Patent ID: 7973733
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A dipole antenna comprising: a first plane; a second plane spaced apart from the first plane; a first radiating surface, positioned on the first plane, to act as a poise; a second radiating surface is positioned on the first plane to act as a counterpoise; at least two slots formed in the second radiating surface which effectively form a choke between the counterpoise and a ground plane; and an end-feed microstrip positioned on the second plane, wherein the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface are electromagnetically coupled to the end-feed microstrip to form said dipole antenna, and wherein the end-feed microstrip is configured to match an impendence of the first radiating surface and the second radiating surface based on both a length of the end-feed microstrip and a width of the end-feed microstrip such that a first end of the end-feed microstrip is wider than a second end.