(19)
(11) EP 4 037 097 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.04.2024 Bulletin 2024/15

(21) Application number: 21212703.9

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01Q 1/32(2006.01)
H01Q 1/52(2006.01)
 H01Q 21/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H01Q 21/0043; H01Q 1/3233; H01Q 1/528

(54)

WAVEGUIDE WITH LOBE SUPPRESSION

WELLENLEITER MIT KEULENUNTERDRÜCKUNG

GUIDE D'ONDES AVEC SUPPRESSION DE LOBES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 29.01.2021 US 202117162664

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/31

(73) Proprietor: Aptiv Technologies AG
8200 Schaffhausen (CH)

(72) Inventor:
  • Shi, Shawn
    Thousand Oaks, 91320 (US)

(74) Representative: Manitz Finsterwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltspartnerschaft mbB 
Martin-Greif-Strasse 1
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2020 287 293
   
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  • OGIWARA T ET AL: "2-D MoM Analysis of the Choke Structure for Isolation Improvement between Two Waveguide Slot Array Antennas", MICROWAVE CONFERENCE, 2007. APMC 2007. ASIA-PACIFIC, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, 11 December 2007 (2007-12-11), pages 1-4, XP031280334, ISBN: 978-1-4244-0748-4
   
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