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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2004
Applicants:
William S. Mckinley, Clermont, FL (US);
Jeffrey A. Dean, Clermont, FL (US);
Inventors:
William S. McKinley, Clermont, FL (US);
Jeffrey A. Dean, Clermont, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for (and method of) generating circular antenna polarization (from a planar structure encompassing the feed, excitation, and antenna functions), consisting of a plurality of modules each comprising one or more patch antennas, wherein at least one or more of the modules is stacked atop one or more other modules to form a stair-stepped, stadium like antenna array.