Patent ID: 11916318
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An antenna comprising:
an elliptical element arranged substantially perpendicular to, and spaced apart from, an elliptical ground plane, wherein the elliptical element has a major axis which is substantially perpendicular to the elliptical ground plane, and a minor axis which is substantially parallel to the elliptical ground plane, wherein the minor axis of the elliptical element is parallel to a major axis of the elliptical ground plane, and wherein a length of the elliptical element along its minor axis is less than a length of the elliptical ground plane along its major axis;
wherein the antenna is encapsulated in a shielding material having RF characteristics that do not impede radiation operation of the antenna.