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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
David Adams, Chelmsford, GB;
Andrew Urquhart, Bishops Stortford, GB;
William Waddoup, Harlow, GB;
Dean Kitchener, Brentwood, GB;
Steven Hall, Harlow, GB;
Simon Gale, Bishops Stortford, GB;
David Adams, Chelmsford, GB;
Andrew Urquhart, Bishops Stortford, GB;
William Waddoup, Harlow, GB;
Dean Kitchener, Brentwood, GB;
Steven Hall, Harlow, GB;
Simon Gale, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to an antenna structure and are particularly suited to array antennas. An antenna according to an embodiment of the invention employs an enclosure having an aperture in one end; in preferred arrangements the aperture provides the enclosure with a substantially open end, over which the cover is placed. The cover has a slot therein, of a smaller size than the size of the aperture presented by the open ended enclosure and the slot in the cover then acts as the radiating slot.