Patent ID: 7151491

Claim:
A planar broadband patch antenna for transmitting or receiving television signals comprising: a reflector tuned to a band; a power supply; a radiating means supported by said reflector and connected to said power supply, said radiating means for radiating with a first frequency, said radiating means comprising: a first slot tuned to a second frequency; and a second slot tuned to a third frequency, said third frequency being different than said first frequency and said second frequency, said first and second slots being connected through a connecting slot, said connecting slot forming a strip line coupling so as to cause an electromagnetic current in said first slot of said second frequency and in said second slot of said third frequency; and at least one parastitic means arranged above and parallel to said radiating means, the parastitic means for widening a bandwidth in an upper portion of the band, the parastitic means having a size of smaller dimensions than a size of said radiating means.