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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Bing Chiang, Melbourne, FL (US);
Michael James Lynch, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Douglas Harold Wood, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Inventors:
Bing Chiang, Melbourne, FL (US);
Michael James Lynch, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Douglas Harold Wood, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q021/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna having a central active element and a plurality of passive dipoles surrounding the active element is disclosed. The passive dipoles increase the antenna gain by increasing the radiated energy in the azimuth direction. In another embodiment a plurality of parasitic directing elements extend radially outward from the passive dipoles.