Patents Assigned to ASB Avionics, LLC.
  • Shunt antenna for aircraft
    Patent number: 7511674
    Abstract: A shunt antenna mountable on an aircraft comprises a lower plate, an antenna element formed above the lower plate and integrated within a dorsal fin of the aircraft where the antenna element is substantially slant relative to the lower plate; one or more couplers formed on the lower plate and operatively connected to a lower forward end of the antenna element. The couplers transmit radio frequency signals to the antenna element, and the antenna element and the lower plate are separated by air to produce a capacitor effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: ASB Avionics, LLC.
    Inventor: Duane K. McNutt