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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Applicants:
Shuai Shao, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shuai Shao, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ken Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
RICOH CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 21/26 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01); H01Q 21/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
An individual antenna element is described. In one embodiment, the individual antenna element is a patch antenna which has an electrically small radiating element with a U-shaped slot on an antenna substrate, with a gain greater than 2 dBi with +/−45 degree coverage.