Patent ID: 9653789
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. An antenna, comprising: a dielectric material having i) a first side opposite a second side, and ii) a conductive via therein; a first planar conducting element on the first side of the dielectric material, the first planar conducting element comprising i) a first slot and a second slot therein, wherein the first slot and the second slot are closed slots ii) an electrical connection to the conductive via, wherein the via is formed within the first planar conducting element and iii) dimensions that cause the first planar conducting element to resonate over a first range of frequencies centered about a first center frequency; a second planar conducting element on the first side of the dielectric material, each of the first and second planar conducting elements positioned adjacent a gap that electrically isolates the first planar conducting element from the second planar conducting element, and the second planar conducting element having dimensions that cause the second planar conducting element to resonate over a second range of frequencies centered about a second center frequency; and an electrical microstrip feed line on the second side of the dielectric material, wherein a conductive pad disposed on the first planar conducting element electrically connects the electrical microstrip feed line to the conductive via formed within the first planar conducting element, and wherein the electrical microstrip feed line extends from the conductive via of the first planar conducting element, to across the gap, to under the second planar conducting element and connecting thereto, wherein a route of the electrical microstrip feed line changes direction under the second planar conducting element, and wherein the second planar conducting element provides a reference plane for the electrical microstrip feed line.