Patent ID: 7388554
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna apparatus that combines a broadband antenna and a plurality of shielded cables to transport unspent electromagnetic energy away from an intentional radiating element in said antenna to a plurality of electronic components for the purpose of dissipating said unspent electromagnetic energy at a location that does not interfere with or interferes minimally with antenna performance and that comprises in combination: a. a plurality of RF broadband radiating elements, b. a means to electrically connect a plurality of shielded cables between a plurality of said RF radiating elements, c. a means to electrically connect a plurality of shielded cables between said RF radiating elements and a plurality of electronic components that are used to absorb unspent RF energy, d. a means to electrically connect a plurality of shielded cables between a plurality of said RF radiating elements and a plurality of electronic components that are used to impedance balance the antenna, e. a means to electrically connect a plurality of shielded cables between a plurality of said RF radiating elements and common electrical ground, f. a means to electrically connect a plurality of shielded cables between a plurality of said RF radiating elements and a plurality of materials that are used to reflect electromagnetic energy, g. a means to affix a plurality of materials that are used to prevent RF leakage throughout said antenna apparatus.