Antenna design in the body of a wearable device
US10700421B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/0421
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
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