MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE COMPRISING NON-PLANAR INTERNAL ANTENNA WITHOUT GROUND PLANE OVERLAP
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a main dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the main dielectric substrate, and a ground plane conductor on the main dielectric substrate. The mobile wireless communications device may further include an L-shaped dielectric extension comprising a vertical portion extending outwardly from the main dielectric substrate and an overhang portion extending outwardly from the vertical portion and above an adjacent portion of the main dielectric layer. A main loop antenna conductor comprising at least one conductive trace may be relatively positioned on the overhang portion of the L-shaped dielectric extension so as not to overlap the ground plane conductor.
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42 Claims
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21. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a dielectric substrate; a dielectric extension comprising a vertical portion extending outwardly from said dielectric substrate and an overhang portion extending outwardly from said vertical portion and above an adjacent portion of said dielectric substrate; a loop antenna conductor carried by at least the overhang portion of said dielectric extension; a first branch conductor having a first end coupled to said loop antenna conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end coupled to said loop antenna conductor and a second end defining a second feed point; and a tuning branch conductor connected to said loop antenna conductor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 38)
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28. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a dielectric substrate; a dielectric extension comprising a vertical portion extending outwardly from said dielectric substrate and an overhang portion extending outwardly from said vertical portion and above an adjacent portion of said dielectric substrate; a loop antenna conductor carried by at least the overhang portion of said dielectric extension, said loop antenna conductor also extending over said vertical portion of said dielectric extension and having a gap therein defining first and second ends of said loop antenna conductor; a first branch conductor having a first end coupled adjacent the first end of said loop antenna conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end coupled adjacent the second end of said loop antenna conductor and a second end defining a second feed point; and a tuning branch conductor connected to said loop antenna conductor. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42)
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33. A method for making a mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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providing a dielectric extension comprising a vertical portion extending outwardly from a dielectric substrate and an overhang portion extending outwardly from the vertical portion and above an adjacent portion of the dielectric substrate; forming a loop antenna conductor carried by at least the overhang portion of the dielectric extension; forming a first branch conductor having a first end coupled to the loop antenna conductor and having a second end defining a first feed point, and a second branch conductor having a first end coupled to the loop antenna conductor and a second end defining a second feed point; and forming a tuning branch conductor connected to the loop antenna conductor. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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39. A method for making a mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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providing a dielectric extension comprising a vertical portion and an overhang portion extending outwardly from the vertical portion, with a loop antenna conductor carried by at least the overhang portion; and connecting the vertical portion of the dielectric extension to a dielectric substrate having first and second branch conductors thereon so that the vertical portion extends outwardly from the dielectric substrate, the overhang portion extends above an adjacent portion of the dielectric substrate, and the first and second branch conductors are coupled to the loop antenna conductor.
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Specification