Global Patent Index - EP 1232538 B1

EP 1232538 B1 20081119 - STEERABLE-BEAM MULTIPLE-FEED DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA OF VARIOUS CROSS-SECTIONS

Title (en)

STEERABLE-BEAM MULTIPLE-FEED DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNA OF VARIOUS CROSS-SECTIONS

Title (de)

DIELEKTRISCHE RESONATORANTENNE MIT VERSCHIEDENEN QUERSCHNITTSFORMEN, STEUERBARER STRAHLUNGSKEULE UND MEHRFACHER SPEISUNG

Title (fr)

ANTENNE A RESONATEUR DIELECTRIQUE AVEC ALIMENTATIONS MULTIPLES ET FAISCEAUX ORIENTABLES, AYANT DIVERSES SECTIONS TRANSVERSALES

Publication

EP 1232538 B1 20081119 (EN)

Application

EP 00971607 A 20001030

Priority

  • GB 0004155 W 20001030
  • GB 0017223 A 20000714
  • US 43154899 A 19991029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0131746A1] A radiating antenna capable of generating or receiving radiation using a plurality of feeds and a dielectric resonator of various cross-sections is disclosed. The purpose of using multiple feeds with a single dielectric resonator antenna is to produce several beams each having a "boresight" in a different direction. Several such beams may be excited simultaneously to form a new beam in any arbitrary direction. The new beam may be incrementally or continuously steerable and may be steered through a complete 360 degree circle. The invention may be combined with an internal or external monopole antenna so as to cancel out the antenna backlobe or otherwise resolve the front/back ambiguity that arises with this type of dielectric resonance antenna.

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 19/09 (2006.01); H01Q 1/40 (2006.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H01Q 3/26 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 9/32 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01Q 3/26 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0485 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0492 (2013.01); H01Q 19/09 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0131746 A1 20010503; AU 1043701 A 20010508; CA 2389161 A1 20010503; CN 1387689 A 20021225; EP 1232538 A1 20020821; EP 1232538 B1 20081119; JP 2003513495 A 20030408

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0004155 W 20001030; AU 1043701 A 20001030; CA 2389161 A 20001030; CN 00815198 A 20001030; EP 00971607 A 20001030; JP 2001533595 A 20001030