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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Robert Hill, Salinas, CA (US);
Mathew H. Commens, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Greg Johnson, Aptos, CA (US);
Abstract
An omni-directional antenna assembly is provided for wireless communications devices requiring multiple polarization characteristics. An antenna assembly for a communications device operating at a predetermined wavelength and having a transceiver circuit including a signal output and a ground plane, the antenna assembly including a conductive planar element disposed away from the ground plane and a conductive leg member coupled to the planar element proximate a perimeter, the planar element being disposed a distance away from the ground plane of the communications device to define a region capable of receiving one or more components associated with the wireless communications device.