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Antenna for mobile telephone handsets, PDAs, and the like

US7705786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2004
Grant dateApr 27, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q19/005
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an antenna structure comprising a dielectric pellet and a dielectric substrate with upper and lower surfaces and at least one groundplane, wherein the dielectric pellet is elevated above the upper surface of the dielectric substrate such that the dielectric pellet does not directly contact the dielectric substrate or the groundplane, and wherein the dielectric pellet is provided with a conductive direct feed structure. A radiating antenna component is additionally provided and arranged so as to be excited by the dielectric pellet. Elevating the dielectric antenna component so that it does not directly contact the groundplane or the dielectric substrate significantly improves bandwidth of the antenna as a whole.

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