US Patent 11476589 Antenna element and antenna array

An antenna element having: a feed line for feeding in electrical power; and a first multiplicity of radiating elements situated on a first side of the feed line, and a second multiplicity of radiating elements situated on a second side of the feed line, the radiating elements being coupled in series to the feed line, being fed with electrical power by the feed line, and being designed to transmit electromagnetic radiation; the first multiplicity of radiating elements differing from the second multiplicity of radiating elements in a distribution of spatial dimensions of the radiating elements and/or in a distribution of distances of adjacent radiating elements.