Planar anti-reflective interference antennas with extra-planar element extensions
First Claim
1. A radio antenna array for use at a design frequency having reflective immunity properties, comprising:
- a rigid planar structure, said structure defining a plane;
a first antenna element;
a second antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a first direction passing through said first antenna element and said second antenna element;
a third antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a second direction passing through said first antenna element and said third antenna element, whereby the second direction is different than the first direction;
transmission lines providing an electrical connection from said first, second and third antenna elements to a combiner;
wherein said first, second and third antenna elements are located in said plane; and
wherein said first, second and third antenna elements each incorporate a conductive element extension that includes a portion extending out of said plane.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are wireless products adapted to be positioned in a normal or resting position, that also include an antenna composed of a set of elements arranged in a plane in a radially symmetrical configuration providing a reduction in the susceptibility of reflected waves having the potential to cancel or weaken a main wave or signal, the plane positioned with respect to the normal position to direct a main communication line with a second wireless device into the plane and provide reception of a main and/or secondary signal at a plurality of phases. One exemplary product is a wireless conferencing device configured to rest on a tabletop, the antenna array oriented in a horizontal plane. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
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45 Claims
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1. A radio antenna array for use at a design frequency having reflective immunity properties, comprising:
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a rigid planar structure, said structure defining a plane; a first antenna element; a second antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a first direction passing through said first antenna element and said second antenna element; a third antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a second direction passing through said first antenna element and said third antenna element, whereby the second direction is different than the first direction; transmission lines providing an electrical connection from said first, second and third antenna elements to a combiner; wherein said first, second and third antenna elements are located in said plane; and wherein said first, second and third antenna elements each incorporate a conductive element extension that includes a portion extending out of said plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A radio antenna array for use at a design frequency having reflective immunity properties, comprising:
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a layer, said layer defining a plane; a first antenna element; a second antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a first direction passing through said first antenna element and said second antenna element; a third antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a second direction passing through said first antenna element and said third antenna element, whereby the second direction is different than the first direction; transmission lines providing an electrical connection from said first, second and third antenna elements to a combiner; wherein said first, second and third antenna elements are located in said plane; and wherein said first, second and third antenna elements each incorporate a conductive element extension that includes a portion extending out of said plane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A radio antenna array for use at a design frequency having reflective immunity properties, comprising:
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a printed circuit board including at least one layer; a first antenna element; a second antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a first direction passing through said first antenna element and said second antenna element; a third antenna element located a distance from said first antenna element providing an amount of phase difference for a signal traveling in a second direction passing through said first antenna element and said third antenna element, whereby the second direction is different than the first direction; transmission lines providing an electrical connection from said first, second and third antenna elements to a combiner; wherein said first, second and third antenna elements each incorporate a conductive element extension that includes a portion extending out of said plane; and wherein said first, second and third antenna elements are incorporated to said layer. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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