Tyco Electronics Corporation

Te Connectivity Corporation

Junwon Kim

Bruce Foster Bishop

Hilario Lepe

Yong Kwon Park

Yong Park

Wireless communication device includes a first device section. The first device section has a first edge. The wireless communication device also includes a second device section that has a second edge. The wireless communication device also includes a floating hinge that joins the first and second edges and permits the first and second device sections to move between a closed state and an operating state. The floating hinge and the first device section are rotatable about a first axis of rotation that extends through the floating hinge. The floating hinge and the second device section are rotatable about a second axis of rotation that extends through the floating hinge. The floating hinge includes a slot antenna that is communicatively coupled to a processor and is configured to at least one of transmit wireless signals or receive wireless signals.

Wireless communication device and antenna assembly

An antenna for a wireless device includes a low band left-handed (LBLH) mode element and a low band right-handed (LBRH) mode element both operable in a low frequency bandwidth and a high band left-handed (HBLH) mode element and a high band right-handed (HBRH) mode element both operable in a high frequency bandwidth. The LBLH mode element is capacitively coupled to a feed of the antenna and is inductively coupled to a ground of the antenna. The LBRH mode element is electrically coupled to the feed of the antenna. The HBLH mode element is capacitively coupled to the feed of the antenna and is inductively coupled to the ground of the antenna. The HBRH mode element is electrically coupled to the feed of the antenna. At least one tuning element is operatively coupled to at least one of the mode elements.

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Capitola, CA, United States of America

Junwon Kim