Antenna with active elements

• US 7,830,320 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2007
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera AVX Components Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Han, ChulMin, Shamblin, Jeff, Desclos, Laurent, Rowson, Sebastian, Jones, Rowland
• Primary Examiner(s): Le; HoangAnh T
• Application Number:
  US11/841,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20090051611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 343/702, 343/729, 343/861, 343/747, 343/745, 343/895, 343/700.MS, 343/748
• US Class Current: 343/747
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/321 within a radiating element or between connected radiating elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/385 Two or more parasitic elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/392 the parasitic elements having dual-band or multi-band characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0442 with particular tuning means
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/145 by varying the electrical length
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49016 Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making

Abstract

A multi-frequency antenna comprising an IMD element, active tuning elements and parasitic elements. The IMD element is used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements for enabling a variable frequency at which the antenna operates, wherein, when excited, the parasitic elements may couple with the IMD element to change an operating characteristic of the IMD element.

Claims

1. An antenna arrangement for a wireless device, comprising;

an IMD element disposed on a substrate;

a first parasitic element having an elongated portion extending from a first vertical connector to a first free end;

a second parasitic element connected to said first parasitic element, said second parasitic element having an elongated portion extending from a second vertical connector to a second free end; and

one or more active tuning elements located on the parasitic elements for adjusting the frequency response of the antenna;

wherein said second parasitic is disposed above said first parasitic for providing multiple levels of tuning; and

wherein said first and second parasitic elements are adapted to alter a field generated by the IMD element.

2. The antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the parasitic elements are utilized to vary the frequency of the IMD element.

3. The antenna of claim 1, wherein each of said parasitic elements includes an active tuning element.

4. The antenna of claim 3, wherein the elongated portions of said first and second parasitic elements are differentiated in length.

5. The antenna of claim 3, wherein the parasitic elements are oriented in a stair step configuration such that said second vertical connector is connected to said first parasitic element at said first free end.

6. An antenna arrangement for a wireless device, comprising:

a first active tuning element positioned on an antenna element, and

a second active tuning element positioned on a parasitic element,

wherein the first active tuning element provides adjustment of the antenna frequency, and

wherein the second active tuning element provides adjustment of the coupling between the antenna element and the parasitic element.