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Apparatus comprising an antenna and a ground plane, and a method of manufacture

US11018413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2011
Grant dateMay 25, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49018
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus including a portion of a first external housing sidewall; an antenna at least partially encapsulated by the portion of the first external housing sidewall; a portion of a second external housing sidewall opposing the first external housing sidewall; an internal rigid chassis extending laterally from within the portion of a first housing sidewall to within the portion of the second housing sidewall, wherein the rigid chassis provides a ground plane for the antenna.

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