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Wireless communication with dielectric medium

  • US 8,909,135 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a first dielectric substrate;

    at least a first electronic circuit supported by the substrate, for processing data;

    at least a first communication unit having a first antenna, the first communication unit mounted to the substrate in communication with the at least a first electronic circuit for converting between a first EHF electromagnetic signal containing digital information and a first data signal conducted by the at least a first electronic circuit, the first electromagnetic signal transmitted or received along a first signal path by the first antenna; and

    a first electromagnetic signal guide assembly including a first dielectric element made of a first dielectric material disposed proximate the first antenna in the first signal path and having sides extending along the first signal path, and a first sleeve element extending around the first dielectric element along at least a portion of the sides of the first dielectric element, the first sleeve element impeding transmission of the first electromagnetic signal through the sides of the first dielectric element.

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