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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Alan James Keith Laight, Isle of Wight, GB;
Jonathan James Stafford, Isle of Wight, GB;
Gavin Roy Crouch, Isle of Wight, GB;
Michael Andrew Scott, Isle of Wight, GB;
Paul David Gilliam, Isle of Wight, GB;
Assignee:
BAE SYSTEMS pllc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/0075 (2013.01); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H01Q 21/0087 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49018 (2015.01);
Abstract
An antenna sub-array for use in an antenna array having a plurality of such sub-arrays includes a stripline for signal distribution, the stripline defining a plurality of signal pathways from a common feed point to a plurality of radiating elements, wherein the stripline is housed in a first support structure located a distance away from a first surface of a ground plane structure.