Patent ID: 6661386
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A through glass coupler, comprising:a first module comprising a first circuit board having a left side edge, a right side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, the circuit board of the first module further having a front face and a back face, the front face having a ground element that is disposed adjacent at least one of said right side edge and said left side edge and at least one of said top edge and said bottom edge, the front face of the first circuit board further having a first module exciter strip disposed within an aperture defined at least in part by the ground element; and a second module comprising a second circuit board having a left side edge, a right side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge, the second circuit board of the second module further having a front face and a back face, the front face having a ground element that is disposed adjacent at least one of said right side edge and said left side edge and at least one of said top edge and said bottom edge, the front face of the second circuit board further having a second module exciter strip disposed within an aperture defined at least in part by the ground element, wherein the second module exciter strip is longer than the first module exciter strip in at least one dimension, and wherein the ground element of the first circuit board comprises a gap between portions of the ground element.