Patent ID: 6133878
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna comprising:a first dielectric layer having first and second sides;a conductive ground plane disposed on the first side of the first dielectric layer;an array of conducting strips disposed on the second side of the first dielectric layer, the array of strips being spaced apart to form a slot between each pair of adjacent strips;a second dielectric layer having first and second sides, the first side of the second dielectric layer being bonded to the second side of the first dielectric layer and to the array of strips; andan array of radiating patches disposed on the second side of the second dielectric layer, each patch being located over one of the slots, the array of patches being spaced to form an aperture between each pair of adjacent patches,wherein the array of radiating patches does not include an array of feed lines feeding each of the array of radiating patches.