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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Charles W. Manry, Jr., Auburn, WA (US);
Lixin Cai, Ravensdale, WA (US);
Joel Daniel Barrera, College Station, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles W. Manry, Jr., Auburn, WA (US);
Lixin Cai, Ravensdale, WA (US);
Joel Daniel Barrera, College Station, TX (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna structure and method are disclosed. A faraday cage is operable to shield a conductive resonator, the faraday cage comprising an electromagnetically-shielding ground plane. A shorting pin is coupled to the conductive resonator and the electromagnetically-shielding ground plane, and is operable to electrically couple the conductive resonator to the electromagnetically-shielding ground plane.