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Method and system for multi-service reception

Patent Number: 8466850
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A multi-service antenna may comprise: a support structure, a reflector mounted to the support structure, a signal processing assembly mounted with the support structure, a first wire strung between the reflector and the support structure and/or the signal processing assembly, and circuitry for processing a first signal received as a result of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., terrestrial television and/or cellular signals) incident on the first wire. The circuitry for processing the first ...

Antenna device for portable terminal

Patent Number: 8466849
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An antenna device for a portable terminal, in which a first radiator is installed within the portable terminal, a second radiator is elongated lengthwise and installed to be retractable into and extendable from the portable terminal, and a switch portion has at least one plate spring and connects a communication circuit portion of the portable terminal selectively to the first radiator or the second radiator. When the second radiator is retracted into the portable terminal, the ...

Beam shaping for wide band array antennae

Patent Number: 8466848
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An apparatus and method are provided for applying a fixed non-linear profile of power (amplitude) and delay to signals across the aperture of an array antenna having multiple antenna elements where multiple beams are formed to span the field of view of the antenna. Using such fixed profiles in combination enables a substantially constant beam width to be maintained across a wide range of operational frequencies, e.g. 6-18 GHz, ensuring that the points of overlap for adjacent beams does not ...

Microwave system

Patent Number: 8466847
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A microwave system comprises an antenna, antenna feed, a radio transceiver, and appropriate cabling among the aforementioned. Cost, performance and reliability improvements are achieved with further integration of these elements and with design improvements in the antenna feed. One improvement is the integration of the radio transceiver with the antenna feed. This improvement has many benefits including the elimination of RF cables and connectors. Another improvement is the utilization of ...

Ultra wide band balanced antipodal tapered slot antenna and array with edge treatment

Patent Number: 8466846
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
Inventor:

The present disclosure is directed to a dual-polarized antenna array including a first BAVA, a second BAVA and a cradle assembly. The cradle assembly includes first, second and third U-channel modules connected via first and second frame portions. The first U-channel module, the second U-channel module, and the first frame portion receive first, second and third edge portions of a substrate of the first BAVA, respectively. The second U-channel module, the third U-channel module, and the ...

Wide bandwidth balanced antipodal tapered slot antenna and array including a magnetic slot

Patent Number: 8466845
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A balanced, antipodal tapered slot antenna includes one or more antenna elements or unit cells having metallic cross walls that are located in spaces between the adjacent elements of the antenna. The elements can include vias interconnecting metallic conductors of the elements and one or more magnetic slots in the metallic conductors. A plurality of the antenna elements or unit cells can be arranged in an antenna array that has a mirrored configuration with adjacent intermediate neighboring ...

Multi-band antennas using multiple parasitic coupling elements and wireless devices using the same

Patent Number: 8466844
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
Inventor:

A multi-band antenna includes a ground plane, a branch active element connected to the ground plane, and a plurality of parasitic coupling elements connected to the ground plane. Respective ones of the parasitic coupling elements are electrically coupled to the branch active element such that the multi-band antenna resonates at a plurality of frequency ...

Integrated L/C/Ku band antenna with omni-directional coverage

Patent Number: 8466843
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An integrated antenna system is disclosed which may include a first antenna sub-system. The integrated antenna system may further include a second antenna sub-system. The first antenna sub-system may be a Ku-band antenna sub-system. The second antenna sub-system may be one of: an L-band antenna sub-system or a C-band antenna sub-system. The second antenna sub-system may be tightly/seamlessly integrated with the first antenna sub-system, thereby providing a system with integrated antenna ...

Window antenna

Patent Number: 8466842
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
Inventor:

A vehicle window assembly. The window assembly includes a glass ply and an electro-conductive coating located on a surface of the glass ply. The electro-conductive coating has an outer peripheral edge that is adapted to be spaced from an inner metal edge of a vehicle frame so as to define an antenna slot. The electro-conductive coating includes at least one deleted portion adjacent the outer peripheral edge, wherein the deleted portion is sized to tune the antenna slot to a desired resonant ...

Dipole antenna with gamma matching

Patent Number: 8466841
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Disclosed are a system and a device including a dipole antenna, signal conductors and a transceiver. The dipole antenna may be enclosed in a housing, and have offset signal connections for transmitting and receiving signals. The signal conductors may be communicatively connected to the offset signal connections. The transceiver may be connected to the signal conductors through a balanced communication signal path. The impedance of the dipole antenna may be substantially gamma matched to the ...

Wireless transmission device and computer system using the same

Patent Number: 8466840
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
Inventor:

A wireless transmission device and a computer system using the same are provided. The wireless transmission device is adapted to a computer system having a first housing and a second housing, a display is disposed in the first housing, and a motherboard is disposed in the second housing. The wireless transmission device includes a first antenna and a signal processing module. The first antenna is disposed in the side edge of the first housing opposite to the second housing and the signal ...

Electronic devices with parasitic antenna resonating elements that reduce near field radiation

Patent Number: 8466839
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may be formed of conductive materials. A dielectric antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in ...

Circularly polarized microstrip antennas

Patent Number: 8466838
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The present invention in one aspect relates to a circularly polarized antenna having a conductive ground layer, a conductive patch and a dielectric substrate formed between the conductive ground layer and the conductive patch. The conductive patch formed in a square shape with four equal sides and has four square slots with each formed in the central portion of each side, and two rectangular slots orthogonally formed in the central area of the square such that one rectangular slot is ...

Hooked turnstile antenna for navigation and communication

Patent Number: 8466837
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An antenna includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element, wherein the first antenna element and the second antenna element are both configured in a hook shape. The antenna also includes a first impedance matching circuit coupled to the first antenna element, wherein the first impedance matching circuit includes a first plurality of filters and a second impedance matching circuit coupled to the second antenna element, wherein the second impedance matching circuit includes a ...

Deployable shell with wrapped gores

Patent Number: 8462078
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A reflector useful for communications, radar and sensing application in space and on earth includes thin shell gores emanating from a geometric center of the reflector at its hub. Gores are provided in a spiraled pattern and are in elastic connection to said hub and wrapped around their point of convergence at the hub when the reflector is stowed. The gores emanate from the geometric center of the reflector hub at their elastic connection to the hub when they are deployed and operational as ...

In-plane RFID antenna

Patent Number: 8462077
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for providing an RFID device for integration into a tire. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with notches in opposed ends of the PCB that are provided with guide portions as a part of the notches that function as threads to guide an end portion of a matching single pitch helical antenna into appropriately placed vias on the PCB. Threading of the helical antenna is assisted by use of an assembly jig having antenna guiding channels and PCB ...

Adjustable mounting assembly for an antenna

Patent Number: 8462076
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A mounting assembly for an antenna includes a mounting foot, an antenna mast, and two mast positioning components. The foot includes a base that can be attached to a mounting structure, and two opposing sidewall flanges extending from the base. Each sidewall flange has a respective slot formed therein. The antenna mast has a proximal end pivotally coupled to the foot between the sidewall flanges. The first mast positioning component is coupled between the sidewall flanges, it is movable ...

Apparatus for mounting an object to a railing

Patent Number: 8462075
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

Apparatus are described for mounting an object to a structure having a railing. The apparatus includes a base attachable to the object and configured for placement on the structure proximate the railing. The apparatus further includes an adjustable compression mechanism positioned between the base and the railing configured to secure the base to the structure with a selected force. The mechanism includes a first plate on the base, a second plate movable relative to the first plate for ...

Planar antenna and wireless communication apparatus

Patent Number: 8462074
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A planar antenna disposed on a plate having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The planar antenna includes a metal layer, an antenna body, a stepped impedance device, a coupling device and a matching device. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface and has a slot line exposing the first surface. The antenna body, the stepped impedance device, the coupling device and the matching device are disposed on the second surface. The antenna body is corresponding to a ...

Embedded printed edge-balun antenna system and method of operation thereof

Patent Number: 8462073
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An antenna module having a side-edge balance-to-unbalance (BALUN). The antenna module may include a flexible substrate with one or more layers that may be configured to receive one first and second conductive patterns, the substrate may have opposed first and second ends which may define a longitudinal length and/or opposed side edges situated between the first and second ends. The first conductive pattern may form an antenna loop situated adjacent to the first end of the flexible substrate ...

Antenna device, printed circuit board including antenna device, and wireless communication device including antenna device

Patent Number: 8462072
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An antenna device includes a substrate, a pair of antenna elements formed on a face of the substrate and which is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to a symmetrical axis, and a ground section formed on the face of the substrate on which the pair of antenna elements is formed and which is arranged proximal to the pair of antenna elements, wherein the ground section is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to the symmetrical axis, and the ground section includes a ...

Impedance matching mechanism for phased array antennas

Patent Number: 8462071
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A technique for improving impedance matching in a phased array antenna involves placing a segmented fence around the antenna elements of the array. The antenna elements are arranged above a ground surface such as a ground plane. The segmented fence includes spaced-apart conductive projections electrically coupled to and extending from the ground surface, such that the segmented fence partially terminates electric fields traveling in directions parallel to the ground surface. The segmented ...

Antenna having planar conducting elements, one of which has a plurality of electromagnetic radiators and an open slot

Patent Number: 8462070
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An antenna includes a dielectric material having i) a first side opposite a second side, and ii) a conductive via therein. A first planar conducting element is on the first side of the dielectric material and has an electrical connection to the conductive via. A second planar conducting element is also on the first side of the dielectric material. A gap electrically isolates the first and second planar conducting elements from each other. An electrical microstrip feed line on the second ...

Accessory system with integrated multiband antenna

Patent Number: 8462069
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An accessory system (202, 402, 502) for a portable radio transceiver (200) includes an accessory device (206) which includes a speaker and/or a microphone disposed external of the portable radio transceiver. A cable (204) containing two or more conductors is provided for operatively connecting the accessory device to the portable radio transceiver. At least one antenna (210, 212) for the portable radio transceiver is integrated within the cable. When the ...

Log periodic antenna and manufacturing method thereof

Patent Number: 8462068
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Disclosed is a log periodic antenna and a manufacturing method thereof. In the log periodic antenna, antenna elements are attached to an antenna body to thereby simplify a structure of the antenna, the antenna can be manufactured in various designs without restriction to the configuration of the antenna, and the number of contacting points between the antenna element and a feeder is minimized to thereby simplify the manufacturing process. By the antenna, it is possible to produce the log ...

Apparatus for an antenna system

Patent Number: 8462067
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An apparatus for an antenna system comprising one or more blades for splitting the electromagnetic field received by an antenna into a plurality of sections corresponding to separate beams and redirecting said plurality of sections for detection by a plurality of detectors. The apparatus may comprise a plurality of blades for splitting the field into successively smaller and smaller portions. The plurality of detectors can be positioned outside the focal region of the antenna system. The ...

Long-distance wireless-LAN directional antenna alignment

Patent Number: 8462066
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A unitized device and method to optimize directional antenna alignment for long-distance communications using the low-cost IEEE 802.11 (and related) compatible RF-chipsets (originally designed for short range Wireless-LAN and Wireless-PAN networks). The device combines these chipsets, along with a microprocessor, software, electronics to drive a directional antenna, and the motors and gearing necessary to physically move a directional antenna, into a unitized low weight, and low cost ...

Antenna apparatus and communication apparatus

Patent Number: 8462065
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and a communication apparatus able to provide an antenna apparatus having wide band characteristics or diversity characteristics. A first antenna element 11, a second antenna element 12, and a divider circuit 13 to which both the antenna elements 11 and 12 are coupled via respectively separate transmission lines 15 and 16 are included. Additionally, a delay process is conducted on one of ...

Multiband dismount antenna

Patent Number: 8462064
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Antennas and methods for controlling antennas for producing electromagnetic radiation in a desired direction over a wide range of wavelengths. A current distribution is controlled in one or more conductive radiating elements of an antenna to form, at every wavelength within a pattern wavelength range, an antenna radiation pattern having a peak in a direction substantially orthogonal to a length of an elongated conductive radiating element or elements. By careful control of the current ...

Metamaterial antenna arrays with radiation pattern shaping and beam switching

Patent Number: 8462063
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Apparatus, systems and techniques for using composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structure antenna elements and arrays to provide radiation pattern shaping and beam ...

RF passive repeater for a metal container

Patent Number: 8462062
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A storage container assembly includes a container having a metal side wall, and a passive wireless repeater mounted on the side wall. The repeater includes a first antenna on one side of the side wall, a second antenna on an opposite side of the side wall, and an electrical connection between the first antenna and the second antenna. The electrical connection may be in the form of a first connector mounted to the first antenna and a second connector mounted to the second ...

Printed compound loop antenna

Patent Number: 8462061
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

The present invention relates to printed or single-sided compound field antennas. The single-sided compound loop antennas have coplanar electric field radiators and magnetic loops with electric fields orthogonal to magnetic fields that achieve performance benefits in higher bandwidth (lower Q), greater radiation intensity/power/gain, and greater ...

Embedded antenna apparatus for utility metering applications

Patent Number: 8462060
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

An embedded antenna for facilitating wireless transmission of utility meter data is disclosed, where in one embodiment an RF antenna is a part of the faceplate of the utility meter. In another embodiment the utility meter faceplate is a single-layer or a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) with the RF antenna printed on any desired layer. Such faceplates may be labeled to be viewable from outside of the meter housing and/or have openings to accommodate visual access to an output display ...

Vehicle antenna

Patent Number: 8462059
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

The invention relates to a vehicle antenna with a bottom part, comprising a metallic base area, a top latched with the bottom part, and a printed circuit board held between the bottom part and the top and carrying at least one transmission or receiver element,

wherein the top has at least one latching hook for latching into a mounting opening of a body ...

Aircraft antenna

Patent Number: 8462058
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A wireless communication device for an aircraft that includes at least one antenna, for example a wide-band antenna, and a transparent multilayered substrate, for example a side glazing, a front glazing or a porthole of the aircraft, adapted for receiving the at least one antenna. At least a portion of one layer of the substrate is at least partially reflective to electromagnetic waves transmitted or received by the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one portion of the layer of the ...

Mobile wireless communications device with selective load switching for antennas and related methods

Patent Number: 8462057
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A mobile wireless communications device may include a plurality of antennas, a plurality of wireless transceivers, and signal processing circuitry. The device may further include a controller for selectively switching the signal processing circuitry to a desired one of the wireless transceivers, and for selectively switching a desired one of the antennas to the desired one of the wireless transceivers. Moreover, the controller may also be for selectively connecting and disconnecting the at ...

Built-in antenna for portable terminal

Patent Number: 8462056
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A built-in antenna for a portable terminal is provided. The built-in antenna includes a substrate including a ground region and a non-ground region, an antenna radiator formed in a pattern with a preset shape within the non-ground region of the substrate, at least one sub-radiation pattern formed in a pattern type while including a preset spacing distance from the antenna radiator, and a conductive plate with a preset height, electrically connecting the sub-radiation pattern to the antenna ...

Portable terminal

Patent Number: 8462055
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A portable terminal comprises: a terminal body having a receiver for sound output; a first antenna disposed in the terminal body, and operating at a first band; a second antenna disposed at a position different from the first antenna, and operating at a second band, wherein the second antenna comprises: a first conductor having a physical condition to be operable at the second band; and a second conductor having a physical condition to resonate an electromagnetic wave of the first band so ...

Housing and method for making the same

Patent Number: 8462054
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A housing includes a first main body and a second main body. The first main body includes laser activator. An antenna radiator is formed on the first main body by laser, and an electro-plating or a chemical plating method. The second main body is formed on the first main body and partially coats the antenna radiator. The antenna radiator is partially exposed from the first main body and the second main body to form a ...

Systems and methods for setting a multi-band antenna based on location

Patent Number: 8462053
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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The present disclosure includes systems and methods for setting a multi-band tunable antenna, a quad-band antenna, or the like based on location information. Specifically, the present invention may include a mobile computing device, circuitry connected to an antenna, an operational method, and the like where location data is used to set operating frequencies and other parameters in the antenna. The location data may be provided from a wireless base station, from a global position system ...

RFID tag and manufacturing method thereof

Patent Number: 8462052
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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An RFID tag having a tag antenna and an LSI chip, comprising: a power-supply pattern on which the LSI chip is mounted; a patch antenna that functions as the tag antenna; and a high-frequency connection section that makes a high-frequency connection between the power-supply pattern and the patch antenna. The high-frequency connection section is formed, for example, by forming a slot in the patch antenna, layering one end of a small dipole antenna that functions as the power-supply pattern ...

Chip antenna and antenna apparatus

Patent Number: 8462051
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
Inventor:

A chip antenna and an antenna apparatus, which allow the resonance frequency of the antenna to be set with a high degree of freedom, include a feeding electrode formed on the bottom surface, fourth side surface, and top surface of a dielectric substrate, a non-feeding electrode formed on the bottom surface, third side surface, and top surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the leading ends of the feeding electrode and the non-feeding electrode are facing each other with a ...

System and method for an integrated antenna in a cargo container monitoring and security

Patent Number: 8462050
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A system and method for an antenna which is constructed into or conforming onto the roof or wall of a cargo container is provided. The antenna system may have multiple antennas for short range wireless, cellular, global positioning, or satellite built into a single functional element. The antenna system may utilize a patch or phased array design. The method of construction of the antenna system may as part of the container fabricated or installed at the factory, applied as an adhesive film ...

Method of disposing multiple antennas and communication apparatus using the method

Patent Number: 8456377
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Inventor:

Provided is an apparatus and method that may dispose multiple antennas positioned in each of terminals in such a way that respective arrangements of the multiple antennas of the terminals are parallel to each other even when the terminal is rotated, thereby increasing a channel capacity. A transmission apparatus using the multiple antennas may include a first antenna unit to be disposed parallel to an arrangement of multiple antennas of a receiver while facing the arrangement of the ...

Position adjustment device and satellite antenna thereof

Patent Number: 8456376
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Inventor:

A position adjustment device for a satellite antenna includes a holder fixed on a supporting arm of the satellite antenna, and an axis rotation bracket disposed to the holder. The holder has a first connecting part. The axis rotation bracket rotates around a focal axis of the satellite antenna and comprises a bracket body where a low noise block down-converter with integrated feed (LNBF) of the satellite antenna is fixed, an arc slot disposed to the bracket body wherein a circular center ...

Multifilar antenna

Patent Number: 8456375
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Inventor:

In a dielectrically-loaded multifilar helical antenna, a conductive phasing ring is arranged between and couples together feed nodes and the helical radiating elements. The phasing ring includes an annular conductive path having an electrical length equivalent to a full wavelength at the operating frequency so as to be resonant at that frequency. The helical elements are coupled to the outer periphery of the phasing ring at respective spaced apart coupling locations. The helical elements ...

Antennas, antenna systems and methods providing randomly-oriented dipole antenna elements

Patent Number: 8456374
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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In one exemplary embodiment, an antenna arrangement includes: a substrate; and a plurality of dipole antenna elements disposed on the substrate, wherein the plurality of dipole antenna elements are randomly-oriented with respect to each other. In further exemplary embodiments, the plurality of dipole antenna elements includes at least six dipoles that are all electrically fed and do not need to be magnetically fed in order to generate and detect an arbitrary polarization. In still further ...

Glass antenna and window glass for vehicle

Patent Number: 8456373
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Inventor:

A glass antenna for a vehicle on or in a window glass including a defogger having a plurality of heater wires that run in parallel, the glass antenna includes: an antenna conductor; a first feeding portion; and a second feeding portion adjacent to the first feeding portion, wherein: the antenna conductor includes a first antenna conductor, which extends clockwise with the first feeding portion as a starting point, and a second antenna conductor, which extends counterclockwise at the outside ...

Mobile wireless communications device with human interface diversity antenna and related methods

Patent Number: 8456372
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
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A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable handheld housing, and a wireless transceiver carried by the housing. A pair of an antennas are positioned in side-by-side relation preferably in the upper portion of the portable handheld housing. A human interface diversity controller is connected to the wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the plurality of antennas based upon a relative position of the portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human ...

Shielding antennas in wireless application devices

Patent Number: 8456371
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Inventor:

An antenna assembly that includes an antenna module fitting between a display panel of an electronic device and a metallic cover of the device. The antenna module includes an antenna and a support for the antenna. A shielding layer fits between the antenna module and the cover. The shielding layer has a grounding area configured for electrical connection with the antenna and for electrical isolation from the ...