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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Applicants:
William E. Mckinzie, Iii, Fulton, MD (US);
Greg S. Mendolia, Ellicott City, MD (US);
John Dutton, Columbia, MD (US);
Inventors:
William E. McKinzie, III, Fulton, MD (US);
Greg S. Mendolia, Ellicott City, MD (US);
John Dutton, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
Actiontec Electronics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q001/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A direct current (DC) inductive shorted patch antenna includes a direct current inductive (DCL) frequency selective surface (FSS) forming the radiating element, a ground plane, a feed, and a radio frequency (RF) short to the ground plane positioned between the feed and the radiating element.