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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Porte, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Assignee:
Gemplus, Gemnos, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/00 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an arrangement for an antenna (A) having the general shape of a loop, directly in the proximity of at least a metallic element ( ). The invention is characterised in that each metallic element ( ) comprises an orifice ( ) arranged substantially opposite the surface defined by the antenna (A), and a slot ( ) forming a gap width, arranged through the thickness of the metallic element ( ), between the internal edge ( ) delimiting the orifice ( ) and the external edge ( ) of said metallic element ( ). The invention is applicable to scanners and radio frequency communication devices.