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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Howard E. Holshouser, Efland, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 ; H01Q 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 ; H01Q 1/24 ;
Abstract
Antennas for a communications device and wireless terminals are provided. A conductive element is provided along with a ground assembly including a ground element coupled to the conductive element. The ground element has a first state and a second state. The first state provides a first resonant frequency band when the ground element is in a first relative position that is a first distance from the conductive element. The second state provides a second frequency band when the ground element is in a second relative position that is a second distance, different from the first distance, from the conductive element.