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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ephraim Bemis Flint, Garrison, NY (US);
Brian Paul Gaucher, New Milford, CT (US);
Duixian Liu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/310 ;
Abstract
An antenna for integration into a portable computing device is provided. The computer includes a display mounted on a metal frame. The antenna includes a radiating element extending from the metal frame, and a conductor comprising a first component for conducting a signal and a second component connected to the metal frame for grounding the antenna.