Patents by Inventor John F. Benson

John F. Benson 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: 5621420
    Abstract: A monopole antenna for aircraft, vehicles, marine vessels and the like comprises a coaxial cable radiator and a metal tube radiator surrounding the lower half of the coaxial cable. The center conductor of a coaxial cable connector applies radiant energy to the jacket of the coaxial radiator. The center conductor of the coaxial radiator extends from the bottom of the cable and is connected to the outer lower surface of the metal tube radiator. In operation, the distributed L-C and R-C values at resonance couple radiation energy to the metal tube radiator while the tube suppresses radiation from the jacket except for radiation from the upper portion thereof. Tests comparing the radiation pattern of the above antenna without ground plane and a conventional monopole antenna with ground plane indicate that the radiation pattern is extended in the forward, axial (zero degree) direction although some loss occurs in the + and -90 degree direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Comant Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Benson