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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Applicants:
William E. Mckinzie, Fulton, MD (US);
Greg Mendolia, Nashua, NH (US);
Keith Manssen, Bull Valley, IL (US);
Inventors:
William E. McKinzie, Fulton, MD (US);
Greg Mendolia, Nashua, NH (US);
Keith Manssen, Bull Valley, IL (US);
Assignee:
Research In Motion RF, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a method, comprising improving the radiated harmonic distortion of a transmitting antenna system by sensing the RF voltage present on a variable reactance network within the antenna system; controlling the bias signal presented to the variable reactance network; and maximizing the RF voltage present on the variable reactance network.