Patents by Inventor Iichi Wakou

Iichi Wakou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5181042
    Abstract: A planar microstrip array antenna with a beam tilt, which comprises a plurality of pairs of circularly polarized wave radiating elements, the orientation angles of the two radiating elements in each pair being different by a predetermined angle within the plane of the planar antenna. The antenna further comprises a feed line for supplying electric power to the radiating elements. The feed line is provided with a plurality of pairs of terminal feeding portions which diverge corresponding individually to the pairs of circularly polarized wave radiating elements. The paired feeding portions are equal in electrical length. Since the respective orientation angles of the paired radiating elements are different, a phase difference is produced between the radiating elements, thus providing a beam tilt. Since no phase shift portion for producing a phase difference is formed between the paired terminal feeding portions, the configuration of the feed line is simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Yagi Antenna Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kaise, Naoya Hirohara, Hiroshi Kasahara, Iichi Wakou, Yoichi Kaneko