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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. 01, 1989
Filed:
May. 23, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leopoldo J Diaz, Golden, CO (US);
Daniel B McKenna, Broomfield, CO (US);
Todd A Pett, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ball Corporation, Muncie, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343767 ; 343770 ; 343829 ;
Abstract
The subject invention provides an improved conformal antenna array assembly having a strip conductor, a ground plane separated from and lying parallel to said strip conductor, said ground plane having a slot therein, said slot extending transverse to said strip conductor, a conductive planar element positioned across said slot and orthogonal to said ground plane, said conductive planar element having curved surfaces extending upwardly and outwardly from said slot. The strip conductor or microstrip and the slot-containing ground plane are separated by a dielectric material.