Patent ID: 7277728

Claim:
A base station, comprising: a casing; a transmitting and receiving device housed in the casing; and an antenna connected to the transmitting and receiving device, wherein the antenna is formed as a patch antenna that comprises at least one receiving antenna patch and at least one transmitting antenna patch, wherein the receiving antenna patch is attached to the casing of the base station, wherein the transmitting antenna patch is attached to the casing of the base station, and wherein the casing contains internal components of the base station comprising a receiving circuit section, transmitting circuit section, modulating/demodulating systems, and decoding systems, wherein the casing has a cover plate configured to provide structural strength, shielding, and a ground plane for the antenna, wherein on top of the cover plate, insulating substrates are provided, wherein on top of the insulating substrates the electrically conductive receiving and transmitting antenna patches are arranged, wherein probe feeds are provided, which go through the cover plate to internal components of the base station and which are connected to the antenna patches, wherein additional patches are provided on top of the receiving antenna patch, and wherein additional patches are provided on top of the transmitting antenna patch, the additional patches providing parasitic capacitance increasing bandwidths for transmission and reception.