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Planar antenna device

US6002367A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 19, 1997
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q9/0421
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An compact antenna device which is intended for a small-size portable radio communication device and comprises a ground plane (1), a first radiating patch (2), a grounding means (3) connecting the patch and the ground plane. The patch is fed by a feeding means (6) which is situated on the same or opposite side of the ground plane or coplanar therewith and couples through a slot (5) provided in the ground plane. The disclosed antenna device may include further radiating patches in the same or higher levels as the first radiating patch. The antenna device also provides for wideband and/or multiband operation.

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