Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
343843000 | Having an appreciable wave length dimension | 87 |
20090135077 | MULTI-BAND INTERNAL ANTENNA OF SYMMETRY STRUCTURE HAVING STUB - Provided is a multi-band internal antenna of a symmetry structure having stub, in which a size of the internal antenna can be reduced by stacking loop antennas, a broadband characteristic can be obtained in a high frequency band by connecting the stub to a top patch of the antenna, and a reduced SAR and an omni-directional radiation pattern can be obtained by configuring an antenna patch in a symmetry structure. The multi-band internal antenna includes: a top patch disposed in an upper portion of the antenna, the top patch being formed in a loop shape of which one end is opened; a stub connected to the top patch to expand a bandwidth of a high frequency band in an operating frequency of the antenna; a bottom patch connected to a ground part through a feeder part and a shorting part, the bottom patch being formed in a loop shape of which one end and another end are opened; a connecting part connecting the top patch to the bottom patch to transmit a signal from the bottom patch to the top patch; an intermediate part formed between the top patch and the bottom patch to a predetermined thickness; the feeder part for feeding power to the bottom patch; and the shorting part for grounding the bottom patch. The multi-band internal antenna is used in wireless communication fields. | 05-28-2009 |
20090231229 | CIRCULAR POLARIZED ANTENNA - A circular polarized signal receiving antenna including an active element having first and second ends separated by a gap, a dimension of the active element, between the first and second ends thereof, corresponding to approximately one wavelength of a resonant operating frequency of the antenna. A feed-point is coupled to the active element, wherein the feed-point is located approximately one-quarter of the wavelength from the first end of the active element and approximately three-quarters of the wavelength from the second end of the active element. In one embodiment, the feed-point is coupled to the active element. | 09-17-2009 |
20090251380 | DUAL POLARIZED ANTENNA - To provide a dual polarized antenna capable of reducing correlation between antenna elements. | 10-08-2009 |
20090267858 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device for operating in a predetermined frequency band has a resonator section, a semiconductor section and an antenna section. The resonator section includes a first conductor section, a dielectric section, and a second conductor section for specifying a reference potential against each section which is arranged so as to oppose the first conductor section through the dielectric section. A semiconductor section is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the first conductor section and the second conductor section. The antenna section uses the second conductor section as a grounding conductor, is substantially spherical, makes at least its surface electroconductive, and is arranged on the first conductor section. | 10-29-2009 |
20090322642 | RESONANT CAP LOADED HIGH GAIN PATCH ANTENNA - An antenna architecture containing a broadband resonant cap positioned over a radiating patch is disclosed. The resonant cap consists of a rectangular resonant patch at the center with parasitic patches in close proximity of the four edges of the resonant patch. The parasitic patches may be coplanar with the resonant patch or may be mounted at an angle with respect to the vertical axis of the resonant patch. The resonant cap reduces the HPBW of the emitted radiation and improves emission directivity. | 12-31-2009 |
20100007573 | MULTIBEAM ANTENNA - An antenna having two beams low in correlation and effective for MIMO is provided. | 01-14-2010 |
20100026602 | Antenna Device and Electronic Equipment - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a short circuit path, a first open-ended element, a feed side element, a second open-ended element, and a short circuit element. One end of the short circuit path is connected to a ground point near a feed point. The first open-ended element extends from another end of the short circuit path. The feed side element extends from near the feed point in a direction in which the first open-ended element extends with an edge close to ground. The second open-ended element extends from near an end of the feed side element in the direction in which the first open-ended element extends. The short circuit element connects between an end of the first open-ended element and a point on an edge of the feed side element opposite the edge close to the ground or a point on the second open-ended element. | 02-04-2010 |
20100060542 | Multi-Band Antenna Arrangement - A multi-band antenna arrangement having a plurality of resonant modes and including a ground plane; and a first antenna forming a loop-like structure between a ground point and a feed point, wherein the first antenna is located in proximity to the ground plane and has resonant modes at X/2 and X. | 03-11-2010 |
20100079350 | WWAN PRINTED CIRCUIT ANTENNA WITH THREE MONOPOLE ANTENNAS DISPOSED ON A SAME PLANE - A WWAN printed circuit antenna includes three monopole antennas in the printed circuit board. Signals are fed in from the feed monopole antenna. The first and second radiating monopole antennas are actuated by the feed monopole antenna in an electromagnetic coupling way. Therefore, a three-dimensional structure derived from the planar inverted-F antenna can be replaced, and the limitation of space usage can be overcome. | 04-01-2010 |
20100117917 | WAVELENGTH-SCALED ULTRA-WIDEBAND ANTENNA ARRAY - An ultra-wideband antenna array architecture includes a first array of radiating elements, a second array of radiating elements, and a third array of radiating elements, with their respective element widths proportionately ascending in size. In one configuration, the first array radiating element width is half a wavelength at the highest frequency of operation, the second array element width is twice the first width, and the third array element width is twice the second width. The first, second, and third arrays are positioned in a wavelength-scaled lattice wherein the wavelength scaling is based on design operative frequencies and whereby adjacent actively-radiating elements for an operative frequency are aligned so as to produce constructive interference when powered up. Feed means such as a diplexer with a selected-band frequency control then provides power to each array. | 05-13-2010 |
20100156740 | LEAKY-WAVE DUAL-ANTENNA SYSTEM - The invention discloses a leaky-wave dual-antenna system comprising a transmitting antenna array and a receiving antenna array. The transmitting antenna array comprises plural first microstrips and plural corresponding first differential circuits, and each of the first differential circuit matches the corresponding first microstrip by a L-type matching network; the receiving antenna array comprises plural second microstrips and plural corresponding second differential circuits, and each of the second differential circuit matches the corresponding second microstrip by a L-type matching network. A first end and a second end of each of the first differential circuits are respectively connected to the corresponding first microstrip; a third end and a fourth end of each of the second differential circuits are respectively connected to the corresponding second microstrip. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164827 | DIELECTRIC ANTENNA - This disclosure provides a dielectric antenna including an antenna element for radiating electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency in a predetermined direction, and a dielectric member arranged in the radiating direction of the electromagnetic waves radiated from the antenna element. The dielectric member includes two or more dielectric layer portions each extending in a direction perpendicular to the radiating direction of the electromagnetic waves. The two or more dielectric layer portions are arranged at predetermined intervals in the radiating direction of the electromagnetic waves. | 07-01-2010 |
20100164828 | MINIFIED DUAL-BAND PRINTED MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A dual-band printed monopole antenna is disclosed. The antenna is in a rectangular structure and comprising: a first radiating unit; a second radiating unit; a matching unit; a first matching unit; a second matching unit; a signal feed-in terminal, and a feed-in signal grounding terminal, whereby its size is effectively minified so as to meet the demand for the application of the minified modern wireless apparatus. | 07-01-2010 |
20100177004 | Multi-band printed antenna - The present invention discloses a multi-band printed antenna, comprising: a grounding plane; and an antenna part, including a shorted arm electrically connected to the grounding plane, a folded arm connected to the shorted arm, and a feeding arm connected to the folded arm, feeding arm being for providing signals to the folded arm and shorted arm; wherein the folded arm includes at least one turning corner and provides at least two resonant frequencies according to the turning corner and the total length of the folded arm. | 07-15-2010 |
20100201597 | GLASS ANTENNA FOR VEHICLE - To receiving satellite broadcasting waves, it is provided an antenna comprising: a first element connected to a first feed point of a hot side; a ground element connected to a second feed point of a ground side; a second element; and a third element. The second element is arranged substantially in parallel with the first element so as to be coupled to the first element. The third element is arranged to define a predetermined angle with the first element, with a vertex of the predetermined angle set to a vicinity of the first feed point and the second feed point. The first element has a linear shape so as to have an inductive property at a resonance frequency. The third element has a linear shape so as to have a capacitive property at the resonance frequency. The third element is connected to a ground-side end portion of the second element. | 08-12-2010 |
20100214191 | ANTENNA WITH DOUBLE GROUNDINGS - An antenna with double groundings, including a body part, a feeding part, a first grounding part, and a second grounding part, is provided. The body part is electrically connected to the feeding part, the first grounding part, and the second grounding part respectively. The body part is corresponding to a resonance length to transmit and receive a radiation wave with a wavelength at an operating frequency. Wherein, a current path from the first grounding part to the feeding part along the body part is ½ times of the wavelength at the operating frequency, and a relative distance between the second grounding part and the first grounding part is ¼ times of the wavelength at the operating frequency. | 08-26-2010 |
20100265151 | DUAL-FEED ANTENNA - The invention relates to a dual-feed antenna. The dual-feed antenna includes a substrate, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit. The second antenna unit includes a second radiating unit and a second grounding unit. The second radiating unit includes a second radiator which has a first groove. The first groove has a first bottom and a pair of first arms. The second grounding unit includes a first sub-grounding-area and a second sub-grounding-area. The second sub-grounding-area has a second groove which includes a second bottom and a pair of second arms. The first sub-grounding-area is cross-wise connected with the second sub-grounding-area at the bottom of the groove, and the second arms symmetrically distribute to both sides of the first sub-grounding-area, and the first groove has an opening direction opposite to the opening direction of the second groove. | 10-21-2010 |
20100277389 | COMPACT CIRCULAR POLARIZED ANTENNA - According to one embodiment, an antenna comprises a plurality of elongated side radiating elements having longitudinal axes oriented at angles of between about 10 and about 80 degrees from a line perpendicular to an imaginary base plane extending across ends of the side radiating elements. In another embodiment, an antenna comprises a plurality of elongated side radiating elements each lying along a unique side plane and having longitudinal axes oriented at angles of between about 10 and about 80 degrees from a line perpendicular to an imaginary base plane extending across ends of the side radiating elements and a plurality of top radiating elements each electrically coupled to an associated one of the side radiating elements and lying along a top plane. Of course, many other systems and antennas according to other embodiments are included in the invention. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283704 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a short circuit path, a first open-ended element, a feed side element, a second open-ended element, and a short circuit element. A length, from a ground point to a second end of the first open-ended element through the short circuit path and the first open-ended element, is substantially a quarter of a wavelength of a first resonant frequency. A length, from the ground point to a second end of the second open-ended element through the short circuit path, the short circuit element, and the second open-ended element, is substantially a quarter of a wavelength of a second resonant frequency. | 11-11-2010 |
20100328180 | ANTENNA SUITABLE IN HAND-HELD DEVICE - This invention provides an antenna structure, especially relates to an antenna structure in hand-held device. The antenna structure of the present invention is formed by a continue transmission line, and forming an annular shape. It is featured that the antenna structure has two end points, the first end point is a floating point, and the second end point connected to a ground. A signal input point is connected to the continue transmission line for inputting an antenna signal into the antenna structure. The signal input point keeps two-thirds of wavelength distance from the second end point. According to present invention, a small antenna structure is provided and fitting in with operation in ultra wide bandwidth frequency, furthermore the multi-frequency signal can be transceived. The antenna structure has lower signal intensity of high order harmonic signals, therefore the structure can reduce the antenna signal interferences with the high order harmonic signals. | 12-30-2010 |
20110025576 | MULTI-BAND MICROSTRIP MEANDER-LINE ANTENNA - A multi-band microstrip meander-line antenna includes a substrate, two meander-shaped conductors, and two feed lines. The first meander-shaped conductor is disposed on the substrate in a first reciprocating bend manner for providing a resonant frequency band corresponding to a first operating frequency. The second meander-shaped conductor is disposed on the substrate in a second reciprocating bend manner for providing a resonant frequency band corresponding to a second operating frequency. The first feed line includes the first end electrically connected to a first feed point of the antenna and the second end electrically connected to the end of the first meander-shaped conductor. The second feed line includes the first end electrically connected to the second feed point of the antenna and the second end electrically connected to the end of the second meander-shaped conductor. | 02-03-2011 |
20110057853 | PATCH ANTENNA WITH WIDE BANDWIDTH AT MILLIMETER WAVE BAND - Provided is a millimeter wave band patch antenna. The patch antenna includes a multi-layer substrate, at least one metal pattern layer, an antenna patch, a ground layer, and a plurality of vias. In the multi-layer substrate, a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked. The metal pattern layer is disposed between the dielectric layers except for a center region of the multi-layer substrate. The antenna patch is disposed on an upper surface of the multi-layer substrate in the center region. The ground layer is disposed on a lower surface of the multi-layer substrate opposing to the upper surface. The vias is disposed around the center region through the dielectric layers for electrically connecting the metal pattern layer to the ground layer. The center region, which is surrounded by the ground layer and the vias, functions as a resonator. | 03-10-2011 |
20110080332 | MULTIMODE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - One or more embodiments are directed to a multimode antenna structure for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure is configured for optimal operation in a given frequency range. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry, and a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to have an electrical length selected to provide optimal operation within the given frequency range. The antenna structure also includes one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element. The electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element are generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range without the use of a decoupling network connected to the antenna ports, and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns. | 04-07-2011 |
20110115687 | Printed Dual-band Antenna for Electronic Device - A printed dual-band antenna for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first monopole antenna and a grounding metal sheet. The first monopole antenna is formed on the substrate, and has an electrical length approximating to a quarter wavelength of a first frequency band and a three quarter wavelength of a second frequency band. The grounding metal sheet is formed on the substrate to be a ground of the first monopole antenna. A feeding terminal of the first monopole antenna, formed at a first side of the grounding metal sheet, divides the first side into a first edge and a second edge. Lengths of the first edge and the second edge approximate to a quarter wavelength of the second frequency band. | 05-19-2011 |
20110163933 | BOTTOM FEED CAVITY APERTURE ANTENNA - A bottom feed cavity aperture antenna is provided. The bottom feed cavity aperture antenna includes a patch and a ground structure. The patch feeds a signal to the bottom feed cavity aperture antenna. The ground structure includes a continuous wall, and a top end and a bottom end, wherein the continuous wall surrounds the patch, a thickness of the ground structure is formed between the top end and the bottom end, a patch height is formed between the patch and the bottom end, and a ratio of the patch height to the thickness is substantially lower than ½, and a magnetic field is formed at the top end, and magnetic resonance directions of the magnetic field are parallel to a first axis. | 07-07-2011 |
20110285599 | ANTENNA - An antenna comprising a substrate ( | 11-24-2011 |
20120026057 | ANTENNA DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a linear first antenna element, a linear second antenna element and a linear third antenna element. One end of the first antenna element is connected to a feeding point. One end of the second antenna element is connected to the feeding point. A length of the second antenna element is shorter than a length of the first antenna element. One end of the third antenna element is connected onto the first antenna element. A length of the third antenna element is shorter than the length of the first antenna element. | 02-02-2012 |
20120044120 | PORTABLE TERMINAL ANTENNA FOR IMPROVING SAR AND HAC CHARACTERISTICS - An antenna for a mobile terminal for improving SAR and HAC characteristics is disclosed. The disclosed antenna may include: a first conductive line electrically connected to a feeding point; a second conductive line separated from the first conductive line at a designated distance and electrically connected to a ground; a third conductive line extending from the second conductive line; and a coupling branch separated from the third conductive line and electrically connected to a ground, where coupling matching and coupling feeding occur between the first conductive line and the second conductive line, and the second conductive line and the third conductive line operate as a radiator. The disclosed antenna can enable impedance matching for a broader band and can improve SAR and HAC characteristics. | 02-23-2012 |
20120119970 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a feeding end, a ground end, and a main body. The main body includes a first radiating path, a second radiating path, a main radiating portion and a transmitting portion. The main radiating portion connected to the feeding end by the first and second radiating paths. The transmitting portion is connected to the main radiating portion and the ground end. The first and second radiating paths, the main radiating portion and the transmitting portion are coplanar. | 05-17-2012 |
20120154240 | Antenna and wireless device having same - An antenna includes an antenna element to transmit or receive electromagnetic signals, and a ground conductor to be grounded. The antenna element includes two conductors arranged substantially parallel to each other, a power feed portion provided between one conductor of the two conductors and the ground conductor, and connected to a feed system, a shorting portion for electrically connecting an other conductor of the two conductors and the ground conductor, and a conductor connecting portion for electrically connecting the two conductors together. The distance between the two conductors is not more than 1/100 a wavelength equivalent to a minimum frequency of operating frequencies of the antenna. | 06-21-2012 |
20120169562 | ANTENNA - The present technology provides an antenna comprising a conductive first plate, a conductive second plate and a conductive third plate. The conductive first plate and the conductive second plate are disposed and have an electrical connection to form an external antenna structure having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The conductive third plate is disposed substantially parallel to the conductive first plate between the conductive first plate and the conductive second plate and has a proximate edge proximate the electrical connection. The conductive third plate has an electrical length with respect to the proximate edge corresponding to substantially an odd integer multiple of a quarter of a guide wavelength associated with a resonant frequency of the antenna. The conductive third plate forms part of an internal antenna structure. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176291 | INPUT DEVICE FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - A planar dual-band antenna is provided. The planar dual-band antenna is G-shaped, and includes a first radiating part and a second radiating part. The first radiating part includes a first vertical radiating strip, a first horizontal radiating strip, a second vertical radiating strip and a second horizontal radiating strip. The second radiating part includes a third horizontal radiating strip, a third vertical radiating strip and a fourth horizontal radiating strip. The first vertical radiating strip has a connecting node. A first end of the first vertical radiating strip is served as a feeding point of the planar dual-band antenna. The second radiating part is connected with the connecting node of the first vertical radiating strip. In such way, two current paths of the planar dual-band antenna are defined. | 07-12-2012 |
20120212385 | MINIATURE ANTENNA HAVING A VOLUMETRIC STRUCTURE - A miniature antenna includes a radiating arm that defines a grid dimension curve. In one embodiment, the radiating arm includes a planar portion and at least one extruded portion. The planar portion of the radiating arm defines the grid dimension curve. The extruded portion of the radiating arm extends from the planar portion of the radiating arm to define a three-dimensional structure. In one embodiment, the miniature antenna includes a first radiating arm that defines a first grid dimension curve within a first plane and a second radiating arm that defines a second grid dimension curve within a second plane. In one embodiment, the miniature antenna includes a radiating arm that forms a non-planar structure. | 08-23-2012 |
20120218163 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - A mobile communication device having an antenna structure includes a grounding element and an antenna element. The grounding element includes a main ground and a protruded ground being connected to an edge of the main ground. Antenna element includes a feeding portion and a radiating portion. The feeding portion includes a feeding point, a first strip and a second strip. The first strip and the second strip are both connected to the feeding point. The radiating portion includes a first open end, a second open end and a shorting point which is connected to the protruded ground by a short-circuiting strip. There is a first coupling gap between the first strip and a first section of the radiating portion having the first open end. There is a second coupling gap between the second strip and a second section of the radiating portion having the second open end. | 08-30-2012 |
20120249393 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a first antenna element is formed from a folded monopole element having one end connected to a feeding terminal, and the other end connected to a first ground terminal, with a stub being provided between a forward portion and a backward portion formed by folding a middle portion. A second antenna element is formed from a monopole element having one end connected to the feeding terminal directly or indirectly through part of the first antenna element. A third antenna element is formed from a parasitic element having one end connected to a second ground terminal provided at a position opposite to the first ground terminal through the feeding terminal, and the other end open, with at least part of the parasitic element being placed parallel to the second antenna element so as to be configured to be capacitively coupled to the second antenna element. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274534 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA AND RELATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A dual-band antenna is disclosed including: a first antenna comprising: a first radiating portion including a plurality of separated radiating strips positioned on a first plane of a circuit board; a second radiating portion including a plurality of separated radiating strips positioned on a second plane of the circuit board; and a plurality of vias for coupling the plurality of radiating strips on the first plane with the plurality of radiating strips on the second plane to form a spiral radiating body; a second antenna having a radiating plane coupled with the first radiating portion or the second radiating portion; a shorting element coupled with the radiating plane and shared by the first and second antennas; and a feeding element coupled with the radiating plane and shared by the first and second antennas; wherein the width of part of the radiating plane gradually increases along a direction. | 11-01-2012 |
20130009837 | INTERWOVEN SPIRAL ANTENNA - An interwoven spiral antenna includes a non-inverted spiral section, an inverted spiral section, and an excitation region. The non-inverted spiral section has a spiral shape and the inverted spiral section has an inverted spiral shape. The excitation region is coupled to at least one of the non-inverted spiral section and the inverted spiral section, wherein, when excited, the interwoven spiral antenna has a circular polarization. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009838 | MULTI-BAND LOADED ANTENNA - A planar antenna for wireless information transfer can include a planar loading portion electrically coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, and a folded conductive strip portion coupled to the planar loading portion, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other. The planar loading portion can be configured to establish a specified bandwidth of a second operating frequency range, leaving a first specified operating frequency range substantially unchanged. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009839 | MULTI-BAND MULTI-POLARIZATION STUB-TUNED ANTENNA - Apparatus and techniques can include a planar antenna that can include a folded conductive strip portion coupled to a driven node of a wireless communication circuit, the folded conductive strip portion comprising at least two segments laterally offset from each other and at least partially laterally overlapping with each other, and a first region oriented along a first axis in a plane of the planar antenna and a second region oriented along a second axis in the plane of the planar antenna, the two axes and the two regions specified to provide polarization diversity of radiation from the planar antenna. The planar antenna can include a stub coupled to the folded conductive strip portion, the stub configured to provide a first specified operating frequency range at or near resonance using a mode corresponding to a total physical path length along the folded conductive strip portion. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009840 | WHIP DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - A whip dual-band antenna is disclosed in the present invention, and includes a radiator which is connected with a radio via a feed point of the radio, wherein the radiator includes a linear first radiator for generating a first resonance, a helical second radiator is set on the top of the first radiator in an inverse series manner, and the second radiator is used for generating a second resonance whose frequency is higher than the resonance frequency of the first radiator. In the present invention, by adding additionally a second radiator with a higher resonance frequency on the top of a first radiator dexterously, the length of the model of the second resonance frequency is increased, and the effect of the change of the UltraHigh Frequency (UHF) band is decreased. The antenna performance is better concentrated on the upper hemisphere when the dual-band antenna is operating in the Global Positioning System (GPS) frequency band, so as to implement a better GPS gain performance without affecting the effect in the UHF band. | 01-10-2013 |
20130082894 | INTEGRATED ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING INTEGRATED ANTENNA DEVICE - An integrated antenna is provided. The integrated antenna includes a first resonant element disposed on a chip, and receiving a first signal having a frequency from the chip; and a second resonant element disposed on a substrate, wherein the chip is disposed on the substrate, and the first signal enables a non-contact resonant coupling to be established between the first resonant element and the second resonant element due to the frequency to cause the second resonant element to generate and radiate a second signal. | 04-04-2013 |
20130106670 | ANTENNA FOR ACHIEVING EFFECTS OF MIMO ANTENNA | 05-02-2013 |
20130162494 | COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - An antenna structure having a ground element and an antenna element is provided. The antenna element is disposed on a dielectric substrate, and includes a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion, and a spiral metal line. An end of the first radiation portion is a feeding point of the antenna element, and another end is open. An end of the second radiation portion is electrically coupled to the ground element, and the length of the second radiation portion is greater than that of the first radiation portion. The first radiation portion is surrounded by the second radiation portion. An end of the spiral metal line is coupled to the first radiation portion. The spiral metal line contributes a parallel resonance outside the antenna's operating band, and results in a resonant mode generated within the antenna element's operating band such that the operating bandwidth of the antenna element is increased. | 06-27-2013 |
20130181879 | EMBEDDED ANTENNA - An embedded antenna is disclosed. The embedded antenna comprises a coaxial cable and a grounding connecting part. The coaxial cable comprises a center conductor, an insulating layer and an outer sheath. The center conductor comprises a signal transmission part and a radiating part. The radiating part electrically connects the signal transmission part and provides a resonance frequency. The insulating layer covers the signal transmission part and the radiating part. The outer sheath covers the signal transmission part but not the radiating part. The grounding connecting part electrically connects the system grounding part and the outer sheath. | 07-18-2013 |
20130214985 | ANTENNA HAVING A PLANAR CONDUCTING ELEMENT WITH FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS SEPARATED BY A NON-CONDUCTIVE GAP - In one embodiment, an antenna includes a dielectric material and a planar conducting element. The dielectric material has a first side opposite a second side, with the planar conducting element residing on the first side. The planar conducting element defines a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element, which end portions are separated by a non-conductive gap. In another embodiment, an antenna has a planar conducting element defining a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element. The planar conducting element has at least two different widths transverse to the conductive path. The first and second end portions of the planar conducting element are separated by a non-conductive gap. | 08-22-2013 |
20130241790 | LARGE-AREA BROADBAND SURFACE-WAVE ANTENNA - The antenna comprises a metal excitation loop (B | 09-19-2013 |
20130257672 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA ARRAY THEREIN - A mobile device at least includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna array, and a transceiver. The antenna array at least includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first and second antennas are both embedded in the dielectric substrate. The first and second antennas have different polarizations. The transceiver is coupled to the antenna array so as to transmit or receive a signal. The polarization of the antenna array may be dynamically adjusted by controlling a phase difference between the first antenna and the second antenna. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285870 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a third antenna element. The first antenna element has one end connected to a feed terminal, and other end open. The second antenna element has one end connected to a first position set on an element of the first antenna element, and other end open, with a portion between one end and the other end being disposed parallel to the first antenna element. The third antenna element has one end connected to a second position set between the other end and the first position on the element of the first antenna element, and other end open, with at least part of a portion between one end and the other end being disposed near the second antenna element. | 10-31-2013 |
20130342416 | Compact Radiating Array for Wireless Handheld or Portable Devices - A radiating system transmits and receives in first and second frequency regions and includes a radiating structure comprising first and second radiation boosters having maximum sizes smaller than 1/30 times the free-space wavelength of the lowest frequencies of the first and second frequency regions, respectively. The radiating system further includes a radiofrequency system having first and second ports respectively connected to first and second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a third port connected to an external port of the radiating system. The radiofrequency system includes: first and second reactance cancellation element providing impedances having an imaginary part close to zero for respective frequencies in the first and second frequency regions and a delay element interconnecting the first and second reactance cancelation elements to provide a difference in phase therebetween to produce first and second impedance loops in the first and second frequency region, respectively, at the external port. | 12-26-2013 |
20140015728 | Wireless Handheld Devices, Radiation Systems and Manufacturing Methods - A radiating system for transmitting and receiving signals in first and second frequency regions includes a radiating structure, a radiofrequency system, and an external port. The radiating structure has first and second isolated radiation boosters coupled to a ground plane layer. A first internal port of the radiating structure is between the first radiation booster and the ground plane layer, and a second internal port is between the second radiation booster and the ground plane layer. A distance between the two internal ports is less than 0.06 times a wavelength of the lowest frequency. The maximum size of the first and second radiation boosters is smaller than 1/30 times the wavelength of the lowest frequency. The radiofrequency system includes two ports connected respectively to the first and the second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a port connected to the external port of the radiating system. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022140 | Radio Frequency Identification Reader Antenna and Shelf - A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader antenna includes a feeding frame, a upper stub unit connected with the first side of the feeding frame, and a lower stub unit connected with the second side of the feeding frame, wherein the upper stub unit includes M first stubs extending towards the second side of the feeding frame, the lower stub unit includes N second stubs extending towards the first side of the feeding frame, the M first stubs and the N second stubs are arranged alternately intervallic, where M, N are integers that are greater than one. | 01-23-2014 |
20140043198 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - An antenna which operates in a plurality of frequency bands includes a feeding point, a first conductor which is connected to the feeding point, and at least two second conductors which are branched from the first conductor, have a linear shape, and include open ends as ends on a side opposite to the first conductor. The open ends of the two second conductors face in almost the same direction substantially parallel to a side closest to the feeding point out of the sides of an antenna region. The two second conductors include a part at which the distance between the two conductors at a portion parallel to the side is a first distance, and another part at which the distance is a second distance shorter than the first distance, and are electromagnetically coupled at, at least the other part. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043199 | PLANAR ANTENNA HAVING A WIDENED BANDWIDTH - A planar antenna with widened bandwidth comprises at least one first conducting element disposed above an earth plane and separated from the latter, and means for exciting said at least first conducting element, configured to excite two distinct orthogonal resonant modes, wherein said at least first conducting element is embodied by a substrate comprising at least one thin layer of an anisotropic material with relative permeability of greater than 10 for 2 GHz. The antenna applies notably to mobile communications terminals. | 02-13-2014 |
20140085159 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREOF - A communication device including a ground plane and an antenna element is provided. An edge of the ground plane is embedded with a notch, which has at least a first edge and a second edge. The antenna element, disposed at the notch, has at least a first operating frequency band and a second operating frequency band. The antenna element includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. The first conductive portion has a starting terminal, electrically coupled to the first edge of the notch through a signal source, as a feeding terminal of the antenna element. A capacitive coupling portion is formed between an end terminal of the first conductive portion and the ground plane. The second conductive portion has a shorting terminal electrically coupled or connected to the second edge of the notch. | 03-27-2014 |
20140091978 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device includes a substrate, a first antenna element disposed on a surface of the substrate, a second antenna element disposed on the surface of the substrate, the second antenna element being a linear shape, a length of the second antenna element being shorter than twice a length of a side that determines a lowest operating frequency of the first antenna element, a grounding conductor disposed so as not to overlap with the first antenna element and the second antenna element, a feeder coupled to the first antenna element, a first switch and a second switch disposed at the feeder wire, a first matching element and a second matching element disposed between the feeder wire and the grounding conductor, respectively, a third switch configured to switch connecting states of the first antenna element and the second antenna element. | 04-03-2014 |
20140111399 | DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - A directional antenna including a ground plane, a feeding element and a radiating element is provided. The feeding element is adjacent to the ground plane and includes a feeding point. A coupling gap is formed between the radiating element and the feeding element, and the radiating element includes a coupling point. Both the coupling point of the radiating element and the feeding point of the feeding element are at the perpendicular line of a ground plane. Further, a distance between the coupling point and an open end of the radiating element is smaller than 0.16λ of a resonant frequency of the directional antenna. | 04-24-2014 |
20140152524 | ANTENNA - An antenna includes a base, a ground layer printed on the base, a first antenna portion, a second antenna portion, and an isolation slot defined in the grounded layer. The isolation slot is arranged between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion to reduce the interference between the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion. | 06-05-2014 |
20140159982 | RECONFIGURABLE MONOPOLE ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A reconfigurable monopole antenna is described which includes a radiator element coupled to a feed point through at least two different current paths. The current paths are of different lengths to accommodate different frequency bands. To change the current paths, a feed-point switch is positioned at the antenna feed point for selectively supplying current along either a first current path or a second current path. The current paths share a majority of the radiator element so that separate radiator elements need not be used. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159983 | MULTIFILAR ANTENNA - Disclosed herein are example embodiments of a dielectrically loaded multifilar antenna for circularly polarised radiation the antenna having a plurality of operating frequencies in excess of 200 MHz. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an electrically insulative core having proximal and distal surface portions and, between the proximal and distal surface portions, a laterally directed side surface portion; a pair of feed nodes; at least four elongate generally helical conductive radiating elements located on the core; and, arranged between and coupling together the feed nodes and the radiating elements, a phasing ring formed by a closed loop, wherein the phasing ring is resonant at at least two of the operating frequencies, the elongate antenna elements being coupled to the phasing ring at respective spaced apart coupling locations and extending from the phasing ring in a direction away from the feed nodes. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159984 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS IC DEVICE - An antenna and a wireless IC device that includes the antenna are provided for which the manufacturing process is simple and for which there is a low probability of a poor connection occurring between a feeder portion and a radiation electrode. An antenna includes a radiation electrode that is provided on a main surface of an insulator board, a ground electrode and/or a counter electrode that is arranged so as to oppose the radiation electrode, and a magnetic field electrode that is connected to the radiation electrode through a connection portion. The magnetic field electrode is defined by line-shaped electrodes and feeds a signal to the radiation electrode from a feeder portion defined by ends of the line-shaped electrodes through the magnetic field electrode. | 06-12-2014 |
20140210682 | ANTENNA - An antenna device is provided. The antenna includes a feeding end, a grounding end, a loop metal portion and a protruded metal portion. The grounding end is electrically connected to a ground plane. The loop metal portion extends from the feeding end to the grounding end to form a loop antenna structure. The protruded metal portion is electrically connected to the loop metal portion, wherein the distance between the protruded metal portion and the grounding end is shorter than the distance between the protruded metal portion and the feeding end. | 07-31-2014 |
20140240190 | Antenna - An antenna for receiving radio signals of at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band includes a grounding unit for providing grounding, a connecting unit electrically connected to a first terminal of the grounding unit, a feeding terminal, formed on the connecting unit, for transmitting the radio signals of the first frequency band and the second frequency band, a first radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a second terminal of the grounding unit, and a second radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a third terminal of the grounding unit. Lengths of signal routes from the feeding terminal through the first radiating element and the second radiating element to the grounding unit are substantially equal to a half wavelength of the radio signals of the first frequency band and a half wavelength of the radio signals of the second frequency band, respectively. | 08-28-2014 |
20140253405 | ANTENNA OF INVERTED F ANTENNA TYPE INTEGRATED INTO A PRINTED CARD, AND SYSTEM - An IFA type antenna is integrated into a printed card, the printed card having a main-extension plane. The IFA type antenna has a first electrically conducting element, serving as earth plane, a second electrically conducting element, serving as radiating element of the antenna, an electrically conducting connection, serving to short-circuit the first electrically conducting element and the second electrically conducting element, and an excitation element being in electrical contact with the second electrically conducting element. The second electrically conducting element has a first part, a second part and a third part in various planes of the printed card. | 09-11-2014 |
20140266957 | WIDE-ANGLE ANTENNA AND ARRAY ANTENNA - A robust wide-angle antenna and array antenna are provided that enable to obtain a gain not having a high peak and a null over a wide angle, and in which the deviation in radiation characteristics with respect to a dimensional change is small. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285392 | MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A monopole antenna printed on a substrate is provided. The monopole antenna includes a main body, an extension part, a connection part, a signal feeding terminal, and a ground plane. The main body has a first terminal and a second terminal, and further includes a width varying part and two folds, wherein the width varying part is disposed between the two folds. The extension part is extended toward a first inclined direction of the monopole antenna. The connection part connects the first terminal of the main body and the extension part. The signal feeding terminal is electrically connected to the connection part. The ground plane is adjacent to the signal feeding terminal. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292607 | BROADBAND ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device is provided. The antenna device comprises a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion. The first radiation portion includes a first end and a second end. The second radiation portion is connected to the first end at a connecting part and includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm have different lengths and extend from the connecting part. | 10-02-2014 |
20140340276 | Antennaless Wireless Device Capable of Operation in Multiple Frequency Regions - The present invention refers to an antenna less wireless handheld or portable device comprising a communication module including a radiating system capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals in a first frequency region and in a second frequency region, wherein the highest frequency of the first frequency region is lower than the lowest frequency of the second frequency region. The radiating system comprising a radiating structure and at least one internal port, wherein the input impedance of the radiating structure at the/each internal port when disconnected from the radiofrequency system has an imaginary part not equal to zero for any frequency of the first frequency region; and wherein said radiofrequency system modifies the impedance of the radiating structure, providing impedance matching to the radiating system in the at least two frequency regions of operation of the radiating system. | 11-20-2014 |
20140368400 | DUAL BAND WIFI ANTENNA FOR MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A dual band WiFi antenna is provided. The antenna can include a printed circuit board, a first antenna element etched onto the printed circuit board, a second antenna element etched onto the printed circuit board, a first RF choke etched onto the printed circuit board near a first end of the printed circuit board, and a second RF choke etched onto the printed circuit board near the first end of the printed circuit board. The first antenna element and the first RF choke can work within a first frequency band, and the second antenna element and the second RF choke can work with a second frequency band. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375521 | Scattered Virtual Antenna Technology for Wireless Devices - A wireless device includes at least one radiating system having a redundancy system and a combining system. The redundancy system includes two or more radiation boosters. The radiating system is characterized by its simplicity that facilitates its integration within the wireless device and achieves enhanced radio-electric performance in at least one frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum, which may include multiple wireless services. The combining system enables a substantially balanced power distribution among the radiation boosters of the redundancy system, and the radiating system provides an increased robustness to human loading effects in at least one frequency region of operation. | 12-25-2014 |
20150022417 | ANTENNA ELEMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The invention relates to an improved antenna element. Such an antenna element comprises a substrate, a first conductor and a second conductor. The substrate has at least a first lateral surface. The first conductor is provided on the first lateral surface, and includes a feed line portion and a monopole portion. The second conductor is provided at least partially on the same, first lateral surface, and includes: two ground planes which are disposed on the first lateral surface adjacent to the feed line portion of the first conductor at opposite sides thereof, and two stubs which are disposed on the first lateral surface at opposite sides of the respective of the two ground planes, and which extend in a direction parallel to the feed line portion of the first conductor. The two ground planes and the two stubs of the second conductor are arranged to form a coplanar waveguide. | 01-22-2015 |
20150042536 | LOW PASSIVE INTERMODULATION ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE - Low passive intermodulation (PIM) antenna assemblies and methods for utilizing the same. In one embodiment, the low PIM antenna assembly includes an ultra-wide band quarter wave monopole over ground plane antenna apparatus that operates within a band from 698-5900 MHz. The radiating element is comprised of three (3) features that are separated from one another by one hundred twenty (120°) thus producing a triangular shaped pattern. Such a configuration reduces the nulls by about twenty percent (20%) as compared with similar antenna implementations having flat radiating elements. Moreover, in order to reduce the diameter of the ground plane while simultaneously increasing the electrical length of the ground plane, forming of the ground plane is required. Methods of using the aforementioned low PIM antenna assembly are also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150048989 | Multiband Antenna - A multiband antenna for receiving or transmitting wireless signals of a plurality of frequency bands includes a grounding sheet, formed with a hole at a first side, for providing grounding, a first micro-strip line, substantially parallel to the first side of the grounding sheet, a connecting unit, connecting to the first side of the grounding sheet and the first micro-strip line, for forming a resonant cavity with the first side of the grounding sheet and the first micro-strip line, a second micro-strip line, formed in the resonant cavity and substantially parallel to the first micro-strip line, a third micro-strip line, extending from the hole of the grounding sheet to the second micro-strip line, and a feed-in terminal, formed on the third micro-strip line within the hole, for transmitting the wireless signals. | 02-19-2015 |
20150054706 | ANTENNA - An antenna that comprises a feeding point, a first conductor and a second conductor is provided. The first conductor is connected to the feeding point, includes, as an open end, an end which is not connected to the feeding point, and has a linear shape. The second conductor is formed to branch from the first conductor, includes, as an open end, an end on an opposite side of a point branching from the first conductor, and has a linear shape. At least part of the first conductor and at least part of the second conductor are formed on different planes and include coupling portions electromagnetically coupled to each other. | 02-26-2015 |
20150070238 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An electrical component provides a ceramic element located on or in a dielectric substrate between and in contact with a pair of electrical conductors, wherein the ceramic element includes one or more metal oxides having fluctuations in metal-oxide compositional uniformity less than or equal to 1.5 mol % throughout the ceramic element. A method of fabricating an electrical component, provides or forming a ceramic element between and in contact with a pair of electrical conductors on a substrate including depositing a mixture of metalorganic precursors and causing simultaneous decomposition of the metal oxide precursors to form the ceramic element including one or more metal oxides. | 03-12-2015 |
20150097750 | Antenna - An antenna includes a grounding conductor, a feed conductor, a resonant conductor, and a radioactive conductor. The feed conductor is disposed apart from the grounding conductor. The resonant conductor having a resonant width is disposed along the grounding conductor and disposed apart from the grounding conductor by a resonant-ground distance. The resonant conductor connects to the feed conductor. The radioactive conductor has a radioactive width. One end of the radioactive conductor connects to one end of the resonant conductor with the feed conductor, and another end of the radioactive conductor is disposed apart from the grounding conductor. The radioactive conductor is disposed along the resonant conductor and disposed apart from the resonant conductor by a resonant-radioactive distance. The resonant conductor is positioned between the radioactive conductor and the grounding conductor. A proportion of the resonant-ground distance, the resonant width, the resonant-radioactive distance, and the radioactive width is a fixed proportion. | 04-09-2015 |
20150102974 | COMPACT ANTENNA WITH DUAL TUNING MECHANISM - An antenna, including at least one set of conductive arms radiative at a resonant frequency, the at least one set of conductive arms including a first conductive arm having a first terminus and a second conductive arm having a second terminus, the first and second termini being closely spaced so as to form a capacitive gap therebetween, the capacitive gap having a width, a feed connection located on the first conductive arm, a first electrical length being defined along the first conductive arm between the feed connection and the first terminus, a ground connection located on the second conductive arm, a second electrical length being defined along the second conductive arm between the ground connection and the second terminus, the resonant frequency depending at least on the width of the capacitive gap and on the first and second electrical lengths, a total electrical length along the set of conductive arms between the first and second termini being less than or equal to half of a wavelength corresponding to the resonant frequency, and a balun coupled to the first and second conductive arms. | 04-16-2015 |
20150138035 | MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA IN CAVITY-BACKED STRUCTURE INCLUDING VIA-HOLE - A microstrip patch antenna includes a via-hole pad including via-holes, a patch disposed on the via-hole pad, a feeding via-hole disposed at a side of the patch through the patch and the via-hole pad, and a shorting via-hole disposed at a side of the patch, and configured to connect the patch and a ground unit. | 05-21-2015 |
20150318615 | ANTENNA HAVING A PLANAR CONDUCTING ELEMENT WITH FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS SEPARATED BY A NON-CONDUCTIVE GAP - In one embodiment, an antenna includes a dielectric material and a planar conducting element. The dielectric material has a first side opposite a second side, with the planar conducting element residing on the first side. The planar conducting element defines a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element, which end portions are separated by a non-conductive gap. In another embodiment, an antenna has a planar conducting element defining a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element. The planar conducting element has at least two different widths transverse to the conductive path. The first and second end portions of the planar conducting element are separated by a non-conductive gap. | 11-05-2015 |
20150318617 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure and an electronic device are provided. The antenna structure includes a connecting part, a grounding part, a first extending part and a second extending part. An angle is larger than zero between a first vector from the connecting point to the first open terminal and a second vector from the connecting point to the second open terminal. Also, a difference between the path length of a first path length and the path length of a second path length would be a quarter of the wave length of the radio frequency signal or a positive integer times thereof, so that the antenna is capable of receiving the radio frequency signal with circular polarizing. | 11-05-2015 |
20150325915 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna and electronic device are provided. The multi-frequency antenna includes a feeding portion, a shorting portion, a radiating portion and a loop radiating portion. One end of the feeding portion is electrically connected to a signal source. One end of the shorting portion is electrically connected to a ground plane. The radiating portion is electrically connected to another end of the shorting portion and another end of the feeding portion. The loop radiating portion is electrically connected to the radiating portion. | 11-12-2015 |
20150333414 | Wireless Device Capable of Multiband MIMO Operation - A wireless handheld or portable device includes a communication module with a MIMO system that provides multiband MIMO operation in first and second frequency bands. The MIMO system includes first and second radiating systems, a ground plane common to the two radiating systems, first and second radio frequency systems, and a MIMO module. The first and second radiating systems both operate in the first and second frequency bands and respectively include first and second radiating structures coupled to the ground plane, which respectively have first and second radiation boosters that fit in an imaginary sphere having a diameter smaller than ¼ of a diameter of a radiansphere of a longest wavelength of the first frequency band. The first and second radiofrequency systems respectively modify impedance of the first and second radiating structures to provide impedance matching to the first and second radiating systems within the first and second frequency bands. | 11-19-2015 |
20160043470 | Antenna Device - According to various embodiments, an antenna device may include: a board unit; a power feeding unit provided in the board unit; and radiation units connected to the power feeding unit to be fed with a power feeding signal. The radiation units may be provided to face each other within a width of the board unit along a periphery of the board unit. The device as described above may be implemented more variously according to embodiments. | 02-11-2016 |
20160064824 | ANTENNA CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO RADIATING TURNS AND AN EARTH PLANE - An antenna may include at least two radiating turns and an earth plane, wherein a first turn is placed opposite the earth plane so as to create a first resonant cavity, a second turn is folded several times so as to create at least one U shape forming at least one second resonant cavity and in that the resonant cavities are coupled to each other. | 03-03-2016 |
20160079673 | Chip Antenna Module - A chip antenna module is provided for use with an electronic device. The antenna module includes an insulation section arranged on a metal layer and the insulation section forms a non-metal closed area. A radiation resonance section is arranged in the insulation section. The radiation resonance section includes negative and positive radiation resonators. A negative electrode path is slightly less than a quarter wavelength of a predetermined low frequency in order to resonate with the low frequency. The negative radiation resonator distal end section is arranged to resonate with a predetermined high frequency. The positive radiation resonator is arranged to resonate with a predetermined high frequency. By coupling the positive radiation resonator with the negative radiation resonator, antenna impedance can be adjusted. The present invention has a simple structure, greatly reduces the antenna size, and allows for receiving and transmission of wireless signals of multiple frequencies. | 03-17-2016 |
20160164177 | Wideband Antenna - A wideband antenna includes a grounding terminal, a first radiator disposed on a first plane, a feeding terminal formed on the first radiator, where the feeding terminal is to transmit and receive radio signals via the first radiator, and a second radiator disposed on the first plane, electrically connected to the grounding terminal, and including a part parallel to a side of the first radiator, wherein a minimum gap between the second radiator and the first radiator allows the second radiator and the first radiator to generate a coupling effect therebetween, so as to exchange radio signals between the second radiator and the first radiator. | 06-09-2016 |
20160164179 | ANTENNA GROUND PLANE EXTENSION OR ANTENNA EXTENSION ON LANYARD - The present invention provides a technique to optimize and/or extend the length of an antenna arm or antenna ground plane for communications components contained in a printed circuit board (PCB) within a communications device. In an embodiment of the invention, an antenna arm or ground plane extension is provided as part of a lanyard for holding the communications device. For example, the lanyard comprises a cord passed around the neck, shoulder, or wrist. The cord comprises an electrical conductor coupled to the communications components. The electrical conductor serves as the antenna arm or ground plane. The length of the PCB need not to be extended to improve antenna efficiency and gain. Ideally, the lanyard antenna extension is ideally coplanar with the PCB. Careful lanyard material selection determines the most efficient and practical wavelength or resonance length of the antenna. | 06-09-2016 |
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