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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Higaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Akiko Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna apparatus includes: a ground plane; a plurality of conductive elements arranged substantially in parallel to a surface of the ground plane; a plurality of linear elements configured to connect the conductive elements to the ground plane; and an antenna configured to radiate a radio wave, wherein a plurality of openings to reflect the radio wave radiated from the antenna are formed in the ground plane under an arrangement region of the conductive elements.