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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
First Rf Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Dean Alan Paschen, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
FIRST RF Corporation, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an antenna system that includes a broadband free-space antenna (i.e., an antenna that does not utilize a ground plane to create a resonant structure) and a high-impedance backing that allows the antenna to be positioned adjacent to a conductive surface that but for the high impedance backing would adversely affect the broadband operation of the antenna. The high-impedance backing substantially preserves the bandwidth of the antenna while also allowing the antenna to be positioned within λ/4 of the conductive surface and accommodate a predetermined amount of power.