Dual branch common conductor antenna
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a counterpoise;
a continuous conductive element located adjacent to the counterpoise; and
a feed-conveying element intersecting the continuous conductive element at an intermediate location thereof, and dividing the continuous conductive element into a first branch and a second branch, the first branch extending from the intersection in a first direction, the first branch galvanically connected to the counterpoise to form a conductive loop with the counterpoise and the feed-conveying element, the first branch being configured to serve as a portion of a first antenna configured to resonate at a first frequency, and the second branch extending from the intersection in a second direction different from the first direction and being configured to serve as a portion of a second antenna configured to resonate at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency differs from the second frequency,wherein the first branch forms a first loop and the second branch form a second loop, the first loop being configured to serve as the first antenna and the second loop being configured to serve as the second antenna, the first and second loops being on opposite sides of an electrical connector of the wireless device, the first and second loops sharing a common return path through the electrical connector.
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Abstract
A dual branch antenna is provided. The dual branch antenna may include a continuous conductive element divided into first and second branches. Each branch may be configured to form at least a portion of an antenna structure. Antenna structures thus formed may be configured to radiate in at least two different frequencies.
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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a counterpoise; a continuous conductive element located adjacent to the counterpoise; and a feed-conveying element intersecting the continuous conductive element at an intermediate location thereof, and dividing the continuous conductive element into a first branch and a second branch, the first branch extending from the intersection in a first direction, the first branch galvanically connected to the counterpoise to form a conductive loop with the counterpoise and the feed-conveying element, the first branch being configured to serve as a portion of a first antenna configured to resonate at a first frequency, and the second branch extending from the intersection in a second direction different from the first direction and being configured to serve as a portion of a second antenna configured to resonate at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency differs from the second frequency, wherein the first branch forms a first loop and the second branch form a second loop, the first loop being configured to serve as the first antenna and the second loop being configured to serve as the second antenna, the first and second loops being on opposite sides of an electrical connector of the wireless device, the first and second loops sharing a common return path through the electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless device, comprising:
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a counterpoise; a continuous conductive element located adjacent to the counterpoise; a feed-conveying element intersecting the continuous conductive element at an intermediate location thereof, and dividing the continuous conductive element into a first branch and a second branch, the first branch extending from the intersection in a first direction, the first branch galvanically connected to the counterpoise to form a conductive loop with the counterpoise and the feed-conveying element, the first branch being configured to serve as a portion of a first antenna configured to resonate at a first frequency, and the second branch extending from the intersection in a second direction different from the first direction and being configured to serve as a portion of a second antenna configured to resonate at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency differs from the second frequency; and a housing, wherein the first branch and the second branch share a common return path; wherein the continuous conductive element includes a portion internal to the housing and a frame portion external to the housing, and wherein the common return path occupies a plane different than that of the feed conveying element.
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18. A wireless device, comprising:
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a counterpoise; a continuous conductive element located adjacent to the counterpoise; a feed-conveying element intersecting the continuous conductive element at an intermediate location thereof, and dividing the continuous conductive element into a first branch and a second branch, the first branch extending from the intersection in a first direction, the first branch galvanically connected to the counterpoise to form a conductive loop with the counterpoise and the feed-conveying element, the first branch being configured to serve as a portion of a first antenna configured to resonate at a first frequency, and the second branch extending from the intersection in a second direction different from the first direction and being configured to serve as a portion of a second antenna configured to resonate at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency differs from the second frequency; and a housing, wherein the first branch and the second branch share a common return path; wherein the continuous conductive element includes a portion internal to the housing and a frame portion external to the housing, and wherein the first branch, a first portion of the frame, and the return path cooperate to define a first radiating loop, and wherein the second branch, a second portion of the frame, and the return path cooperate to define a second radiating loop. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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