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Antenna arrangement and antenna housing

  • US 8,432,321 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2007
  • Issued: 04/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • an antenna occupying at least a first plane;

    a conductive structure that is galvanically isolated from the antenna but is arranged to be parasitically fed by the antenna, the conductive structure having a slot and occupying at least a second plane different to but adjacent the first plane, wherein the conductive structure forms at least part of an external housing for a hand-portable electronic apparatus, wherein the antenna is an internal antenna located inside the housing, wherein the housing has a face bounded by edges and the slot is positioned wholly within the face, and wherein the antenna is positioned adjacent the slot.

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