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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Javier Rodriguez De Luis, Redmond, WA (US);
Alireza Mahanfar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Benjamin Shewan, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 1/50 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H01Q 5/10 (2015.01); H01Q 5/35 (2015.01); H01Q 5/378 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/50 (2013.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01); H01Q 5/10 (2015.01); H01Q 5/35 (2015.01); H01Q 5/378 (2015.01);
Abstract
A reconfigurable monopole antenna is described which includes a radiator element coupled to a feed point through at least two different current paths. The current paths are of different lengths to accommodate different frequency bands. To change the current paths, a feed-point switch is positioned at the antenna feed point for selectively supplying current along either a first current path or a second current path. The current paths share a majority of the radiator element so that separate radiator elements need not be used.