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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2002
Peter Suprunov, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Joe Felix, Flanders, NJ (US);
Flarion Technologies, Inc., Bedminster, NJ (US);
Abstract
Antennas and methods of manufacturing and using antennas suited for use in mobile devices are described. The described antennas include an antenna arm ( ) and a conical spring radiating element ( ) attached to one end of the arm. The spring radiating element ( ) is covered by a protective cap ( ) and can be compressed to fit inside the cap ( ) for easy storage in a PC card. The antenna arm ( ) may be implemented as a layered circuit board. In some embodiments the antenna arm ( ) includes a radiating element, e.g., a conductive strip ( ), positioned along an edge of the arm ( ) which will remain exposed even when the antenna is inserted into a PC card for storage. In various embodiments the spring radiating element ( ) automatically extends when the antenna arm ( ) is switched from a storage position to an active position, e.g., by pulling on the antenna arm to cause it to slide or swing out of a housing ( ).