Patent ID: 7994992

Claim:
A multi-feed, single-element, multi-band antenna comprising: a conductive structure; a plurality of current probes, each current probe comprising a magnetic core, wherein each core has an aperture, wherein the current probes are mounted to the conductive structure without insulating chokes or traps such that a corresponding portion of the same conductive structure is positioned within each aperture such that RF energy is transferred between the current probes and the conductive structure by way of magnetic induction; wherein each current probe has a separate feed and is designed to receive and transmit in a substantially different frequency band than the other current probes; and wherein the current probes are positioned on the conductive structure such that the combination of the conductive structure and the current probes effectively creates a plurality of magnetic-field-coupled transmit/receive antennas such that each respective antenna has a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of less than or equal to approximately 3:1 for a given range within each respective frequency band.