A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is
provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for
operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency
bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more
than one of the plurality of operating frequency bands. In one
embodiment, a multiple-band antenna has first, second, and third
operating frequency bands, and comprises a first patch structure
associated with the first operating frequency band, a second patch
structure connected to the first patch structure and associated with the
second operating frequency band and the third operating frequency band, a
first slot structure disposed between a first portion of the first patch
structure and the second patch structure and associated with the first
operating frequency band and the second operating frequency band, a
second slot structure disposed between a second portion of the first
patch structure and the second patch structure and associated with the
second operating frequency band, and a third slot structure disposed
between a third portion of the first patch structure and the second patch
structure and associated with the first operating frequency band and the
third operating frequency band.