Appeal No. 2005-2760
Application 09/915,963
antenna element coupled with a symmetrically shaped finite ground
plane which supports the relatively wider directivity of the
broadband structure. In another embodiment, the antenna
structure is said to support a phase velocity greater than the
speed of light.
Representative claims 1 and 2 are reproduced as follows:
1. An antenna structure comprising:
at least one antenna element, the at least one antenna
element having at least one taper; and
a symmetrical finite ground plane coupled with the at least
one antenna element.
2. The antenna structure of claim 1, wherein the at least
one antenna element comprises a traveling wave antenna supporting
a phase velocity greater than the speed of light.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Ogot 5,648,787 Jul. 15, 1997
Wicks US H2016 H Apr. 2, 2002
(Filed Mar. 5, 1986)
Claims 2 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as relying on a nonenabling disclosure.
Claims 1, 3, 5-9, 11, 13, and 15-18 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 (e) as anticipated by Wicks.
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