Compact multi-polarized antenna for portable devices
First Claim
1. A compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said antenna comprising:
- at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end, and wherein said second ends of said radiative antenna elements are electrically connected at an apex point and are each disposed outwardly away from said apex point at an acute angle relative to and on a first side of an imaginary plane intersecting said apex point; and
an electrically conductive, non-planar ground reference located at and/or to a second side of said imaginary plane.
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Abstract
A compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, and a method for constructing same, is disclosed. The antenna comprises at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end. The second ends of the antenna elements are electrically connected at an apex point and are disposed outwardly away from the apex point at an acute angle relative to and to a first side of an imaginary plane intersecting the apex point. The antenna also includes an electrically conductive, non-planar ground reference located at and/or to a second side of the imaginary plane.
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1. A compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said antenna comprising:
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at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end, and wherein said second ends of said radiative antenna elements are electrically connected at an apex point and are each disposed outwardly away from said apex point at an acute angle relative to and on a first side of an imaginary plane intersecting said apex point; and
an electrically conductive, non-planar ground reference located at and/or to a second side of said imaginary plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method to construct a compact multi-polarized antenna for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, said method comprising:
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generating at least two radiative antenna elements each having a first end and a second end and each being tuned to a predetermined radio frequency;
electrically connecting said second ends of said radiative antenna elements at an apex point such that each radiative antenna element is disposed outwardly away from said apex point at an acute angle relative to and on a first side of an imaginary plane intersecting said apex point; and
positioning an electrically conductive, non-planar ground reference at and/or to a second side of said imaginary plane. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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