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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Sievenpiper, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Hui-Pin Hsu, Northridge, CA (US);
Greg Tangonan, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
Abstract
A directive antenna and method of directing a radio frequency wave received by and/or transmitted from the antenna. The antenna preferably includes a high impedance surface with a plurality of antenna elements disposed on said surface, a plurality of associated demodulators and power sensors and a switch. A Vivaldi Cloverleaf antenna is disclosed.