Patents Assigned to Maxtena LLC
  • Patent number: 7999755
    Abstract: A quadrifilar antenna having helical windings is fed by a phase shift feed network, each winding having an open circuit termination element, the phase shift feeding network having forward directional phase shift paths from a feed input to phase shift feed output ports, and having a first reverse directional transmission path from one or more of the phase shift feed output ports back to a first isolation port, and a second reverse directional transmission path from another one or more of the phase shift feed output ports back to a second isolation port, the first and second isolation ports isolated from the forward directional phase shift paths, and a differential termination impedance, floating from ground, connected the first and second isolation ports. Optionally, the differential termination impedance is frequency selective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Maxtena LLC
    Inventors: Stanislav Licul, Jeremy Marks, Warren L. Stutzman