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Method and apparatus for coupling an antenna to a device

  • US 10,033,107 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2015
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication device, comprising:

  • a dielectric antenna including a feed point;

    a metallic layer disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the dielectric antenna, wherein the metallic layer forms a conical metallic structure, and wherein the dielectric antenna is a conical dielectric antenna positioned within the conical metallic structure; and

    a cable comprising a conductorless dielectric core covered by a shell, the conductorless dielectric core coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna;

    wherein a transmitter or a receiver, coupled to the cable, facilitates a transmission or a reception of electromagnetic waves guided by the conductorless dielectric core and the feed point of the dielectric antenna.

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