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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donn V Campbell, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Edward J Paragi, New Haven, IN (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ; H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343120 ; 343848 ; 343908 ;
Abstract
A VHF radio frequency antenna for a homing receiver suited for airborne aications and comprising a pair of right angled antenna elements of like configuration terminating in a common non-conductive joint of insulator material while their opposite ends terminate in dielectric supports mounted on an electrically conductive ground plane such as an aircraft skin. The ends of the elements terminating in the dielectric supports additionally connect to signal coupling means which feed to a homing receiver or other utilization device through equal length transmission lines.