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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed Khidre, Cupertino, CA (US);
James W. Jervis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Subburajan Ponnuswamy, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 9/42 (2006.01); H01Q 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/007 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0421 (2013.01); H01Q 9/42 (2013.01); H01Q 21/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a network device comprises a plurality of antennas comprising a first antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises: a first set of one or more elements that form an Alford loop and that is configured for electrical excitation via a current transmitted over a conductive medium from a signal source and a second set of one or more elements that is configured for electromagnetic induction without contact with the conductive medium from the signal source.