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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard James Hayes, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Kim Rutkowski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343702 ;
Abstract
A radiotelephone antenna system includes a parasitic tuning element disposed on a radiotelephone housing so as to be located adjacent a swivel antenna when the antenna is in a stored position. When in a stored position, the antenna overlies at least a portion of the parasitic tuning element. The parasitic tuning element is coupled to the swivel antenna to tune the swivel antenna to a first frequency band and to match an impedance of the antenna with an impedance of the radiotelephone transceiver. Accordingly, a radiotelephone can operate satisfactorily even when a swivel antenna is in a stored position.