IP Library Granted Patent US 7,616,164
Granted Patent B2
US 7,616,164 · App. 10/643,102 · Granted Nov 10, 2009

Optimized capacitive dipole antenna

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Patent No.
US 7,616,164
App. No.
10/643,102
Granted
Nov 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A capacitively coupled dipole antenna is coupled to a substrate such that a capacitative portion of the antenna spans a void in the substrate.

Claims (11)

1. A system, comprising:

a capacitively coupled dipole antenna, the antenna including a capacitative area;

a substrate, the substrate comprising a first void, wherein the antenna is coupled to the substrate, and wherein the capacitative area generally spans the void;

wherein the system comprises a plurality of circuits, and

wherein the substrate comprises a second void, wherein at least one of the plurality of circuits is disposed within the second void.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a high dissipation factor substrate.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a FR4 substrate.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is configured to operate at a frequency selected from the group consisting of: a GPS, a Bluetooth, a WiFi, a cellular phone frequency.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a wrist type apparatus.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is selected from a group consisting of: a medallion, a button, a belt buckle, a wrist, a phone, a PDA apparatus.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises a wrist type apparatus.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2023
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
Reel/Frame 063549/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 4, 2023
From: AVX ANTENNA, INC.
To: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (SAN DIEGO), INC.
Reel/Frame 063543/0302 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2018
From: NH EXPANSION CREDIT FUND HOLDINGS LP
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045210/0725 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2016
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK; GOLD HILL CAPITAL 2008, LP
To: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040331/0919 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2016
From: ETHERTRONICS, INC.
To: NH EXPANSION CREDIT FUND HOLDINGS LP
Reel/Frame 040464/0245 →