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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Sunil Kumar Rajgopal, San Diego, CA (US);
Ajay Gummalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cheng Jung Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Vaneet Pathak, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sunil Kumar Rajgopal, San Diego, CA (US);
Ajay Gummalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cheng Jung Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Vaneet Pathak, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This application relates to a multi-functional Composite Right and Left Handed CRLH antenna device. A conductive element of a wireless device is incorporated into the antenna structure for reuse. In one embodiment a peripheral feature, such as a key dome, is incorporated into the antenna device. In this way, the antenna structure includes portions which are multi-functional.