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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Bruce Bishop, Aptos, CA (US);
Matthew H. Commens, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Patrick McKivergan, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Kevin Ketelsen, Capitola, CA (US);
Ben Newman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael A. Kauffman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jerry Hovey, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Abstract
An omni-directional antenna assembly is provided for wireless communication devices requiring multiple polarization characteristics. A loop 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 loop element and a conductive leg member coupled to the loop element proximate a loop perimeter, the leg member for supporting the loop element at a distance away from the ground plane of the communications device, the leg member also defining a ground point and a feed point for operatively coupling the loop element to the ground plane and the signal output, respectively, of the transceiver circuit.