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Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006

Filed:

Sep. 15, 2003
Applicants:

Xintian E. Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Qinghua LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Alan E. Waltho, San Jose, CA (US);

Allen W. Bettner, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xintian E. Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Qinghua Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Alan E. Waltho, San Jose, CA (US);

Allen W. Bettner, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An impedance plane has an elongated strip ship. The impedance plane approximates a magnetic conductor within a particular frequency band. A sector antenna is coupled to one side of the impedance plane. The sector antenna has a planar form factor with dimensions contained within the elongated strip. The sector antenna has a radiation pattern in the particular frequency band that is flared out from the impedance plane at a particular angle.


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