Patent ID: 7696941
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H01Q,H05K

Abstract:
1. A printed circuit notch antenna having at least two layers for providing remote wireless communication, the printed circuit notch antenna comprising: a first ground plane conductor on a first layer of a printed circuit board; a second ground plane conductor on a second layer of the printed circuit board; a notch antenna formed in a portion of the first ground plane conductor, wherein the notch antenna comprises a closed end, an opened end, and two elongate side portions between the closed end and the opened end; a transmission line positioned on an opposite portion of the printed circuit board from the notch antenna, wherein the transmission line crosses under the portion of the printed circuit board containing the notch antenna and indirectly couples to one of the two elongate side portions of the notch antenna, and wherein the transmission line comprises an impedance-controlled circuit positioned below the notch antenna.