Patents Examined by Roy M. Runnoose
  • Patent number: 5990845
    Abstract: A broadband partial fan cone direction finding antenna and array disclosed. The antenna includes a radiator having a partial cone shape. The radiator substantially occupies a spatial area defined by a portion of a cone and the cone is defined by a cone axis, a cone height, and a cone angle. The cone has a base and an apex, and the portion of the cone is defined by a cone sweep angle. The cone sweep angle is determined as the angle subtended by a projection of the portion of the cone projected onto a plane that is perpendicular to the cone axis. The cone sweep angle is less than 360.degree. so that the portion of the cone is bounded on its sides by edges which extend radially from the apex of the cone outward to the base of the cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: TCI International
    Inventors: Eugene D. Sharp, Sandy W. Hsi