Patent ID: 9013355
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A patch antenna comprising: a ground plane base; an L-shaped feed structure comprising a pin extending from the ground plane base and a stub substantially perpendicular to the pin; and a laminate structure attached to the stub of the L-shaped feed structure, the laminate structure comprising a substrate layer, a metal layer and a clearance gap, the substrate layer having a bottom surface and a top surface, the metal layer disposed on a portion of the top surface of the substrate layer, the stub attached to the bottom surface of the substrate layer, the clearance gap located around the pin of the L-shaped feed structure in proximity of the metal layer of the laminate structure; wherein the laminate structure has a first end and a second end opposing the first end, and the stub of the L-shaped feed structure extends from the pin towards the first end of the laminate structure, and the metal layer extends from the second end of the laminate structure towards the pin.