Abstract: A multiband folded dipole transmission line antenna (300, 400, 500) including a plurality of concentric-like loops (210, 214, 508) where each loop comprises at least one transmission line element (204, 206) and at least a pair of folded dipole antenna elements (302, 304), a first connection point and a second connection point shared among the plurality of concentric-like loops, and a first inverted L antenna element (216) coupled to the first connection point and a second inverted L antenna element (218) coupled to the second connection point. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2012
Assignee:
Mororola Mobility, Inc.
Inventors:
Christos L. Kinezos, Ulf Jan-Ove Mattsson, Lorenzo A. Ponce De Leon