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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2009
Tatsuo Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Takeyuki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Ooshima, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenobu Kakioka, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsunori Ishii, Chiba, JP;
Tatsuo Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Takeyuki Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Ooshima, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenobu Kakioka, Fukuoka, JP;
Katsunori Ishii, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An antenna apparatus for use in a transmitter or a receiver in a communication system. The antenna apparatus includes: a dielectric substrate having a conductor layer on one of surfaces; and a slot antenna including an antenna electrode formed on the one surface and disposed substantially at the center, a grounded conductive surface surrounding the antenna electrode, and a slot transmission line made by a gap between the antenna electrode and the grounded conductive surface.