US Patent 7505002 Beam tilting patch antenna using higher order resonance mode

A patch antenna receives circularly polarized RF signals from a satellite. The antenna includes a radiating element. A plurality of feed lines feed the radiating element at a plurality of feed points. The feed points are spaced apart to generate a circularly polarized radiation beam solely in a higher order mode at a desired frequency. The antenna may include a plurality of parasitic structures. The feed point spacing and/or the parasitic structures tilt the radiating beam away from an axis perpendicular to the radiating element. Thus, the patch antenna provides excellent RF signal reception from satellites at low elevation angles.