Antenna arrangement and method for making the same
First Claim
1. An inverted-F antenna arrangement comprising:
- a dielectric element structure;
a radiating element having a surface adjacent to and in surface contact with the dielectric element, the radiating element having a first end and a second end;
a planar ground element;
a ground connection element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for coupling the radiating element to the planar ground element;
a feeder element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for transferring electromagnetic radiation, wherein;
the radiating element is arranged three-dimensionally on the dielectric element for forming an electrically conductive three-dimensional structure.
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Abstract
An inverted-F antenna arrangement comprising a dielectric element structure, a radiating element on the dielectric element, the radiating element having a first end and a second end, a planar ground element, the dielectric element separating the radiating element and the planar ground element, a ground connection element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for coupling the radiating element to the planar ground element, a feeder element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for transferring electromagnetic radiation. The radiating element is arranged three-dimensionally on the dielectric element for forming an electrically conductive three-dimensional structure.
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26 Claims
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1. An inverted-F antenna arrangement comprising:
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a dielectric element structure; a radiating element having a surface adjacent to and in surface contact with the dielectric element, the radiating element having a first end and a second end; a planar ground element; a ground connection element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for coupling the radiating element to the planar ground element; a feeder element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for transferring electromagnetic radiation, wherein; the radiating element is arranged three-dimensionally on the dielectric element for forming an electrically conductive three-dimensional structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An inverted-F antenna arrangement comprising:
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a dielectric element having an upper surface and a lower surface parallel to the upper surface; a radiating element arranged on the dielectric element, the radiating element having a first end and a second end; a planar ground element; a ground connection element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for coupling the radiating element to the planar ground element; a feeder element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for transferring electromagnetic radiation; two or more conductors; and wherein the radiating element is arranged on both the upper surface and the lower surface, and the two or more conductors are disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface for connecting the parts of the radiating element on the upper surface and the lower surface for forming an electrically conductive three-dimensional radiating element.
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a communications device; and an antenna arrangement integrally coupled to the communications device, the antenna arrangement comprising; a dielectric element structure; a radiating element having a surface adjacent to and in surface contact with the dielectric element, the radiating element having a first end and a second end; a planar ground element; a ground connection element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for coupling the radiating element to the planar ground element; a feeder element on the dielectric element coupled to the first end of the radiating element for transferring electromagnetic radiation; and wherein the radiating element is arranged three-dimensionally on the dielectric element for forming an electrically conductive three-dimensional structure. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a dielectric comprising an air gap separating at least two faces of the dielectric; a radiating element having a plurality of radiating element portions, wherein a plurality of the radiating element portions are disposed along and separated by the at least two faces of the dielectric; a plurality of conductors coupling the plurality of separated radiating element portions separated through the dielectric; and a ground connection element that conductively couples one end of the radiating element to a ground, wherein the ground connection element is disposed along a selected one of the faces of the dielectric with at least one of the radiating element portions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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forming a first plurality of radiating element segments on a first layer of a dielectric element; forming a second plurality of radiating element segments on one or more second layer of the dielectric element; forming a unified radiating element by electrically coupling the first plurality of radiating element segments to the second plurality of radiating element segments between the first and second layers of the dielectric, wherein an air gap exists between the first and second layers of the dielectric; and forming a ground connection element disposed along a selected one of the first and second layers of the dielectric with at least one of the first and second radiating element segments, wherein the ground connection element conductively couples one end of the unified radiating element to a ground. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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