Patent 7183992 was granted and assigned to Thales Group on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A wideband antenna system is capable of radiating or receiving radio-frequency signals in a given frequency band, comprising at least two substantially collinear radiating elements, wherein each element radiates in one frequency band, a first radiating element working in the [Fhinf, Fhsup] frequency band, a second radiating element working in the [Fminf, Fmsup] frequency band. At the hinge frequencies, these two elements participate in the radiation.