Patent · US Expired

Portable radio telephone

US6380897B1 · kind B1 · utility

5Cited by
15References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 1998
Grant dateApr 30, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/242
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable radio telephone having an antenna which can be pivoted between a first position in which it projects from a surface of the telephone and a second position in which it projects from the surface of the telephone. The second position of the antenna relative to the surface of the telephone is different than the first position. The antenna is pivoted from the first position to the second position to control the operation of the telephone.

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