Method, system and apparatus for an antenna
First Claim
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1. An antenna, comprising;
- a dipole gap;
a notch filter;
a dipole structure comprising a first antenna conductor and a second antenna conductor; and
a feed structure coupled to a feed point, wherein the feed structure is a microstrip coupled line operable to couple a signal delivered to the feed point to the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor, wherein at least a portion of the microstrip coupled line is above the feed point, wherein the microstrip coupled line is over at least a portion of the first antenna conductor and at least a portion of the second antenna conductor, wherein the feed structure and the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor are formed on a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein the feed structure and the microstrip coupled line are formed on a first side of the PCB and the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor are formed on a second side of the PCB.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a microstrip-coupled dipole antenna. A microstrip of the antenna may be formed on top of a printed circuit board (PCB) and coupled to a transmission line such that the microstrip is operable to transfer electromagnetic energy fed to it by the transmission line to a dipole structure on the bottom of the PCB that, in turn, radiates a broadband electromagnetic signal.
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15 Claims
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1. An antenna, comprising;
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a dipole gap; a notch filter; a dipole structure comprising a first antenna conductor and a second antenna conductor; and a feed structure coupled to a feed point, wherein the feed structure is a microstrip coupled line operable to couple a signal delivered to the feed point to the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor, wherein at least a portion of the microstrip coupled line is above the feed point, wherein the microstrip coupled line is over at least a portion of the first antenna conductor and at least a portion of the second antenna conductor, wherein the feed structure and the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor are formed on a printed circuit board (PCB), and wherein the feed structure and the microstrip coupled line are formed on a first side of the PCB and the first antenna conductor and the second antenna conductor are formed on a second side of the PCB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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