Patent ID: 6714162
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna, comprising:a ground plane; a radiating element; a short; a feed tab; and a parasitic element; wherein, the ground plane comprises a first ground plane edge and a second ground plane edge, the first ground plane edge and the second ground plane edge residing at opposite sides of the ground plane and across a ground plane width; the ground plane comprises a third ground plane edge and a fourth ground plane edge, the third ground plane edge and the fourth ground plane edge extend between the first ground plane edge and second ground plane edge and reside on opposing sides of the ground plane and along a ground plane length; the radiating element comprises a first radiating element edge and a second radiating element edge, the first radiating element edge and the second radiating element edge residing at opposite sides of the radiating element and across a radiating element width; the radiating element comprises a third radiating element edge and a fourth radiating element edge, the third radiating element edge and the fourth radiating element edge extend between the first radiating element edge and the second radiating element edge and reside on opposing sides of the radiating element and along a radiating element length; the short comprising a first short edge and a second short edge, wherein the first short edge is coupled to the first ground plane edge and the first radiating element edge shorting the ground plane to the radiating element; the feed tab comprising a first feed tab edge and a second feed tab edge, wherein the first feed tab edge is coupled to the fourth radiating element edge and the second feed tab edge resides a first predetermined distance above the ground plane; and the parasitic element comprising a first parasitic element edge and a second parasitic element edge, wherein the second parasitic element edge is coupled to the third ground plane edge and the first parasitic element edge resides a second predetermined distance below the radiating element.