Patent ID: 7855686

Claim:
An antenna formable on at least a first surface of a substrate for ultra-wideband applications, the antenna comprising: a radiating element for transmitting and receiving signals, the radiating element comprising: a first portion having a first surface area; a second portion having a second surface area substantially larger than the first surface area; a notch having an opening at a periphery of the radiating element and extending into the radiating element, the notch substantially segregating the radiating element into the first portion and the second portion; an interconnecting portion for structurally interconnecting the first portion and the second portion and formed substantially distal to the portion of the periphery of the radiating element at which the opening of the notch resides; and a first arm proximate to the opening of the notch and extending away from the first portion of the radiating element in a direction transverse to an elongate border of the first portion of the radiating element, the first arm for modifying the operating frequency range of the antenna.