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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2008
Applicants:
John B. O'connell, Seattle, WA (US);
Bruce L. Blaser, Auburn, WA (US);
Inventors:
John B. O'Connell, Seattle, WA (US);
Bruce L. Blaser, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bandgap surface for use in a waveguide transition module. The surface may be constructed with a ground plane; a capacitive layer including a plurality of capacitive elements arranged in a polar configuration within a common plane, and spaced apart from said ground plane; and a plurality of electrically conductive vias formed within a dielectric layer of material that conductively couple said ground plane to each of said capacitive elements.