Three dimensional antennas formed using wet conductive materials and methods for production
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1. An antenna comprising a three-dimensional conductive layer being applied to at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion, said three-dimensional conductive layer comprising:
- a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and
conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said three-dimensional conductive layer.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing antennas including providing a substrate having at least one surface lying in three dimensions and applying a conductive coating to the at least one surface lying in three dimensions, thereby defining an antenna on the at least one surface and an antenna including a conductive coating applied to a three-dimensional surface of a substrate.
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10 Claims
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1. An antenna comprising a three-dimensional conductive layer being applied to at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion, said three-dimensional conductive layer comprising:
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a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said three-dimensional conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile communicator comprising:
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a housing portion; a carrier element, at least one of said housing portion and said carrier element defining at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion; and an antenna, said antenna defined by a three-dimensional conductive layer being applied to said at least one support surface, said three-dimensional conductive layer comprising;
a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; andconductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said precision three-dimensional conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A precision three-dimensional conductive layer, said conductive layer being applied to at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion, said conductive layer comprising:
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a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said precision three-dimensional conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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