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A flexible antenna array comprises a plurality of layers of thin metal and a flexible insulating medium arranged as a sandwich of layers. Each layer of the sandwich is patterned as needed to define: (i) antenna segments patterned in one of the metal layers, (ii) an array of metallic top elements for

A flexible antenna array comprises a plurality of layers of thin metal and a flexible insulating medium arranged as a sandwich of layers. Each layer of the sandwich is patterned as needed to define: (i) antenna segments patterned in one of the metal layers, (ii) an array of metallic top elements formed in a layer spaced from the the antenna segments, the array of metallic top elements being patterned in another metal layer, (iii) a metallic ground plane formed in a layer spaced from the array of metallic top elements, the metallic ground plane having been formed from still another metal layer, and (iv) inductive elements coupling each of the top elements in the array of metallic top elements with said ground plan. An array of remotely controlled switches are provided for coupling selected ones of said antenna segments together.

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A flexible antenna array comprises a plurality of layers of thin metal and a flexible insulating medium arranged as a sandwich of layers. Each layer of the sandwich is patterned as needed to define: (i) antenna segments patterned in one of the metal layers, (ii) an array of metallic top elements for

A flexible antenna array comprises a plurality of layers of thin metal and a flexible insulating medium arranged as a sandwich of layers. Each layer of the sandwich is patterned as needed to define: (i) antenna segments patterned in one of the metal layers, (ii) an array of metallic top elements formed in a layer spaced from the the antenna segments, the array of metallic top elements being patterned in another metal layer, (iii) a metallic ground plane formed in a layer spaced from the array of metallic top elements, the metallic ground plane having been formed from still another metal layer, and (iv) inductive elements coupling each of the top elements in the array of metallic top elements with said ground plan. An array of remotely controlled switches are provided for coupling selected ones of said antenna segments together. 706/024; US-5619208, 19970400, Tamatsu et al., 342/070; US-5625362, 19970400, Richardson, 342/070; US-5627510, 19970500, Yuan, 340/435; US-5633642, 19970500, Hoss et al., 342/070; US-5654715, 19970800, Hayashikura et al.; US-5670963, 19970900, Kubota et al.; US-5675345, 19971000, Pozgay et al., 343/700.MS; US-5678650, 19971000, Ishihara et al.; US-5689264, 19971100, Ishikawa et al., 342/070; US-5712640, 19980100, Andou et al.; US-5717399, 19980200, Urabe et al.; US-5731778, 19980300, Nakatani et al.; US-5734344, 19980300, Yamada; US-5757074, 19980500, Matloubian et al.; US-5757307, 19980500, Nakatani et al., 342/070; US-5767793, 19980600, Agravante et al.; US-5771007, 19980600, Arai et al.; US-5777563, 19980700, Minissale et al.; US-5805103, 19980900, Doi et al.; US-5808561, 19980900, Kinoshita et al.; US-5808728, 19980900, Uehara; US-5818355, 19981000, Shirai et al.; US-5839534, 19981100, Chakraborty et al.; US-5905472, 19990500, Wolfson et al.; US-5923280, 19990700, Farmer, 342/070; US-5926126, 19990700, Engelman, 342/070; US-5929802, 19990700, Russell et al., 342/070; US-5938714, 19990800, Santonaka; US-5940011, 19990800, Agravante et al.; US-5949366, 19990900, Herrmann; US-5959570, 19990900, Russell, 342/070; US-5977904, 19991100, Mizuno et al.; US-5978736, 19991100, Greendale; US-5999092, 19991200, Smith et al., 340/436; US-5999119, 19991200, Carnes et al., 342/135; US-5999874, 19991200, Winner et al., 701/093; US-6011507, 20000100, Curran et al., 342/070; US-6018308, 20000100, Shirai; US-6026347, 20000200, Schuster, 701/301; US-6026353, 20000200, Winner; US-6028548, 20000200, Farmer; US-6037860, 20000300, Zander et al., 340/436; US-6037894, 20000300, Pfizenmaier et al.; US-6040796, 20000300, Matsugatani et al.; US-6043772, 20000300, Voigtlaender et al.; US-6044321, 20000300, Nakamura et al., 701/096; US-6049257, 20000400, Hauk; US-6057797, 20000500, Wagner; US-6069581, 20000500, Bell et al., 342/070; US-6070682, 20000600, Isogai et al.; US-6075492, 20000600, Schmidt et al.; US-6076622, 20000600, Chakraborty et al.; US-6085151, 20000700, Farmer et al.; US-6087975, 20000700, Sugimoto et al.; US-6091355, 20000700, Cadotte, Jr. et al., 342/175; US-6097331, 20000800, Matsugatani et al.; US-6097931, 20000800, Weiss et al., 340/007.21; US-6104336, 20000800, Curran et al., 342/070; US-6107956, 20000800, Russell et al., 342/070; US-6114985, 20000900, Russell et al., 342/169; US-6127965, 20001000, McDade et al.; US-6130607, 20001000, McClanahan et al., 340/436; US-6147637, 20001100, Morikawa et al.; US-6147638, 20001100, Rohling et al.; US-6154168, 20001100, Egawa et al.; US-6161073, 20001200, Tange et al.; US-6163252, 20001200, Nishiwaki; US-6184819, 20010200, Adomat et al.; US-6188950, 20010200, Tsutsumi et al.; US-6198426, 20010300, Tamatsu et al.; US-6198434, 20010300, Martek et al., 342/373; US-6215438, 20010400, Oswald et al.; US-6225918, 20010500, Kam; US-6232910, 20010500, Bell et al.; US-6233516, 20010500, Egawa; US-6252560, 20010600, Tanaka et al., 343/853; US-6255984, 20010700, Kreppold et al.; US-6256573, 20010700, Higashimata; US-6259395, 20010700, Adachi et al.; US-6265990, 20010700, Isogai et al.; US-6268803, 20010700, Gunderson et al.; US-6269298, 20010700, Seto; US-6278400, 20010800, Cassen et al.; US-6317073, 20011100, Tamatsu et al.; US-6317075, 20011100, Heide et al.; US-6317090, 20011100, Nagy et al.; US-6320547, 20011100, Fathy et al.; US-6327530, 20011200, Nishimura et al.; US-6329952, 20011200, Grace; US-6330507, 20011200, Adachi et al.; US-6335705, 20020100, Grace et al.; US-6338011, 20020100, Furst et al., 701/001; US-6345227, 20020200, Egawa et al.; US-6351702, 20020200, Tange et al.; US-6360158, 20020300, Hanawa et al., 701/093; US-6366235, 20020400, Mayer et al.; US-20020044082, 20020400, Woodington et al., 342/070; US-20020049539, 20020400, Russell et al., 701/301; US-20020067287, 20020600, Delcheccolo et al., 340/901