Antenna with divided ground plane

US9105974B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105974-B2
Application numberUS-201313761179-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 7, 2013
Priority dateMay 25, 2009
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A removable jacket for a modular communicator, including a connector for connecting the jacket to a modular communicator that includes an antenna and a ground plane for the antenna, wherein the jacket may be conveniently attached to and detached from the communicator, an extended ground plane for the antenna, and at least one ground contact, for connecting the extended ground plane to the ground plane of the communicator, wherein the ground plane of the communicator is too short for the antenna to resonate at a desired frequency, but the ground plane of the communicator when connected with the extended ground plane, provides a combined ground plane sufficient for the antenna to resonate at the desired frequency.

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What is claimed is: 1. A removable jacket for a modular communicator, comprising: a connector for connecting the jacket to a modular communicator that comprises an antenna and a ground plane for the antenna, wherein the jacket may be attached to and detached from the communicator; an extended ground plane for the antenna, housed within the jacket; and two ground contacts separated by a gap that is less than 15 mm, for connecting said extended ground plane to the ground plane o…

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What does patent US9105974B2 cover?
A removable jacket for a modular communicator, including a connector for connecting the jacket to a modular communicator that includes an antenna and a ground plane for the antenna, wherein the jacket may be conveniently attached to and detached from the communicator, an extended ground plane for the antenna, and at least one ground contact, for connecting the extended ground plane to the groun…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zeltser Sagiv, Cohen Yohan, Google Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01Q1/48. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).