Patent ID: 10637136

Abstract:
The present application describes a method of forming a flexible dipole antenna. The method includes a step of surrounding an outer jacket of a cable with a lower limit radiating element. The lower limit radiating element includes a first annular surface opposite a second annular surface with a hollow body disposed therebetween joining the first and second annular surfaces together. Each of the first and second annular surfaces has a diameter greater than a diameter of the outer jacket of the cable. The method also includes a step of coupling the first annular surface of the lower limit radiating element with a metallic shield disposed within the outer jacket of the cable. The metallic shield encases an internal conductor of the cable. The method further includes a step of encasing the cable and the lower limit radiating element in a flexible outer sheath having a first end opposite a second end with a hollow body disposed therebetween joining the first and second ends together. The outer sheath has a diameter greater than a diameter of each of the first and second annular surfaces of the lower limit radiating element.