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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2002
Jason M. Hendler, Melbourne, FL (US);
Floyd A. Asbury, Granger, IN (US);
Frank M. Caimi, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Michael H. Thursby, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Kerry L. Greer, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Jason M. Hendler, Melbourne, FL (US);
Floyd A. Asbury, Granger, IN (US);
Frank M. Caimi, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Michael H. Thursby, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Kerry L. Greer, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
SkyCross, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a meanderline loaded antenna formed by applying a conductive ink or other conductive material to a flexible substrate. The substrate is then shaped by removing regions and folding other regions along perforated or scored lines to fit the antenna within the available space of a wireless device. In lieu of folding regions of a planar substrate to form a three-dimensional structure, the substrate can be vacuum formed over a mandrel after the antenna elements have been formed thereon. The antenna can also be formed by printing on existing enclosure surfaces of a wireless device or on the surfaces of components within the device. Thus the advantages offered by a meanderline antenna where the effective electrical length is greater than the actual physical length are achieved in conjunction with a space-saving physical structure for the antenna.