Patent · US Expired

Wideband antenna device with extended ground plane in a portable device

US7319433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 2003
Grant dateJan 15, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/48
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna device for a portable device has an antenna loop of conducting material to be connected to radio circuitry in the portable device. The antenna loop is positioned opposite a ground plane of a PCB. Also, the antenna device also comprises at least one battery, which is positioned in the extension of a first side of the PCB, and acts as an extension of the ground plane of the PCB.

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