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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Hideki Ueda, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/24 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0421 (2013.01); H01Q 9/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ground plane, at least one composite antenna, and a power feeding line configured to supply power to the at least one composite antenna are provided in or on a substrate. The composite antenna includes a power feeding element configuring a patch antenna together with the ground plane, and at least one linear antenna configured to flow an electric current having a component in a vertical direction with respect to the ground plane. The power feeding line includes a main line connected to the power feeding element, and a branch line branched from the main line and connected to the linear antenna.