Antenna and wireless communication apparatus
US-2016190676-A1 · Jun 30, 2016 · US
Mobile wireless communications device including an electrically conductive director element and related methods
US9214737B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9214737-B2 |
| Application number | US-93904310-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | Jan 13, 2006 |
| Publication date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2015 |
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A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the PCB, and an antenna connected to the transceiver and carried by the PCB. The mobile wireless communications device may further include at least one director element for directing a beam pattern of the antenna. More particularly, the at least one director element may include an electrically conductive main branch carried by the portable housing, and an electrically conductive connector portion extending between the main branch and the PCB.
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That which is claimed is: 1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising: a portable housing having a top portion opposite to a bottom portion with a middle portion therebetween; a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by said portable housing; a speaker carried by the portable housing at the top portion; a microphone carried by the portable housing at the bottom portion; an antenna carried by said portable housing at the bottom portion; and at least one antenna dir…
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- What does patent US9214737B2 cover?
- A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the PCB, and an antenna connected to the transceiver and carried by the PCB. The mobile wireless communications device may further include at least one director element for directing a beam pattern of the antenna. More particula…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Qi Yihong, Cooke Adrian, Man Ying Tong, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01Q19/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).