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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Soo Won Hong, Vernon Hills, IL (US);

Ik Hee Park, Round Lake, IL (US);

Benjamin O White, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Assignee:

Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/18 (2006.01); H04B 1/48 (2006.01); H04B 1/525 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04B 1/006 (2013.01); H04B 1/0458 (2013.01); H04B 1/18 (2013.01); H04B 1/48 (2013.01); H04B 1/525 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for an antenna switch module () for an electronic device () including wireless communication circuitry () and an antenna () configured to transmit and receive signals over a plurality of frequency bands. The antenna switch module may include a plurality of antenna switches () positioned in series and configured to pass signals between the antenna and wireless communication circuitry and to selectively operate in one of the bands. The first antenna switch () may include a plurality of pins () arranged in a first configuration, and the second antenna switch () may include a plurality of pins () arranged in a second configuration that is a mirror image of the first configuration. The antenna switch module may further include a plurality of non-overlapping signal paths () configured to selectively deliver signals between the antenna switches, each signal path being associated with a respective band.


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