Patent · US Expired

RF communication device and method of using it and antenna construction for use in the device and method

US7202828B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by
5References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 2005
Grant dateApr 10, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device comprising a RF transmitter, a casing for the RF transmitter and, connected to and extending from the RF transmitter, an antenna for radiating RF signals produced by the RF transmitter, the antenna comprising an elongated member having a first portion and a second portion each of which comprises a first conductor, a second conductor and an insulator between the first conductor and the second conductor, and, between the first portion and the second portion, a third portion comprising a first conductor, wherein the first conductor of each of the first portion, the second portion and the third portion is a common conductor connected to the RF transmitter and wherein the second conductor of the first portion and the second conductor of the second portion are electrically isolated from one another.

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