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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Peter Chun Teck Song, Birmingham, GB;
Peter Hall, Birmingham, GB;
James Robert Kelly, Sheffield, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Chun Teck Song, Birmingham, GB;
Peter Hall, Birmingham, GB;
James Robert Kelly, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 5/00 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H01Q 9/40 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/243 (2013.01); H01Q 5/0065 (2013.01); H01Q 5/0072 (2013.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01); H01Q 9/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reconfigurable antenna comprises two or more mutually coupled radiating elements and two or more impedance-matching circuits configured for independent tuning of the frequency band of each radiating element. In addition, each radiating element is arranged for selective operation in each of the following states: a driven state, a floating state and a ground state.