Patent ID: 7696927

Claim:
An antenna having multiple radiating bands, comprising: a ground plane; a feed plate extending generally parallel to and being spaced from said ground plane by a first distance and having a feed connection extending between said feed plate and said ground plane; at least one radiating element extending generally parallel to and being spaced from said feed plate by a second distance, and at least one galvanic connector connecting said at least one radiating element at a first location on said at least one radiating element to said ground plane at a first location on said ground plane, said first location on said ground plane being separated from said feed connection by a third distance, said first, second and third distances being selected to achieve desired impedance matching of said feed plate, said feed plate feeding said at least one radiating element at a location corresponding to an impedance substantially greater than 50 Ohm at least one band, and said feed plate being substantially smaller than said at least one radiating element.