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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Cornelis Frederik Du Toit, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Deirdre A. Ryan, Poquoson, VA (US);
Gregory Mendolia, Nashua, NH (US);
James Martin, Londonderry, NH (US);
Izz Khayo, Burlington, MA (US);
Heinz Bachmann, Stow, MA (US);
William E. McKinzie, Fulton, MD (US);
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a circuit including an antenna having a tunable component. The tunable component can be operable to receive a variable signal to cause the tunable component to change a reactance of the antenna. The tunable component can include a first conductor coupled to the antenna, a second conductor, and a tunable material positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor, where at least one of the first conductor or the second conductor, or both are adapted to receive the variable signal to cause the change in the reactance of the antenna. Additional embodiments are disclosed.