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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Timothy Bocskor, Baltimore, MD (US);
Shuguang Chen, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Mahmoud Khalil, Lincroft, NJ (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are described that relate to a patch antenna. Portions of a patch antenna, such as a patch antenna element and a probe feed wire can produce an impedance that is undesirable. To compensate for this, a parasitic feed pad can be aligned with the patch antenna element to create a capacitor. This capacitor produces a capacitance that negates the impedance. It can be preferred for the capacitance to be such that there is no excess capacitance and no excess impedance.