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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2015
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Eswarappa Channabasappa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Adrian Napoles, Cupertino, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Antenna structures and methods of operating the same are described. One antenna structure having a stacked patch antenna including a first patch structure disposed in a first plane and a second patch structure disposed in a second plane, a first parasitic patch antenna that is coplanar with the second patch structure, and a second parasitic patch antenna that is coplanar with the second patch structure. The first patch structure includes a first substrate with a ground plane and a first patch element. The second patch structure includes a second substrate with a second patch element. The first parasitic patch antenna is disposed adjacent a first side of the second patch structure in the second plane. The second parasitic patch antenna is disposed adjacent a second side of the second patch structure in the second plane.