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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2002
Richard C. Adams, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Daryl Von Mueller, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An ultra-broadband antenna incorporated into an electrically nonconductive garment, with radiation absorber material to mitigate radiation hazard. The antenna includes first and second RF elements attached to the garment so that a gap exists between them, where the RF elements each form a band when the garment is worn by a wearer. RF and ground feeds are electrically connected to the first and second RF elements, respectively. A shorting strap electrically connected between the first and second RF elements on the anterior side of the garment generally opposite the feeds helps match the antenna impedance to an external signal source. Radiation absorber material disposed over the gap between the first and second RF elements and in a pocket in the region of the RF feed limits the wearer's exposure to electromagnetic field to acceptable levels.