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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, San Diego, CA (US);
Dennis Bermeo, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Berens, San Diego, CA (US);
David Brock, San Diego, CA (US);
Yong Kho, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Robbi Mangra, San Diego, CA (US);
Dave Arney, El Cajon, CA (US);
Linda Hau, San Diego, CA (US);
Brandon Wiedemeier, San Diego, CA (US);
Jessica Watson, San Diego, CA (US);
Lu Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A bicone antenna and methods for manufacture therefor can include a feed portion, a top section and a bottom section that can be centered on a vertical axis. The top section and bottom sections can each have a respective conical surface, which can extend radially outward from the vertical axis at an inner portion at a constant angle θwith respect to a horizontal antenna axis of the antenna. For both sections, the inner portion can merge into an outer portion that can have a curved surface, with the curved surface extending radially outward from the conical surface so that the curved surface has a logarithmic profile when viewed in side profile. The above structure can allow for a multi-directional antenna with a minimum of moving parts, which can be easily manufactured, including by additive manufacturing techniques.