Patent ID: 6072434
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna comprising:a ground plane having an aperture formed therein;a radiating patch formed on one side of the ground plane and separated therefrom by a first dielectric;a feedline arranged on an opposite side of the ground plane and separated therefrom by a second dielectric, such that signals are coupled between the feedline and the radiating patch via the aperture; anda single shorting strip located proximate to an edge of the radiating patch, away from a corner of the edge, and connecting the radiating patch to the ground plane, such that a dimension of the radiating patch required for resonance is reduced by a factor of approximately one-half, and wherein a position of the shorting strip along the edge of the radiating patch is selected to alter a characteristic of a radiation pattern of the antenna.