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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Filip Technologies Uk Ltd., London, GB;
Inventors:
William H Darden, IV, Cary, NC (US);
Kenneth Hogue, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Anders Broms, Nacka, SE;
Owen Lewis Joyce, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey Lick, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paal Selnaes, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Filip Technologies UK Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H01Q 5/371 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 5/371 (2015.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to antennas for wearable devices. In an aspect, the antenna includes an active portion that includes conductive traces that send and receive radiofrequency communication signals. The antenna also includes a ground plane. The antenna includes a spacer that provides separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion.