Antenna apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of an antenna apparatus showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the antenna apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the figures represent portions of the antenna apparatus that form no part of the claimed design. Broken lines having unequal length segments are used to illustrate the boundary of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design.

The thin solid generally parallel lines shown in the figures represent contours only and do not illustrate an oramentation of decoration on the surface of the antenna apparatus.

Claims

The ornamental design for an antenna apparatus as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1066310
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 21, 2023
Date of Patent: Mar 11, 2025
Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Hawthorne, CA)
Inventors: Anthony Sims (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Tad A. Kilbury (Long Beach, CA), J. Gabriel Rustia (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Daniel J Domino
Assistant Examiner: Samina Vieth
Application Number: 29/917,641
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Antenna Or Component Thereof (27) (D14/230)