Three dimensional antennas formed using wet conductive materials and methods for production
View Patent ↗A method for manufacturing antennas including providing a substrate having at least one surface lying in three dimensions and applying a conductive coating to the at least one surface lying in three dimensions, thereby defining an antenna on the at least one surface and an antenna including a conductive coating applied to a three-dimensional surface of a substrate.
1. An antenna comprising a three-dimensional conductive layer being applied to at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion, said three-dimensional conductive layer comprising:
a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and
conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said three-dimensional conductive layer.
2. An antenna according to claim 1 and wherein said conductive coating is a polymer.
3. An antenna according to claim 2 and wherein said polymer comprises at least one of silver and nanoparticles.
4. A mobile communicator comprising:
a housing portion;
a carrier element, at least one of said housing portion and said carrier element defining at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion; and
an antenna, said antenna defined by a three-dimensional conductive layer being applied to said at least one support surface, said three-dimensional conductive layer comprising: a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and
conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said precision three-dimensional conductive layer.
5. A mobile communicator according to claim 4 and wherein said antenna is embedded in said housing portion.
6. A mobile communicator according to claim 4 and wherein said conductive coating is a polymer.
7. A mobile communicator according to claim 6 and wherein said polymer comprises at least one of silver and nanoparticles.
8. A precision three-dimensional conductive layer, said conductive layer being applied to at least one support surface having at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion and at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion, said conductive layer comprising:
a conductive coating applied to said at least a first generally two-dimensional surface portion; and
conductive particles applied to said at least a second generally three-dimensional surface portion in a predetermined pattern extending at least generally along the periphery of said precision three-dimensional conductive layer.
9. A precision three-dimensional conductive layer according to claim 8 and wherein said conductive coating is a polymer.
10. A precision three-dimensional conductive layer according to claim 9 and wherein said polymer comprises at least one of silver and nanoparticles.