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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Pienkowski, St. Neots, GB;
Assignee:
NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 7/005 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49016 (2015.01);
Abstract
An arrangement for modifying a printed circuit antenna of the type used in mobile communication devices includes introducing one or more discontinuities into a printed circuit pattern of the antenna so that it is not activated at undesired frequencies. Examples of discontinuities include localized narrowing the printed circuit strip, localized widening of the printed circuit strip and localized changing of the shape of the printed circuit strip.