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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Jonathan Michael O'brien, Brooksville, FL (US);
Thomas Weller, Lutz, FL (US);
Gokhan Mumcu, Tampa, FL (US);
John E. Grandfield, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Jonathan Michael O'Brien, Brooksville, FL (US);
Thomas Weller, Lutz, FL (US);
Gokhan Mumcu, Tampa, FL (US);
John E. Grandfield, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a periodic spiral antenna includes first and second arms that form interleaved spirals parallel to an x-y plane, wherein the arms have a height dimension that extends along a z direction that is perpendicular to the x-y plane, and wherein the interleaved spirals form multiple turns of the antenna, the turns being equally spaced from each other throughout the antenna.