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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2005
Jorge Fabrega-sanchez, San Diego, CA (US);
Sidney Sitachitt, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Andrew Stephen Poynot, San Diego, CA (US);
Jorge Fabrega-Sanchez, San Diego, CA (US);
Sidney Sitachitt, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Andrew Stephen Poynot, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyocera Wireless Corp., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A patch antenna includes a radiating element positioned on one side of a printed circuit board and an electromagnetic shield positioned on the opposite side of the printed circuit board. The electromagnetic shield forms at least a portion of a counterpoise and is connected to the ground of the PCB in at least one location. Design flexibility in positioning the antenna within a portable communication device is maximized while the size of the portable communication device is minimized.