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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2000
Alessandro Perrotta, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Daniel Yeboah, Irving, TX (US);
Markus B. Kopp, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An antenna feedpoint assembly includes a printed circuit board (,), a signal conductor feed element (,) mounted on the printed circuit board (,), and a secondary ground element (,) placed parallel to the signal conductor feed element (,) wherein an electromagnetic coupling is made between the signal conductor feed element (,) and the secondary ground element (,) for an improved matching of the antenna (,) without an additional matching circuit. The secondary ground element (,) comprises a mounting portion (,) connected to a ground plane (,) and a protruded portion (,) extended from the mounting portion (,) such that the protruded portion (,) is elevated from and substantially parallel to the signal conductor feed element (,) serving as the antenna feedpoint contact.