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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Christopher Andrew DeVries, Waterloo, CA;
Houssam Kanj, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01); H01P 11/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01P 11/001 (2013.01); H01Q 21/067 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49018 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a flexible substrate, and an end-fire antenna array mounted on the flexible substrate, wherein the flexible substrate is configured to be oriented so that array gain is oriented in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flexible substrate. Embodiments are directed to mounting an end-fire antenna array on a flexible substrate, and orienting the flexible substrate so that array gain is oriented in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flexible substrate.