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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
First Rf Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Andrew L. Casperson, Charleston, SC (US);
Anthony J. Jensen, Thornton, CO (US);
FIRST RF Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An integrated antenna system includes a first patch, a second patch, and internal patches comprising electrically conductive material. Each of these patches has a radiator sub-patch and a feed-network sub-patch. The radiator sub-patches of the internal patches are located between the radiator sub-patches of the first and second patches to form an array of tapered-slot antenna elements. The radiator sub-patch of each internal patch tightly couples a neighboring pair of the antenna elements. The first patch, second patch, and internal patches are electrically isolated from each other. The feed-network sub-patches of the first and second patches are positioned to form an initial gap and cooperate with the initial gap to create a transmission line. The feed-network sub-patches of the first patch, second patch, and internal patches further form a corporate feed network that is fed by the transmission line and feeds the array of tapered-slot antenna elements.