40 Radiating elements coated with or embedded in protective material

Abstract

A microstrip antenna has a flexible dielectric substrate (3), a flexible conductive ground plate (2) provided on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate (3), and a flexible conductive microstrip patch (4) provided on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate (3), smaller in area than the ground plate (2).

Claims

1. A microstrip antenna comprising:

a flexible dielectric substrate;

a flexible ground plate being conductive and provided on a lower surface of said dielectric substrate; and

a microstrip patch being provided on the upper surface of said dielectric substrate, smaller in area than said ground plate, flexible and conductive.

2. The microstrip antenna according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric substrate is made of a piece of cloth, and each of said ground plate and said microstrip patch is made of a piece of conductive cloth.

3. The microstrip antenna according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric substrate is made of a piece of felt, and each of said ground plate and said microstrip patch is made of a piece of conductive cloth.