Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiband planar antenna comprising, on a substrate having a ground plane, at least a first slot dimensioned for operation at a first frequency and a second slot dimensioned for operation at a second frequency, the two slots having a closed shape and being excited by a common supply line. Furthermore, the slots are coupled to the supply line such that the coupling with the first slot is implemented in an electrical plane of the supply line of a first type and the coupling with the second slot is implemented in an electrical plane of the supply line of a second type, the supply line having, at its free end, a control element comprising two states allowing the type of electrical plane at the coupling points of the line with the first and second slots to be modified, the slots being positioned with respect to the supply line such that only one of them radiates for a given state of the control element.

Abstract: A phased array antenna structure capable of operation at millimeter-wave frequencies and having multiple ring slot radiator elements (10). The RF feed structure for each radiator element includes a feed via (28) extending part-way through a multi-layer structure (FIG. 3) on which the radiator elements (10) are formed and a strip line feed probe (30) extending from the via (28) toward the radiator element. A key feature facilitating high-frequency operation is the inclusion of multiple mode suppressors (32) surrounding the via (28) and providing a smooth transition from a coaxial mode of RF transmission to a strip line mode of RF transmission. The feed probe (30) is tailored to provide either a narrow-band or a wideband frequency characteristic.

Abstract: An antenna element is provided which responsive in multiple frequency bands, has symmetric beam patterns, and is easily and cheaply fabricated. The antenna element includes at least three conductive plates arranged in a stack At least one pair of adjacent plates contain apertures that are mutually aligned relative to the stacking direction. The antenna element further includes at least one air stripline arranged to create radiative electromagnetic excitations of the apertures when the stripline or striplines are energized by a suitable radiofrequency voltage source or sources.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dual-band planar antenna formed by at least one slot of closed shape fabricated on a printed substrate having a perimeter equal to k?f, and two supply lines supplying power to the slot via two accesses separated by (2m+1)?f/4, where ?f is the guided wavelength in the slot and k and m integers greater than 0, the slot comprising means modifying the operating frequency, one of the supply lines being situated on the said means. The invention is especially applicable to antennas used in domestic wireless networks (IEEE802-11a or Hyperlan 2 standards.

Abstract: An on-board antenna including a radiation element provided on a dielectric substrate, and a grounding conductor surrounding a periphery of an outer edge portion of the radiation element at a position spaced away outwardly from the outer edge portion, wherein the radiation element has an inner cut-out portion so that the surface of the dielectric substrate to be exposed therethrough.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for receiving and/or transmitting signals comprising at least two wave reception and/or transmission means consisting of a slot antenna and means for connecting at least one of said reception and/or transmission means to means using multibeam signals. The connection means consist of a common feeder line, the line being electromagnetically coupled with the slots of the slot antenna and being terminated by an electronic component enabling through a control signal to simulate a short circuit or an open circuit at the end of said line so that, when the component is in on-state the radiation pattern derived from the device is different from the radiation pattern derived from the device when the component is in off-state. The invention is applicable to the field of wireless transmissions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for receiving and/or transmitting electromagnetic signals comprising three annular slots (20, 21, 22) which are tangent in pairs at two points P1 and P2. These slots are supplied by two supply lines (23, 24) so as to produce a line/slot transition. One of the lines 23 passes through the point P1 while the other line 24 passes through the point P2, the two lines being connected via a T-shaped junction at a common port 1. A diode 25 or 26 is mounted at the free end of each line, making it possible to simulate a short circuit or an open circuit at the end of one of the lines and an open circuit or a short circuit at the end of the other line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiband planar antenna comprising a first slot 1a dimensioned (R1) to operate at a first frequency f1 and fed by a feed line 12 positioned (Im1) in such a way that the slot lies in a short-circuit plane of the feed line, and at least one second slot 11 dimensioned (R2) to operate at a second frequency f2, the second slot being fed by the said feed line (Im2).

Abstract: A combined antenna combining a circularly polarized wave antenna and a vertically polarized wave antenna is provided. A flat plate antenna for ground waves is fixed on a printed board, and a two-point feeding type patch antenna is placed and fixed on a metallic flat plate of the plate antenna. The plate antenna has one feed terminal and six uniformly spaced ground terminals. The patch antenna has two feed pins at equidistant positions from the center of the patch electrode along radial lines that form a right angle. Each of feed pins is connected to a 90-degree phase difference circuit using an opening of the plate antenna. The relative position between the flat plate and the patch electrode is the same along the peripheral direction. All of the feed terminals, the ground terminals and the feed pins have a predetermined positional relationship relative to one another.

Abstract: An apparatus mounted beneath or behind a surface and being operable to transmit or receive wireless communication signals for transmitting information from one location to a remote location. The apparatus includes an antenna mounted substantially flush with a surface. The apparatus also includes a communication device and a matching network having a radial transmission line. The communication device is connected to the antenna via the matching network and includes either a transmitter, a receiver or a transceiver.

Abstract: In an RLS antenna, the present invention allows adjusting the optimum positional relationship between the feeder section of the feeder disk and the feeder section of the antenna disk, simply, quickly and at high accuracy by a visual check, so that mass production becomes possible, and an increase in performance and a decrease in cost are implemented. When the diameter of the antenna disk is D and the wavelength of the central frequency is ?, a marker of about 0.10? or less is disposed in an area of 0.5 (D?4?)?0.5D distant from the center. A through hole with a size (opening area) through which the marker can be viewed is disposed at a position the same as the position of the marker on the feeder disk. By visually confirming that the marker is positioned at the center of the through hole, the antenna disk is positioned and secured on the feeder disk.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a planar antenna carried by a substrate including a slot (11) consisting of a closed curve dimensioned in order to operate at a given frequency and fed by a feed line (12) positioned so that the slot lies in a short-circuit plane of the feed line. This antenna includes, in parallel on the slot 11, at least one switching means 13 capable of assuming a closed state or an open state so as to modify the operating frequency band of the planar antenna. This antenna is particularly suitable for domestic wireless networks.

Abstract: A compact disc coupled to a wireless communication device comprises the disc with a metalized outer portion, a wireless communication chip and a pair of tabs. The first tab may capacitively couple the wireless communication chip to the metalized portion of the disc. The second tab may be positioned in an inner portion of the disc with a gap delimited by the metalized portion and the second tab. A slot antenna is thus formed through which the wireless communication device may communicate. Wireless communication chip allows disc to be interrogated and identified for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to security, advertising and promotion, and issuing of related coupons to customers for subsequent purchases.

Abstract: A slot antenna, for the fuse of artillery ammunition, is provided through a sandwich structure in which an axially divided resonator ring chamber axially enclosed between upper and lower metallic cover discs profiled to be stable in respect of shape, is provided with a dielectric ring disc which extends with a peripherally extending color radially opposite a central cylindrical reflector wall through an axial slot between the two hollow-cylindrical outside walls of the ring chamber to the outer surface of the fuse casing which is also peripherally slit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for receiving signals transmitted by N satellites, the said device comprising means for focusing the beams corresponding to the said signals. The device comprises several source antennas, the said source antennas being printed antennas made on a single substrate.

Abstract: A satellite antenna with a radiator element arranged between a ring element and a ground plane. The radiator element arranged in a substantially parallel orientation and electrically isolated from the ring element and the ground plane. The antenna elements may be dimensioned for reception of SDAR frequency bands.

Abstract: Compact, planar antenna made on a substrate comprising an annular slot which is dimensioned to operate at a given frequency and which is placed in a short-circuit plane of a line via which the antenna slot is fed. A second slot feed line is symmetrically disposed with respect to the first line in the line short-circuit plane common to them. Each of the lines, furnished with a port, is connected to a switching facility so as to allow the feeding of the antenna through one or the other of the two ports.

Abstract: A slotted antenna can be used for operation in multiple frequency ranges. The slotted antenna has a first electrically conducting disc which is offset from an electrically conducting base area which forms a reference potential, the disc being connected at its outside edge to the base area by at least one first electrically conducting web. The first disc includes a recess. Above the recess, a second electrically conducting disc is situated and is connected at its outside edge to the first disc by at least one second electrically conducting web. An antenna conductor leads to the second disc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiband planar antenna comprising a first slot 1a dimensioned (R1) to operate at a first frequency f1 and fed by a feed line 12 positioned (Im1) in such a way that the slot lies in a short-circuit plane of the feed line, and at least one second slot 11 dimensioned (R2) to operate at a second frequency f2, the second slot being fed by the said feed line (Im2).

Abstract: An antenna and antenna excitation method. The inventive antenna includes a cylindrical array (20) of radiating elements. Each of the elements is mounted at a predetermined substantially transverse angle relative to a longitudinal axis. A circuit (30) is included for providing an electrical potential between at least two of the elements effective to scan a transmit or a receive beam of electromagnetic energy along an elevational axis at least substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis. In the illustrative embodiment, the array includes a stack of the planar, parallel, conductive, ring-shaped radiating elements, each of which is filled with ferroelectric bulk material. A second circuit (70) is included for exciting at least some of the elements to cause the elements to generate a transmit or a receive beam of electromagnetic energy off-axis relative to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Planar antenna carried by a substrate comprising an annular slot, which is dimensioned to operate at a given frequency and which is fed via a line (2), such as a microstrip line, in a short-circuit plane of which the slot is situated. The annulus formed by this slot (1a), is deformed as indentations in at least one zone of the plane in which the electric field is a minimum for the given frequency and a given mode, this making it possible to obtain a lengthening of the slot perimeter with respect to an annular slot (1), of corresponding circular shape, without surface extension of the substrate zone wherein the slot is made.

Abstract: A flush mounted installation unit in which an operating portion of the installation unit such as the supporting plate, the covering or switch unit is designed as an antenna so that the unit can perform the dual function of housing and mounting the components for use in a control system and providing an antenna for a radio link between the central control unit and the components.

Abstract: The mobile wireless device of the present invention comprises: the wireless device main body 1; the antenna element 2 provided in the case; the hand strap connection portion 3 to connect the hand strap 4 to the vicinity of the antenna element 2; and the hand strap 4 which is made of conductive material and is formed into a ring shape. As the result, when the hand strap 4 which is made of conductive material and is formed into a ring shape, is attached, the hand strap 4 and the antenna element 2 are electro-magnetically coupled, and thereby, the antenna has a high gain.

Abstract: An electrically small, planar ultra wide bandwidth (UWB) antenna is disclosed. The antenna has a conductive outer ground area that encompasses a tapered non-conducting clearance area, which surrounds a conductive inner driven area. The feed is unbalanced with the terminals are across the narrowest part of the non-conducting clearance area which is tapered to provide a low VSWR across ultra wide bandwidths exceeding 100%. The antenna can be arrayed in 1D and 2D on a single common substrate. Amplifiers can be readily mounted at the feed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna comprising a planar dielectric substrate (1) comprising a front (5) and a back dielectric face (6), at least one subantenna means comprising a first (2) and second (3) element for radiating and receiving circular polarized electromagnetic signals, at least one transmission line means (4) for transmitting signals from and to said at least one subantenna means, characterized in that the first (2) and second (3) elements of the subantenna means are slots (2, 3) of a spiral shape and are connected to each other to form a double spiral (9) slot with both spirals (2, 3) having the same sense of rotation, the subantenna means being arranged on the front dielectric face (5) of the substrate and the transmission line (4) means being arranged on the back dielectric faces (6) of the substrate (1).

Abstract: Compact, planar antenna made on a substrate comprising an annular slot which is dimensioned to operate at a given frequency and which is placed in a short-circuit plane of a line via which the antenna slot is fed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for receiving/transmitting electromagnetic waves with omnidirectional radiation of the type comprising:

Abstract: The present invention is an antenna comprising a microstrip having upper and lower layers for producing leaky wave radiation. Circularly shaped patches are located on the two layers for circularly polarizing the leaky wave radiation. The present invention provides a microstrip antenna that can produce wideband, circularly polarized radiation. The antenna, therefore, is a compact, low cost, rugged, conformal, planar, and circularly polarized microstrip antenna. The antenna combines the advantages of wideband circularly polarized radiation with the advantages of lightweight, low profile, low cost, and planar microstrip antennas.

Abstract: An integrated planar antenna including a metalized ground plane printed on a dielectric slab. One or more slot antenna elements are etched into the metalized layer, and resonate at a particular resonant frequency band. A plurality of voids extend through the slab and act to vary the dielectric constant of the slab so that resonant waves are suppressed in the slab, thus reducing power loss in the antenna. The voids can be selectively localized in the slab to provide various functions, such as impedance matching and reduction of antenna element coupling. The voids can take on any shape and configuration in accordance with a particular antenna design scheme so as to optimize the effective dielectric constant for a particular application. In one particular design, the voids are formed in a random manner completely through slab, and the voids have an opening diameter less than {fraction (1/20)}th of the operational wavelength of the antenna.

Abstract: Planar antenna carried by a substrate comprising an annular slot, which is dimensioned to operate at a given frequency and which is fed via a line (2), such as a microstrip line, in a short-circuit plane of which the slot is situated.

Abstract: A slotted antenna can be used for operation in multiple frequency ranges. The slotted antenna has a first electrically conducting disc which is offset from an electrically conducting base area which forms a reference potential, the disc being connected at its outside edge to the base area by at least one first electrically conducting web. The first disc includes a recess. Above the recess, a second electrically conducting disc is situated and is connected at its outside edge to the first disc by at least one second electrically conducting web. An antenna conductor leads to the second disc.

Abstract: A planar, controlled radiation pattern array antenna using spiral slot antenna arrays is disclosed. The CRPA antenna includes a nonconductive planar substrate with a plurality of transmission lines disposed on one surface. A conductive layer on the other surface of the substrate includes a plurality of slotted openings that form spiral slot array antennas such that each spiral slot array antenna opposed to a transmission line on the opposite side of the substrate.

Abstract: A slot-array antenna includes a nonconductive substantially planar substrate and a transmission line disposed on a rear substrate surface where one end of the transmission line is connected to an amplifier, a connector, or an impedance load. A conductive layer on the front substrate surface includes a plurality of slotted openings arrayed about an antenna axis. A surface-wave suppression region encloses the array of slotted openings and a plurality of peripheral openings are disposed between the surface-wave suppression region and the peripheral edge of the antenna.

Abstract: A planar, phased-array antenna including a nonconductive substantially planar substrate and a transmission line disposed on one surface is disclosed, a segment of the transmission line forming an arc of radius R centered on the antenna axis. A conductive layer on the other antenna surface includes two or more slotted openings, each slotted opening having one end located within a distance R of the antenna axis, such that, when an electromagnetic signal is fed into one end of the transmission line, electromagnetic energy is sequentially coupled into the slotted openings, and a circularly-polarized signal is radiated from the antenna substantially in the direction of the antenna axis. An amplifier or a connector may be electrically connected to one or both ends of the transmission line, or one end of the transmission line may be terminated in an impedance load to form a leaky-wave antenna. The slotted openings may comprise either or both straight and curved segments, and may be of the same or unequal lengths.

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in slotted cable antenna structures. This slotted cable antenna is built on a length of standard semi-rigid rf transmission line having a number of slots (gaps) cut in its outer conductor. Associated with each slot is a shunt conductor, the length of which is adjusted to control the amount of rf energy which escapes through that slot. Between each slot, the semi-rigid line is bend into a meander (loop) to introduce controlled delay in the radiated rf energy from the following slot. The meander is by-passed with a solder connection to maintain continuity of antenna current with the chosen physical slot spacing, typically half-wavelength, approximately. An embodiment of this invention is useful as an element in frangible antenna arrays such as employed in UHF glide slope stations of the Instrument Landing System (ILS).

Abstract: An RF antenna capable of operating on two or more, unrelated frequency is disclosed. The antenna has a slot element 20 and a patch element 30 with an intermediate dielectric 63, and the patch element acts to tune the resonant frequency of the antenna 10.

Abstract: This invention relates to improvements in slotted cable runway localizer antennas for the Instrument Landing System (ILS). The antenna radiates simultaneous sum and difference patterns carrying standard ILS reference (CSB) and deflection (SBO) components of the transmitted signal. The signal components from an ILS transmitter are supplied through an rf bridge (hybrid) to both ends of the slotted cable structure. Optional isolators inserted in the coaxial feed lines improve the impedance presented to the transmitter.

Abstract: A thin plane antenna that copes with the horizontally polarized waves and the vertically polarized waves, or the levo-rotary polarized waves and the dextro-rotary polarized waves, and in which a loop-shaped plane antenna element (12) is arranged in parallel with a ground plane (15), and a first feeder conductor (13) and a second feeder conductor (14) having feeding points displayed by 90 degrees are arranged between the plane antenna element and the ground plane. Central conductors (18a) and (19a) of the coaxial lines are connected to the first and second feeder conductors, and external conductors (18b) and (19b) thereof are connected to the ground plane to feed electric power to the antenna element through the electromagnetic coupling. When the electric power is fed from the first feeder conductor (13), the horizontally polarized waves are radiated and when the electric power is fed from the second feeder conductor (14), the vertically polarized waves are radiated.

Abstract: The antenna of this device is of the slot loop type. A conductive layer is deposited on the bottom surface of its substrate to reflect the waves transmitted or received by the resonating structure of the antenna. It is isolated from this structure to prevent parallel-plate resonance modes from being set up. A separator layer is fixed under the conductive layer to protect it from any capacitive coupling with other components of the device. It may be made of an insulating rigid foam. The invention applies to making a radiotelephone system.

Abstract: An antenna structure may be formed by arranging a current-restricting structure upon a conductive surface. The current-restricting structure may be formed from a ferrite material, and may be in forms including a belt, tiles, or a patterned deposited layer. The conductive surface may be associated with a vehicle or structure. The current-restricting structure alters the paths taken by current on or beneath the conductive surface when a voltage is applied between portions of the surface.

Abstract: An antenna is formed from two antenna elements, a first antenna element and a second antenna element, wherein the second antenna element surrounds the first antenna element. A shorting element electrically connects the inner antenna element to the outer antenna element. An insulating gap insulates the inner antenna element from the outer antenna element except for the region where the shorting element connects the two antenna elements. A coaxial cable connects the antenna to a transceiver. The inner conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to the first antenna element and the outer conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to the second antenna element. The length of the outer perimeter of the first antenna element is equal to an integral multiple of one quarter of the wavelength of the center frequency of the antenna. The inner antenna element can be rectangular, square, circular, oval, or any similar shape. More than one antenna can be formed on a single layer of dielectric material.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an antenna has two annular conductive elements separated by a slot, and a third conductive element connecting the annular conductive elements together at at least one end of the slot. In another embodiment, an antenna has two generally parallel conductive elements of different heights separated by a slot, and a third conductive element connecting the conductive members together at at least one end of the slot.

Abstract: An antenna of the type comprising a first electrically conductive surface (12), a second electrically conductive surface (14) forming a ground plane parallel to the first electrically conductive surface, and a first electrically conductive feed wire or strip (16) is provided. The first electrically conductive feed wire or strip (16) links a first terminal of a generator/receiver (20) to the first electrically conductive surface (12). A second electrically conductive feed wire or strip (17) links a second terminal of a generator/receiver (20) to the second electrically conductive surface (14). At least one electrically conductive wire or strip (18, 19) links the first electrically conductive surface (12) and the second electrically conductive surface (14). The first electrically conductive surface, the second electrically conductive surface, and the at least one electrically conductive wire or strip (18, 19) linking the first and second electrically conductive surfaces (12, 14) are all coplanar.

Abstract: A serrated slot antenna includes two annular conductors separated by a slot having a serrated edge. A shorting post connects the annular conductors to each other at some point along the slot. The slot antenna can be made, e.g., by affixing conductive tape to a flexible substrate, photoetching a pattern in the copper-clad surface of a flexible substrate, or machining material from a conductive tubing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a planar antenna having a first, outer planar conductive element and a second planar conductive element located in a hole in the outer element. At least 75% of the boundary between the hole and the first outer planar conductive element is a continuous concave smooth curve. The second planar conductive element is substantially coplanar with and surrounded by the first outer planar conductive element. At least 75% of the outer boundary of the second planar conductive element is a continuously convex smooth curve.

Abstract: A dual frequency cavity backed slot antenna and method of tuning the antenna, wherein the antenna comprises a plurality of stacked layers including a layer having a substrate with an accessible surface, the surface including thereon a continuous slot, first electrically conductive metallization disposed within the slot and extending to the slot, second electrically conductive metallization disposed external to the slot and at least one pair of frequency adjusting devices, one such device associated with the first metallization and the other device associated with the second metallization. The device pairs are either a foil and a tab, a pair of foils or a pair of indentations, one in each of the metallizations.

Abstract: A planar antenna is provided. The planar antenna includes a conductor plate for radiating radio waves to free space, an upper dielectric layer attached to the upper side of the conductor plate, a feeder unit attached to the upper surface of the upper dielectric layer for feeding current for the wave radiation of the conductor plate, and a plurality of dielectric layers attached to the lower side of the conductor plate and including at least one air layer. The planar antenna having the ring-slot radiation device according to the present invention has a very simple structure and occupies a small space since it has a planar structure and uses only one radiation device. It is possible to increase the efficiency and the gain of the antenna by using the multiple layer dielectric in which the air layer is inserted between the dielectric layers of the planar antenna. The planar antenna can be easily manufactured even in the millimetric-wave bandwidth.

Abstract: A cavity backed slot antenna comprises a conductive cavity, a conductive film carried by a thin dielectric substrate which is above the cavity. The conductive film includes one or more slots which an electric field is applied to radiate an electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: A microstrip antenna has two dielectric layers bonded together with an array of conducting strips interposed therebetween, the strips being spaced to define a slot between each pair of adjacent strips. A conductive ground plane is disposed on a first outer side of the two bonded dielectric layers, and an array of radiating patches are disposed on a second outer side of the two bonded dielectric layers, each of which patches is positioned over a corresponding slot, the array of patches being spaced apart to form an aperture between each pair of adjacent patches. Responsive to electromagnetic energy, a high-order standing wave is induced in the antenna and a directed beam is transmitted from and/or received into the antenna.

Abstract: A patch and a ground conductor are shortcircuited with two shortcircuit portions that are composed of conductive plates and that pass through a dielectric substrate. The shortcircuit portions are connected to the inner periphery of the patch and have large widths therealong. A first shortcircuit portion is disposed on a first line that connects a microstrip feeder line and the center point of the patch. A second shortcircuit portion is disposed on a second line that passes through the center point. The inner angle of the first line and the second line is in the range from 80 degrees to 110 degrees.