Patent ID: 7126540

Claim:
A dipole antenna comprising: a board including a dielectric substrate; and a dipole element resonating within a predetermined bandwidth, said dipole element including pair of radiating arms, each of which is formed on said dielectric substrate, wherein each of said radiating arms includes: a first strip that extends in a first direction, said first strip of each of said radiating arms having first and second ends that are respectively proximate to and distal from the other one of said radiating arms, said first ends of said first strips being adapted to be coupled to a transmission line, a second strip that extends in a second direction transverse to said first direction, said second strip of each of said radiating arms having a first end connected to said second end of said first strip of a respective one of said radiating arms, and a second end, and a third strip that extends in the first direction, said third strip of each of said radiating arms having first and second ends that are respectively proximate to and distal from the other one of said radiating arms, said first end of said third strip being connected to said second end of said second strip, wherein said dielectric substrate has a first surface, and a second surface opposite to said first surface in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions, said third strip of each of said radiating arms meandering between said first and second surfaces of said dielectric substrate through said dielectric substrate.