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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Applicants:
Stavros Georgakopoulos, Miami, FL (US);
Shun Yao, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Stavros Georgakopoulos, Miami, FL (US);
Shun Yao, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
The Florida International University Board of Trustees, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 11/04 (2006.01); H01Q 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/04 (2013.01); H01Q 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Foldable antenna devices formed on rigid substrates are provided. The substrate can be planar in an unfolded state, and a metal layer can be formed on the rigid substrate to act as an antenna element. The rigid substrate(s) can include mountain folds and valley folds, or hinges, such that the antenna device is foldable from an unfolded state to a fully folded state.