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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Rogers Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Kristi Pance, Auburndale, MA (US);
Karl E. Sprentall, Medford, MA (US);
Shawn P. Williams, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
ROGERS CORPORATION, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01); H01Q 21/30 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 1/42 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/0485 (2013.01); H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/422 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 5/364 (2015.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H01Q 9/0457 (2013.01); H01Q 21/30 (2013.01); H01Q 1/523 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0492 (2013.01); H01Q 21/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) includes: an electrically conductive ground structure; at least one volume of a dielectric material disposed on the ground structure; a signal feed disposed and structured to be electromagnetically coupled to the at least one volume of a dielectric material; and an electrically conductive fence disposed circumferentially around the at least one volume of a dielectric material, and electrically connected with and forming part of the electrically conductive ground structure.