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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. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Walter J Feller, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Satloc, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343795 ; 343797 ; 3437 / ;
Abstract
An antenna and method of manufacturing thereof. The antenna includes an integral antenna element, support and base, all manufactured from a flexible circuit material. A stiffener material is added to the flexible circuit material where needed to provide rigidity. When the antenna is mounted in an antenna system, foam is injected around the antenna to enhance stability. The antenna is made from flexible circuit material using printed circuit board manufacturing techniques and thus manufacturing can be highly automated with excellent repeatability.