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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Jae Seung Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul D. Schmalenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amin Rida, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ronglin LI, Norcross, GA (US);
Emmanouil M. Tentzeris, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jae Seung Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul D. Schmalenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amin Rida, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ronglin Li, Norcross, GA (US);
Emmanouil M. Tentzeris, Atlanta, GA (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A microwave antenna having an electrically nonconductive substrate with a top and bottom side. A radiator array having a plurality of rows of radiator patches is disposed on the top side of the substrate while an input feed line and power divider network are disposed on the bottom side of the substrate. The power divider network includes a plurality of ends wherein each end is adapted for electrical connection through a via formed through the substrate to the end of its associated row in the radiator array. An electrically conductive layer is disposed over a portion of the top side of the substrate so that the electrically conductive layer overlies the power divider network and shields the power divider network from the radiator array.