PHASE SHIFTER TUNABLE VIA APERTURES IN THE GROUND PLANE OF THE WAVE GUIDE - Patent 1371108

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EP 1 371 108 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	17.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/51

(21)	Application number: 02726106.4

(22)	Date of filing: 12.02.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01P 1/18, H01Q 3/26

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP0201/428

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0207/3733 (19.09.2002 Gazette 2002/38)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

14.02.2001 EP 01301238

(71)	Applicant: ERA PATENTS LIMITED
	LeatherheadSurrey KT22 7SA (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	SANCHEZ, Fransisco, Javier, Vasquez Putney,London SW15 2 QH (GB)

(74)	Representative: Rackham, Stephen Neil
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERY,Broadgate House,7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	PHASE SHIFTER TUNABLE VIA APERTURES IN THE GROUND PLANE OF THE WAVE GUIDE