Patent ID: 7859477

Claim:
An antenna, comprising: a connector including a feed line and a ground line, and an antenna segment formed from a single conductive material and securely connected to the connector, the antenna segment formed to include: a radiating antenna segment, the radiating antenna segment electrically connected to the feed line at a feed line connection point, a non-radiating matching segment substantially parallel to the radiating antenna segment, the non-radiating matching segment substantially shorter than the radiating segment, the non-radiating matching segment electrically connected to the ground line at a ground line connection point, and a shunt segment electrically connected to the non-radiating matching segment, the shunt segment formed between the feed line connection point and the ground line connection point, wherein the shunt segment, the radiating antenna segment, and the non-radiating matching segment are all positioned on a common side of the feed line connection point.