Patent ID: 9595766
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04J,H04L

Claim:
1. A multi-level antenna array, comprising: a plurality of patch antennas; a plurality of layers, each of the plurality of layers separated from each other by a distance, each of the plurality of layers further supporting a portion of the plurality of patch antennas; a plurality of connectors, each of the plurality of connectors associated with one of the plurality of layers, for supplying a signal for transmission by the associated layer; and a feed network on each of the plurality of layers for providing a connection between a connector of the plurality of connectors associated with the layer and the portion of the plurality of patch antennas located on the layer, wherein a length of the connection between the connector and each of the portion of the plurality of patch antennas applies a different phase to each of the portion of the plurality of patch antennas on the layer.