Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jol H. Shallenburger
  • Patent number: 6339406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circular polarized antenna with a dielectric substrate (11) comprising a front and a back dielectric face (12, 13), a first and a second subantenna (14, 15), each comprising a first and a second element for radiating and receiving circular polarized electromagnetic signals, the first and second subantenna being arranged orthogonal to each other on the dielectric substrate (11) and having essentially conjugate complex impedances, a transmission line (18, 25, 30, 46) connected with the first and second subantenna for transmitting signals to and from said first and second subantenna and a reflector (16) spaced to and parallel with the back face (23) of the dielectric substrate (11), a low loss material (17) being located between said reflector means (16) and said back face (13). This structure provides a radiation pattern with a variable shape. Further, this antenna can be printed onto a corresponding substrate and therefor be produced at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Sony International (Europe) GmbH
    Inventors: Aleksandar Nesic, Veselin Brankovic