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Portable communication device with ultra wideband antenna

  • US 7,675,468 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2005
  • Issued: 03/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication device comprising:

  • a circuit board including a first side and a second side that are substantially straight in at least a first area in which the first and second sides meet to form a corner at an angle of less than 180°

    ;

    a ground plane extending between the first and the second sides except in a second area of the corner of the circuit board;

    a radiating antenna element provided in the second area, where the first and second side of the second area have lengths greater than ¼

    of a wavelength of a lowest frequency of a band of operable frequencies associated with the radiating antenna element; and

    an electrical connection to feed the radiating antenna element across an interface between the ground plane and the second area.

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