Patent ID: 9455488
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H01Q,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An antenna for radio frequency (RF) applications comprising: a dielectric element including a radio frequency (RF) dielectric material; an active element attached to a first external surface of the dielectric element; a ground element attached to a second external surface opposite the first external surface; a cavity in the dielectric element between the first external surface and the ground element, wherein the cavity is positioned within a layer of the RF dielectric material; a radio device deposited in the cavity positioned within the layer of the RF dielectric material and adapted for coupling to the active element; an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield positioned in the cavity and between the radio device and the dielectric element, the EMI shield coupled to the ground element to enclose the radio device between the EMI shield and the ground element, inhibiting EMI between the radio device and the active element; a first passage through the dielectric element and a first surface of the EMI shield but not through the ground element for facilitating the coupling between the radio device and the active element; and a grounding line disposed in a second passage through the dielectric element and a second surface of the EMI shield opposite the first surface, the grounding line coupling the EMI shield and the ground element.