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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Helen Kankan Pan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Wen-Ling M. Huang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Harry G. Skinner, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of an optically transparent antenna are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the optically transparent antenna may comprise a plurality of electrically-isolated conductive patches arranged on a non-conductive surface. A combination of a size of the conductive patches and a spacing between the conductive patches is less than a human visual acuity for a predetermined viewing distance so that the patches are not be visible or perceptible to a human. In some embodiments, optically transparent antenna may serve as one or more antennas on a mobile platform.