MULTI-BAND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY
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1. An antenna assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface;
a cellular antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board; and
a wireless local area antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board.
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Abstract
Antenna assemblies and methods of manufacturing antenna assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, an antenna assembly comprises a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface. The antenna assembly also includes a cellular antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board. The antenna assembly further includes a wireless local area antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board.
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22 Claims
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1. An antenna assembly comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface; a cellular antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board; and a wireless local area antenna structure having a first section disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board and a second section disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing an antenna assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
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fabricating a printed circuit board with a ground layer, a plurality of microstrip segments, and an aperture, the microstrip segments forming at least a first antenna and a second antenna; installing a global positioning system (GPS) module in the aperture of the printed circuit board; and coupling a terminal of the GPS module with the ground layer of the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A printed circuit board comprising:
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a first antenna structure configured to operate in a radio frequency (RF) band; a second antenna structure configured to operate in a microwave frequency band, wherein the frequencies of the RF band are different from the frequencies of the microwave frequency band; and an aperture configured to accommodate a global positioning system (GPS) module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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