FLEXIBLE PRINTED ANTENNA DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS
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1. A flexible printed antenna device, comprising:
- a conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form an antenna having multiple antenna elements, wherein the substrate is flexible allowing the multiple antenna elements to be rolled or folded over on each other; and
a connector element formed from a pattern of printable conductive ink applied to the ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate configured to receive and connect to a signal transmission and/or reception device using a non-contact coupling element.
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Abstract
Flexible printed antenna devices, methods, and systems are described herein. One device includes a conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form an antenna having multiple antenna elements, wherein the substrate is flexible allowing the multiple antenna elements to be rolled or folded over on each other and a connector element formed from a pattern of printable conductive ink applied to the ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate configured to receive and connect to a signal transmission and/or reception device using a non-contact coupling element.
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20 Claims
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1. A flexible printed antenna device, comprising:
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a conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form an antenna having multiple antenna elements, wherein the substrate is flexible allowing the multiple antenna elements to be rolled or folded over on each other; and a connector element formed from a pattern of printable conductive ink applied to the ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate configured to receive and connect to a signal transmission and/or reception device using a non-contact coupling element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a first conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form an antenna having multiple antenna elements, wherein the substrate is flexible allowing the multiple antenna elements to be rolled or folded over on each other; a connector element formed from a pattern of printable conductive ink applied to the ink-receptive non-conductive substrate configured to connect to a signal transmission and/or reception device using a non-contact coupling element; and a second conductive element having a pattern of printable conductive ink applied onto an ink-receptive, non-conductive substrate to form a non-contact coupling element that connects the signal transmission and/or reception device to the connector element, wherein the coupling element couples an antenna signal to the signal transmission or reception device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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printing a conductive element onto an ink-receptive substrate using conductive ink; and printing a connector element onto the ink-receptive substrate using conductive ink, wherein the connector element is formed to allow for communication of signals between the connector and the conductive elements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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