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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D MacDonald, Jr, Apex, NC (US);
Walter M Marcinkiewicz, Apex, NC (US);
Gerard James Hayes, Wake Forest, NC (US);
John Michael Spall, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343873 ; 340572 ; 343872 ; 343702 ;
Abstract
A thin flexible antenna has radiating elements made of thin nickel-titanium, a highly flexible and rigid alloy. The radiating elements are covered with silicone elastomer dielectric layers that have suitable elongation properties to withstand extreme bending stresses outer jackets cover the antenna. The outer jackets have a textured exterior surface that evenly distributes the bending stresses across the antenna.