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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Robert Ian Henderson, Chelmsford, GB;

James Christopher Gordon Matthews, Chelmsford, GB;

Inventors:

Robert Ian Henderson, Chelmsford, GB;

James Christopher Gordon Matthews, Chelmsford, GB;

Assignee:

BAE SYSTEMS plc, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 3/02 (2006.01); H01P 3/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 3/026 (2013.01); H01P 3/081 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 9/285 (2013.01);
Abstract

A feed structure for a wearable antenna incorporates a microstrip transmission line designed for mounting on opposite sides of a fabric. The transmission line has a perforated ground plane which reduces capacitance and offers an appropriate impedance, even when the fabric is thin, and allows the use of a relatively robust line conductor having a width of 3 mm or 5 mm or more. The ground plane can be extended to provide the ground plane of a balun and the material of that ground plane can in turn be extended to provide the wearable antenna.


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