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Feed Structure For AntennasA novel feed structure, for an antenna having a resonant electric field structure, comprising a patch element, an integrated circuit attached to the patch element, at least one inner conductor electrically connected to and terminating at the integrated circuit on a first end of the at least one inner conductor, wherein the at least one inner conductor extends through and is not electrically connected to the patch element, and wherein the at least one inner conductor is available for electrical connectivity on a second end of the at least one inner conductor, and an outer conductor electrically connected to and terminating at the patch element on a first end of the outer conductor, wherein the outer conductor is available for electrical connectivity on a second end of the outer conductor, and wherein the outer conductor concentrically surrounds the at least one inner conductor from the second end of the at least one inner conductor available for electrical connectivity to the first end of the outer conductor terminating at the patch element.
Document ID
20050237888
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
External Source(s)
MSC-23549-1
Authors
Patrick W Fink
Andrew W Chu
Justin A Dobbins
Gregory Y Lin
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
June 7, 2005
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-6,903,687
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-449905
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