Communications device with conductive Sinusoidal element and related antennas and methods
AssigneeEagle Technology, LLC
InventorFrancis E. Parsche
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Abstract
A communications device may include an RF device, and a circular cylindrical antenna coupled to the RF device. The circular cylindrical antenna may include a conductive ground plane, a conductive feed associated with the conductive ground plane, and a conductive sinusoidal element coupled to the conductive feed and extending outwardly from the conductive ground plane along a circular cylinder.
Claims25
A communications device comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) device;
- and
- a circular cylindrical antenna coupled to the RF device and comprising
- a conductive ground plane,
- at least one conductive feed associated with the conductive ground plane, and
- at least one conductive sinusoidal element coupled to the at least one conductive feed and extending outwardly from the conductive ground plane along a circular cylinder.
A circular cylindrical antenna to be coupled to a radio frequency (RF) device, the circular cylindrical antenna comprising:
- a conductive ground plane;
- at least one conductive feed associated with the conductive ground plane;
- and
- at least one conductive sinusoidal element coupled to the at least one conductive feed and extending outwardly from the conductive ground plane along a circular cylinder.
A method for making a circular cylindrical antenna to be coupled to a radio frequency (RF) device, the method comprising:
- forming a conductive ground plane;
- positioning at least one conductive feed associated with the conductive ground plane;
- and
- forming at least one conductive sinusoidal element to be coupled to the at least one conductive feed and extending outwardly from the conductive ground plane along a circular cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.