Harris Corporation

Wojciech Mysliwiec

Richard Furness

Mark Benoit

Myung K Lee

Systems () and methods () for packaging an antenna () in a communication device (). The methods involve coupling the antenna to a Printed Circuit Board ('PCB') such that the antenna is mechanically supported thereby. A hollow shaft () of a control knob () is positioned over the antenna and at least a portion of PCB () such that the antenna is embedded within the control knob. Thereafter, the control knob is mechanically secured to a housing () of the communication device. The control knob is arranged such that it can move in a radial direction and a vertical direction () relative to the chassis. The control knob is also arranged such that the hollow shaft is able to move freely over the antenna without coming in contact therewith.

Communication device comprising an external control with an embedded antenna assembly

Kits, devices, and methods are provided for increasing a retaining force on a first device configured to mate with a second device to establish an electrical connection between the first and second devices. The first device can be, for example, a plug-type electrical connector (), and the second device can be, for example, a receptacle connector. Magnets () can be mounted on or proximate one of the connector () and receptacle (), and a ferromagnetic element in the form of a plate member () can be mounted on or proximate the other of the connector () and receptacle () so that magnetic attraction between the magnetic elements () and the ferromagnetic element () urges the connector () toward the receptacle () when the connector () and the receptacle () are mated. Existing electrical connectors can thus be retrofit so as to increase the retaining force thereon.

Devices, kits, and methods for supplementing retaining forces on matable devices such as electrical connectors

Connector systems () for electrically connecting two or more electrical components include a connector () having one or more magnets (). Each magnet () is attracted to another magnet (), or to a magnetically-attractable element on the other connector () of the system () when the connectors () are mated. The magnetic attraction helps to maintain the connectors () in a mated condition. The magnets () can be oriented so that surface normals of pole faces () of the magnets () are angled in relation to a mating direction of the connectors ().

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Wojciech Mysliwiec