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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Hiroshi Shimasaki, Kunitachi, JP;
Hiroshi Shimasaki, Kunitachi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element, a ground plane, and at least one connecting element. The coupling element which is made of a tabular electrical conducting material and in which power feeding is performed to a reference point. The ground plane which is made of a tabular electrical conducting material and partially faces a part of the coupling element. The connecting element which is made of an electrical conducting material, disposed to the ground plane, contact to a metal member provided to a communication apparatus to face the ground plane, and electrically connects the ground plane to the metal member.