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Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures

US7256741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2006
Grant dateAug 14, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q9/0442
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more than one of the plurality of operating frequency bands. In one embodiment, a multiple-band antenna has first, second, and third operating frequency bands, and comprises a first patch structure associated with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure connected to the first patch structure and associated with the second operating frequency band and the third operating frequency band, a first slot structure disposed between a first portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated with the first operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band, a second slot structure disposed between a second portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated with the second operating frequency band, and a third slot structure disposed between a third portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure an…

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