Patent ID: 7605679

Claim:
A non-planar antenna, comprising: a first transmission line oriented in a first plane, the first transmission line including a pair of rigid substrate layers, a pair of flexible substrate layers and a trace portion, the trace portion being located between the pair of flexible substrate layers, the pair of flexible substrate layers being located between the pair of rigid substrate layers; a second transmission line oriented in a second plane, the second transmission line including a pair of rigid substrate layers, a pair of flexible substrate layers and a trace portion, the trace portion of the second transmission line being located between the pair of flexible substrate layers of the second transmission line, the pair of flexible substrate layers of the second transmission line being located between the pair of rigid substrate layers of the second transmission line, wherein the first plane is generally perpendicular to the second plane; and a transition transmission line, the transition transmission line being connected between the first transmission line and the second transmission line, the transition transmission line including a pair of flexible substrate layers and a trace portion, the trace portion of the transition transmission line being located between the pair of flexible substrate layers of the transition transmission line, wherein the transition transmission line is configured for delivering energy from the first transmission line to the second transmission line and from the second transmission line to the first transmission line.