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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Rob Horner, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Rob Horner, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a first end cap, a second end cap and a tapered slot antenna pair having a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first end cap is electrically coupled to the first antenna element and comprises conductive material. The second end cap is electrically coupled to the second antenna element and comprises conductive material. The first end cap and the second end cap are configured to provide induction-cancelling, capacitive coupling when the apparatus operates at frequencies below a theoretical cutoff frequency.