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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1998
Scott Anthony Faulkner, Harrisburg, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A dual band antenna (,) includes a coil (,) and a reactive element (,). The coil (,) has a plurality of windings (,) including first and second selected windings (,) between the first and second ends (,). Reactive element (,) includes a conductive element (,) disposed on a dielectric film (,), the conductive element (,) having a selected area and shape and extending to first and second ends (,) associated with the first and second selected windings (,). The reactive element (,) is at least partially wrapped around the coil (,) with the film (,) adjacent to the windings (,) and extending therealong at least between the first and second selected windings (,) such that the first and second ends (,) of the conductive element (,) are adjacent to and insulated from the first and second selected windings (,).