Antenna and method for steering antenna beam direction
US8362962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/0421
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An antenna comprising an IMD element, and one or more parasitic and active tuning elements is disclosed. The IMD element, when used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements, allows antenna operation at multiple resonant frequencies. In addition, the direction of antenna radiation pattern may be arbitrarily rotated in accordance with the parasitic and active tuning elements.
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