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Aperiodic array antenna

US7463201B2 · kind B2 · utility

282Cited by

27References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC. · US

Inventors

Bing Chiang · Melbourne, US
Griffin Gothard · Satellite Beach, US
Christopher Snyder · Palm Bay, US
William R. Palmer · Melbourne, US
Michael Lynch · Merritt Island, US
Thomas E. Gorsuch · Merritt Island, US
Kenneth M. Gainey · Satellite Beach, US
James A. Proctor, Jr. · Indialantic, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2007
Grant date	Dec 9, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q19/32
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless handset including an antenna array. The antenna array includes an active antenna element and two passive antenna elements. The active and passive antenna elements are arranged to form a triangle with a vertex. The vertex includes a vertex angle and the active antenna element is disposed at the vertex. The vertex angle is between 90 degrees and 180 degrees.

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