MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA FOR MULTIPLE BANDS OF OPERATION AND METHOD THEREFOR
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1. An antenna assembly comprising:
- a conductive line coupled to a feed point; and
an element configured to resonate at a predetermined frequency, wherein the element is electrically coupled to the conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the conductive line, the predetermined frequency of the element determining a distance from the feed point along the conductive line.
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Abstract
An antenna assembly has a conductive line coupled to a feed point. An element is configured to resonate at a predetermined frequency. The element is electrically coupled to the conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the conductive line wherein the predetermined frequency of the element determines a distance from the feed point along the conductive line.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna assembly comprising:
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a conductive line coupled to a feed point; and an element configured to resonate at a predetermined frequency, wherein the element is electrically coupled to the conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the conductive line, the predetermined frequency of the element determining a distance from the feed point along the conductive line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An antenna assembly comprising:
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a first substrate; an opening formed in a central area of the first substrate; a first conductive line formed on a first surface of the first substrate and running down a length of the first substrate; a first transmission line positioned through the opening and electrically coupled to the first conductive line; and a first plurality of pairs of elements, each pair of the first plurality of elements resonating at different predetermined frequencies in a first frequency bandwidth, each of the first plurality of pairs of elements having a first member and a corresponding member, wherein each of the first plurality of pairs of elements is electrically coupled to the first conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the first conductive line, wherein the first member of each the first plurality of pairs of elements positioned on a first side of the feed point along the length of the first substrate and the corresponding member of each of the first plurality of pairs of elements positioned on an opposing side of the feed point along the length of the first substrate, the different predetermined frequencies determining a distance from the feed point along the first conductive line for each of the first plurality of pairs elements. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An antenna assembly comprising:
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a first substrate; an opening formed in a central area of the first substrate; a first of conductive line formed on a first surface of the first substrate and running down a length of the first substrate; a first transmission line positioned through the opening and electrically coupled to the first conductive line; a first plurality of pairs of elements, each pair of the first plurality of elements resonating at different predetermined frequencies in a first frequency bandwidth, each of the first plurality of pairs of elements having a first member and a corresponding member, wherein each of the first plurality of pairs of elements is electrically coupled to the first conductive line and aligned perpendicular to the first conductive line, wherein the first member of each the first plurality of pairs of elements positioned on a first side of the feed point along the length of the first substrate and the corresponding member of each of the first plurality of pairs of elements positioned on an opposing side of the feed point along the length of the first substrate, the different predetermined frequencies determining a distance from the feed point along the first conductive line for each of the first plurality of pairs elements; and a second substrate positioned perpendicular to the first substrate and running down the length of the first substrate, the first plurality of pairs of elements attached to the second substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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