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Patent: US7411552
Filed: 2000-07-18
Issued: 2008-08-12
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC
Inventor(s): Patrick F King, Ian J Forster

Title: Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quarter wavelength long with one end of the antenna being grounded to provide desired impedance matching characteristics. The position of the ground plane relative to the antenna is also varied between embodiments. The connection from a wireless communication chip to the antenna is also varied between embodiments to provide alternate structures.

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Ground	References	Title	Term Nuances	Challenged Claims
Ground	References	Title	Term Nuances	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
1	US5430441A (Robert H. Bickley, 1995)	Transponding tag and method	▪ first operating, first operating frequency ≈ semiconductor chip ▪ conductive strip ≈ planar dielectric ▪ surface mount capacitor ≈ dielectric layers ▪ ground plane ≈ parallel planes										X																					X
2	US5574470A (Franklin B. de Vall, 1996)	Radio frequency identification transponder apparatus and method	▪ second antenna ≈ second antenna ▪ conductive strip ≈ small distance, contact pad ▪ patch antenna, first antenna ≈ about twenty, first antenna	X									X												X							X		X			X
3	US5381137A (Sanjar Ghaem, 1995)	RF tagging system and RF tags and method	▪ feed line ≈ antenna array ▪ second antenna ≈ said signal																																		X		X
4	US6031503A (II Joseph A. Preiss, 2000)	Polarization diverse antenna for portable communication devices	▪ first end, first antenna ≈ second antennas, first antenna ▪ patch antenna ≈ second ground ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane ▪ chip grounding line ≈ first ground	X			X						X												X		X					X		X	X		X		X
5	US5298894A (David L. Cerny, 1994)	Utility meter transponder/antenna assembly for underground installations	▪ wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies ≈ frequency signals ▪ one side ≈ one side	X
6	US4975711A (Kang-Hoon Lee, 1990)	Slot antenna device for portable radiophone	▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material, slot antenna ▪ surface mount capacitor ≈ rectangular cross ▪ ground plane ≈ antenna device, second planes ▪ one end ≈ having one end	X									X														X							X	X		X
7	US5939984A (Michael J. Brady, 1999)	Combination radio frequency transponder (RF Tag) and magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) material	▪ one end ≈ electrically conducting material ▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material ▪ patch antenna ≈ patch antenna ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane																								X							X	X		X
8	US5862117A (Vincent Fuentes, 1999)	Device, in particular a compact disc, comprising a data storage medium and an integrated circuit	▪ first operating, first operating frequency ≈ central region ▪ conductive strip ≈ contact pad																															X
9	US5603430A (John M. Loehrke, 1997)	Beverage dispensing system with bottle identification mechanism	▪ wireless communication chip ≈ n group ▪ first end ≈ time t	X
10	US4694283A (Max E. Reeb, 1987)	Identification device in the form of a tag-like strip affixable to an article	▪ ground plane ≈ respective planes, second planes ▪ surface mount capacitor ≈ dielectric layers ▪ second end, second frequency ≈ second thickness, comprising two ▪ patch antenna ≈ first dielectric	X																														X
11	US5508706A (Hsi-Shen E. Tsou, 1996)	Radar signal processor	▪ second antenna, patch antenna ≈ elevation angles ▪ wireless communication device ≈ radar system																						X	X						X	X	X			X		X
12	US5512901A (Chun-Hong H. Chen, 1996)	Built-in radiation structure for a millimeter wave radar sensor	▪ second operating ≈ electromagnetic radiation ▪ microwave frequencies ≈ receiving portion ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane ▪ surface mount capacitor ≈ when a																															X
13	US4278186A (Robert D. Williamson, 1981)	Method and apparatus for beverage dispensing control and quantity monitoring	▪ dielectric material, coupling element ≈ directional coupler ▪ inter digital capacitive coupling stubs ≈ two parts																															X
14	US4916457A (Wong Foy, 1990)	Printed-circuit crossed-slot antenna	▪ first end ≈ magnetically couple ▪ first antenna ≈ opposite phases ▪ single operating, wireless communication device ≈ input terminal ▪ second antenna ≈ said signal	X	X	X	X	X					X		X	X				X	X		X	X	X	X	X					X	X	X	X		X	X	X
15	US6018324A (Dean Kitchener, 2000)	Omni-directional dipole antenna with a self balancing feed arrangement	▪ patch antenna ≈ dielectric substrate ▪ quarter wavelength ≈ quarter wavelength ▪ low impedance, low impedance resistive connection ≈ transmission line ▪ one side ≈ opposite sides	X									X															X	X					X			X
16	US5216430A (James K. Rahm, 1993)	Low impedance printed circuit radiating element	▪ ground plane ≈ second transmission line, first transmission line ▪ patch antenna ≈ dielectric substrate ▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material ▪ feed line ≈ transmission lines, antenna array	X			X																											X			X
17	US5600333A (Douglas W. Justice, 1997)	Active repeater antenna assembly	▪ first operating, single operating ≈ personal communication ▪ first end, first antenna ≈ second antennas ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane	X									X																					X			X	X
18	US5119353A (Toru Asakura, 1992)	Compact disc with additional memory addressable by disc player	▪ first operating, first operating frequency ≈ non-volatile memory, central region ▪ one end ≈ one end																															X
19	US5892486A (Scott J. Cook, 1999)	Broad band dipole element and array	▪ coupling element ≈ operating wavelength ▪ dielectric material, patch antenna ≈ radiating element, second ground ▪ low impedance, low impedance resistive connection ≈ transmission line ▪ second frequency ≈ comprising two	X			X
20	US5973648A (Heinz Lindenmeier, 1999)	Radio antenna arrangement with a patch antenna for mounting on or adjacent to the windshield of a vehicle	▪ low impedance reactive connection ≈ radiation coupling ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane ▪ second frequency, first operating frequency ≈ one band																															X
21	US4987421A (Yonehiko Sunahara, 1991)	Microstrip antenna	▪ patch antenna ≈ dielectric substrate, first dielectric ▪ conductive strip ≈ planar dielectric ▪ ground plane ≈ respective planes, parallel planes ▪ second antenna, low impedance ≈ ground conductor	X									X															X	X					X			X
22	US4575725A (Carl P. Tresselt, 1986)	Double tuned, coupled microstrip antenna	▪ first end ≈ magnetically couple, first end ▪ patch antenna ≈ relative dielectric ▪ quarter wavelength ≈ quarter wavelength, wave length ▪ open circuit ≈ open circuit	X
23	US5376943A (Peter P. Blunden, 1994)	Moving vehicle transponder	▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material ▪ low impedance, low impedance resistive connection ≈ transmission line ▪ conductive strip ≈ second conductive ▪ operating frequency ≈ output amplifier										X												X			X	X			X		X			X
24	US6054961A (Peng Gong, 2000)	Dual band, glass mount antenna and flexible housing therefor	▪ low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs ≈ separate frequency band, transmission line ▪ second frequency ≈ two frequencies ▪ one side ≈ opposite sides, one side ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane	X																								X	X
25	US5539414A (Keith M. Keen, 1996)	Folded dipole microstrip antenna	▪ patch antenna ≈ dielectric substrate ▪ first antenna ≈ second dipole ▪ feed line ≈ feed line																																		X
26	US5826175A (Johan Richard Schmidt, 1998)	Active tag having one diode for modulation and demodulation	▪ chip grounding line ≈ antenna terminal ▪ second antenna ≈ second antenna ▪ first antenna ≈ first antenna ▪ second end, one end ≈ said input																						X							X		X			X
27	US5006857A (Mark J. DeHart, 1991)	Asymmetrical triangular patch antenna element	▪ second operating ≈ electromagnetic radiation ▪ microwave frequencies ≈ radio frequency power ▪ dielectric material, patch antenna ≈ radiating element ▪ low impedance, low impedance resistive connection ≈ transmission line				X						X															X	X					X			X
28	US4873532A (Kaoru Sakurai, 1989)	Antenna apparatus for a vehicle	▪ first antenna ≈ linear conductor ▪ ground plane ≈ inner contact ▪ dielectric material ≈ coaxial feed ▪ second operating ≈ second film				X																											X			X
29	US4850020A (Leonard R. Kahn, 1989)	Asymmetrical sideband AM stereo transmission	▪ wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies ≈ frequency signals ▪ second antenna ≈ said signal																							X							X	X			X
30	US5577268A (Norman Ho, 1996)	Radio frequency shield clip suitable for use in a communication device	▪ second end, second antenna ≈ first planar ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane	X																														X			X
31	US4545761A (John S. Cartwright, 1985)	Method and apparatus for securing articles in place on a substrate	▪ first operating, first operating frequency ≈ semiconductor chip ▪ one side ≈ one passage ▪ open circuit ≈ long ends																															X
32	US5854480A (Hiroyuki Noto, 1998)	Tag with IC capacitively coupled to antenna	▪ inter digital capacitive, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs ≈ second electrode plate, first electrode plate ▪ second antenna ≈ second antenna ▪ first antenna ≈ first antenna																						X							X		X			X
33	US4816839A (Jeremy A. Landt, 1989)	Transponder antenna	▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material, first port ▪ low impedance, low impedance resistive connection ≈ transmission line, low impedance ▪ conductive strip ≈ planar dielectric, small distance ▪ second antenna ≈ said signal	X									X																					X			X
34	US5955723A (Robert Reiner, 1999)	Contactless chip card	▪ first operating, first operating frequency ≈ semiconductor chip ▪ first end ≈ one second																															X
35	US5786626A (Michael J. Brady, 1998)	Thin radio frequency transponder with leadframe antenna structure	▪ ground plane ≈ ethylene vinyl acetate ▪ coupling element ≈ inner layer																															X	X
36	EP0595549A2 (Laurence David Bradley, 1994)	Radio frequency baggage tags	▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material, first port ▪ second antenna ≈ second antenna ▪ first antenna, ground plane ≈ outer turns ▪ conductive strip ≈ contact pad										X												X							X		X			X
37	EP1018779A2 (Anne Isohätälä, 2000)	Planar dual-frequency antenna and radio apparatus employing a planar antenna	▪ second operating frequency ≈ second operating frequency ▪ first operating frequency ≈ first operating frequency ▪ dielectric material, patch antenna ≈ radiating element ▪ microwave frequencies ≈ electrical length	X
38	JP2000132643A (Susumu Emori, 2000)	非接触ｉｃカード用の検査装置および検査方法	▪ wireless communication chip, chip grounding line ≈ 半導体チップ ▪ first operating frequency, operating frequency ≈ 切断手段				X																											X
39	JP2000077928A (Yuichi Iwakata, 2000)	ループアンテナ及びデータキャリア	▪ conductive strip ≈ キャリア ▪ wireless communication device ≈ データ										X
40	JP2000021128A (Katsuki Hazama, 2000)	円盤状記憶媒体及びその収納ケース	▪ conductive strip ≈ キャリア ▪ low impedance ≈ ２〜９ ▪ wireless communication device ≈ データ										X															X	X
41	JPH11149538A (Susumu Emori, 1999)	複合ｉｃモジュールおよび複合ｉｃカード	▪ first end ≈ の封止 ▪ second end ≈ の第１	X
42	JPH10293828A (Kazunori Morikawa, 1998)	データキャリア、コイルモジュール、リーダライタ及び衣服データ取得方法	▪ conductive strip ≈ キャリア ▪ wireless communication ≈ 前記受										X
43	JPH0914150A (Shinji Osumi, 1997)	インバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム	▪ wireless communication device ≈ システム ▪ one end ≈ 運転状態 ▪ operating frequency ≈ ロック																								X							X	X		X
44	JPH08187981A (Satoshi Ide, 1996)	携帯可能な情報記憶媒体	▪ microwave frequencies ≈ 処理回路と ▪ ground plane ≈ 同一平面 ▪ wireless communication ≈ 前記受 ▪ second end ≈ の第１	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
45	JPH0887580A (Yoshimi Kanda, 1996)	データキャリア及びボールゲーム	▪ conductive strip ≈ キャリア ▪ wireless communication device ≈ データ										X
46	JPH06303016A (Chikao Kume, 1994)	受信機用電源供給装置及び携帯型受信機及び外部アンテナ装置	▪ feed line ≈ 電源供給装置, の供給 ▪ single operating, operating frequency ≈ 記電源 ▪ wireless communication ≈ 前記受 ▪ low impedance ≈ の接続				X									X												X	X					X			X	X	X
47	EP0528175A1 (Nobuo C/O Yokohama Works Shiga, 1993)	Antenna receiving apparatus	▪ dielectric material ≈ dielectric material ▪ patch antenna ≈ microstrip line ▪ ground plane ≈ ground plane ▪ quarter wavelength ≈ wave length	X
48	EP0512543A2 (Hitoshi Kamiya, 1992)	Electronic tag	▪ feed line ≈ separating means ▪ second end, one end ≈ said input																																		X
49	EP0512491A1 (Harry Wong, 1992)	Flat cavity RF power divider	▪ quarter wavelength ≈ second waveguide, first wave ▪ second end, one end ≈ said input, one end ▪ coupling element ≈ RF power																															X	X
50	EP0252184A1 (James F. Edwards, 1988)	Pit cover meter reader	▪ wireless communication, wireless communication device ≈ second sensor ▪ first operating frequency ≈ said chamber ▪ one end ≈ said panel, one end		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5430441A Filed: 1993-10-12 Issued: 1995-07-04 Transponding tag and method (Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc Robert H. Bickley, Theodore W. Keller, John Bjornholt
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (parallel planes) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (planar dielectric) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US5430441A CLAIM 8. A tag as claimed in claim 4 wherein: said first and second conductive layers reside in substantially parallel planes (ground plane) ; and said tag additionally comprises an inductive pickup coil residing in a plane substantially parallel to said first and second conductive layers and electrically coupled to said electrical circuit. US5430441A CLAIM 20. A tag, said tag being a transponding tag for responding to an interrogation signal, said tag comprising: a substantially planar dielectric (conductive strip) member having first and second substantially opposing sides; a first conductive layer disposed on said first side of said dielectric member, said first conductive layer having a slot across which said interrogation signal develops a first electrical field; a second conductive layer disposed on said second side of said dielectric member, said second conductive layer having a slot across which said interrogation signal develops a second electrical field, said first and second conductive layers being insulated from each other; and an integrated circuit semiconductor chip residing within said dielectric member, said integrated circuit semiconductor chip being electrically coupled to said first and second conductive layers.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (parallel planes) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5430441A CLAIM 2. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical circuit comprises an integrated circuit semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) disposed between said first and second conductive layers. US5430441A CLAIM 8. A tag as claimed in claim 4 wherein: said first and second conductive layers reside in substantially parallel planes (ground plane) ; and said tag additionally comprises an inductive pickup coil residing in a plane substantially parallel to said first and second conductive layers and electrically coupled to said electrical circuit.

US7411552

Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12

Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method

(Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC

Patrick F King, Ian J Forster

US5430441A

Filed: 1993-10-12 Issued: 1995-07-04

Transponding tag and method

(Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc

Robert H. Bickley, Theodore W. Keller, John Bjornholt

US7411552
CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (parallel planes) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (planar dielectric) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.

US5430441A
CLAIM 8. A tag as claimed in claim 4 wherein: said first and second conductive layers reside in substantially parallel planes (ground plane) ;
and said tag additionally comprises an inductive pickup coil residing in a plane substantially parallel to said first and second conductive layers and electrically coupled to said electrical circuit.

US5430441A
CLAIM 20. A tag, said tag being a transponding tag for responding to an interrogation signal, said tag comprising: a substantially planar dielectric (conductive strip) member having first and second substantially opposing sides;
a first conductive layer disposed on said first side of said dielectric member, said first conductive layer having a slot across which said interrogation signal develops a first electrical field;
a second conductive layer disposed on said second side of said dielectric member, said second conductive layer having a slot across which said interrogation signal develops a second electrical field, said first and second conductive layers being insulated from each other;
and an integrated circuit semiconductor chip residing within said dielectric member, said integrated circuit semiconductor chip being electrically coupled to said first and second conductive layers.

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (parallel planes) positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5430441A
CLAIM 2. A tag as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical circuit comprises an integrated circuit semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) disposed between said first and second conductive layers.

US5430441A
CLAIM 8. A tag as claimed in claim 4 wherein: said first and second conductive layers reside in substantially parallel planes (ground plane) ;
and said tag additionally comprises an inductive pickup coil residing in a plane substantially parallel to said first and second conductive layers and electrically coupled to said electrical circuit.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5574470A Filed: 1995-10-11 Issued: 1996-11-12 Radio frequency identification transponder apparatus and method (Original Assignee) Palomar Technologies Corp (Current Assignee) Assa Abloy AB Franklin B. de Vall
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end (first end) at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end (second end) at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said steps of forming first and second antenna coils include forming turns of said coils winding in like directions as viewed from one side (one side) of said substrate and forming said coils with turns of said first coil in direct alignment and registration with turns of said second coil.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end (first end) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (small distance, contact pad) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end (first end) at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of forming a die bond site comprises forming said die bond site as a metallic sheet having a recess, said step of forming a plurality of bond pads comprising forming said bond pads in a pattern within said metallic sheet recess, said step of mounting a die comprising the-steps of providing a die having die contact pad (conductive strip) s adjacent one corner thereof arranged in a pattern that matches the pattern of said bond pads, and positioning said die on said die bond site with said die contact pads in electrical contact with said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 27. The radio frequency identification transponder of claim 26 wherein said die is mounted on a die bond site of said substrate, and including a stiffening sheet extending over said die bond site and a small distance (conductive strip) beyond said die bond site on said first side of said substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (about twenty, first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna (second antenna) coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna (patch antenna, first antenna) coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 15. The transponder of claim 14 wherein said substrate is a flexible material having a thickness of not more than about twenty (patch antenna, first antenna) -five microns, and wherein said die bond site comprises a stiffening sheet of metallization on at least one side.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (about twenty, first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna (second antenna) coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna (patch antenna, first antenna) coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 15. The transponder of claim 14 wherein said substrate is a flexible material having a thickness of not more than about twenty (patch antenna, first antenna) -five microns, and wherein said die bond site comprises a stiffening sheet of metallization on at least one side.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (about twenty, first antenna) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (second antenna) at a second operating (major portion) frequency.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna (second antenna) coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna (patch antenna, first antenna) coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 9. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of forming said first and second coils includes the step of forming coil turns of said first and second coils in a relatively narrow perimetrical area circumscribing interior portions of said thin substrate, whereby a major portion (second operating) of said substrate on both said first and second sides is free of said antenna coils to provide a large central coil turn free area. US5574470A CLAIM 15. The transponder of claim 14 wherein said substrate is a flexible material having a thickness of not more than about twenty (patch antenna, first antenna) -five microns, and wherein said die bond site comprises a stiffening sheet of metallization on at least one side.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (about twenty, first antenna) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5574470A CLAIM 1. A method for making a radio frequency identification transponder comprising the steps of: forming a thin dielectric substrate having first and second sides; forming a die bond site on said first side; forming a plurality of bond pads on said first side adjacent said die bond site; forming a first multi-turn flat antenna coil on said first side having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate, and having a second end at one of said bond pads; forming a first via extending through said substrate and connected to said first end on said first side of said substrate; forming a second via through said substrate adjacent one of said bond pads; forming a second multi-turn antenna coil on said second side of said substrate having a first end at an interior portion of said substrate connected to said first via and having a second end connected to said second via on said second side of said substrate; connecting said second via on said first side of the substrate to one of said bond pads; mounting a die to said substrate at said die bond site; electrically connecting said die to said bond pads; forming a dielectric protective coating over both said first and second sides of said substrate and over said antenna coils; securing a first protective cover to said second side of said substrate over said second antenna (second antenna) coil; applying a nonconductive encapsulation over said die and said bond pads; and applying a second protective dielectric cover to said first side of said substrate covering and protecting said first antenna (patch antenna, first antenna) coil, said die, and said bond pads. US5574470A CLAIM 15. The transponder of claim 14 wherein said substrate is a flexible material having a thickness of not more than about twenty (patch antenna, first antenna) -five microns, and wherein said die bond site comprises a stiffening sheet of metallization on at least one side.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5381137A Filed: 1992-10-26 Issued: 1995-01-10 RF tagging system and RF tags and method (Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc Sanjar Ghaem, Rudyard L. Istvan, George L. Lauro
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (antenna array) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5381137A CLAIM 5. RF tagging system according to 4 wherein said measured signals are measured when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a first phase shift, and said measured signals are also provided when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a second and different phase shift, detection of whether one of said resonant circuits in said detection zone is resonant at one of said plurality of known resonant frequencies being dependent on absorption of radiant energy which occurs when said signal (second antenna) s are radiated with any of said first and second phase shifts. US5381137A CLAIM 28. RF tagging system according to claim 27 which includes a plurality of said focused beam antennas each of which is fixed in position with respect to others of said focused beam antennas and each of which radiates each of said predetermined plurality of known resonant frequencies, said plurality of focused beam antennas forming an antenna array (feed line) .
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna (said signal) is configured to act as a feed line (antenna array) at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	US5381137A CLAIM 5. RF tagging system according to 4 wherein said measured signals are measured when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a first phase shift, and said measured signals are also provided when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a second and different phase shift, detection of whether one of said resonant circuits in said detection zone is resonant at one of said plurality of known resonant frequencies being dependent on absorption of radiant energy which occurs when said signal (second antenna) s are radiated with any of said first and second phase shifts. US5381137A CLAIM 28. RF tagging system according to claim 27 which includes a plurality of said focused beam antennas each of which is fixed in position with respect to others of said focused beam antennas and each of which radiates each of said predetermined plurality of known resonant frequencies, said plurality of focused beam antennas forming an antenna array (feed line) .

US5381137A

Filed: 1992-10-26 Issued: 1995-01-10

RF tagging system and RF tags and method

(Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc

Sanjar Ghaem, Rudyard L. Istvan, George L. Lauro

US7411552
CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane;

and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna'

s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (antenna array) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.

US5381137A
CLAIM 5. RF tagging system according to 4 wherein said measured signals are measured when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a first phase shift, and said measured signals are also provided when said tag is in said detection zone and said radiated signals are provided with a second and different phase shift, detection of whether one of said resonant circuits in said detection zone is resonant at one of said plurality of known resonant frequencies being dependent on absorption of radiant energy which occurs when said signal (second antenna) s are radiated with any of said first and second phase shifts.

US5381137A
CLAIM 28. RF tagging system according to claim 27 which includes a plurality of said focused beam antennas each of which is fixed in position with respect to others of said focused beam antennas and each of which radiates each of said predetermined plurality of known resonant frequencies, said plurality of focused beam antennas forming an antenna array (feed line) .

US7411552
CLAIM 36. The wireless communication device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna (said signal) is configured to act as a feed line (antenna array) at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US6031503A Filed: 1997-02-20 Issued: 2000-02-29 Polarization diverse antenna for portable communication devices (Original Assignee) Raytheon Co (Current Assignee) Systemonic AG II Joseph A. Preiss, Terry L. McElroy, Arnold E. Van Doren, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fernando Beltran
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (second antennas, first antenna) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signals to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly.
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a chip grounding line (first ground) and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (feed line) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signals to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line (feed line) coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator. US6031503A CLAIM 6. The communications card of claim 5 wherein: said first coaxial cable has an outer conductor connected to a first ground (chip grounding line) pad disposed on said ground plane conductor, and a center conductor connected to said one end of said first microstrip feed line, and said second coaxial cable has an outer conductor connected to a second ground pad disposed on said ground plane conductor, and a center conductor connected to said one end of said second microstrip feed line.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end (second antennas, first antenna) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signals to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (second antennas, first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signal (second antenna) s to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly.
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signals to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line coupled at one end (one end) to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (second antennas, first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signal (second antenna) s to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second antennas, first antenna) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (said signal) at a second operating frequency.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signal (second antenna) s to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line coupled at one end (one end) to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator.
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signals to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line coupled at one end (one end) to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second antennas, first antenna) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (feed line) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signal (second antenna) s to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna (first end, first antenna) and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane (ground plane) conductor, and the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line (feed line) coupled at one end (one end) to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator.
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna (said signal) is configured to act as a feed line (feed line) at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	US6031503A CLAIM 1. A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising: (A) a transceiver portion including receiver and transmitter electronics for communication of said signal (second antenna) s to and from said computer; (B) a polarization diverse antenna assembly having: 1) a first antenna and an orthogonally-disposed second antenna with each antenna being substantially omnidirectional about a first axis; 2) a single metal sheet adhered to a plastic substrate, said metal sheet comprising a ground plane conductor, and the first and second antennas being first and second slot radiators formed in said metal sheet, said slot radiators being unobstructed on both sides so that signals may be radiated and received from both sides of said ground plane conductor; (C) a card body sized for insertion into a card slot in the portable computer, said card body having an RF section including said transceiver portion, and a digital electronics portion which provides a connection to the computer, and said antenna assembly being attached to said RF section of said card body in a hinge arrangement, whereby the radiation pattern of said antenna assembly is adjustable for obtaining maximum signal quality by rotation of said antenna assembly about said hinge arrangement; (D) coupling means disposed between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly for communicating signals between said transceiver portion and said antenna assembly. US6031503A CLAIM 3. The communications card of claim 1 wherein said coupling means includes a first microstrip feed line (feed line) coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said first slot radiator, and a second microstrip feed line coupled at one end to said transceiver portion and connected at an other end across said second slot radiator.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5298894A Filed: 1992-06-17 Issued: 1994-03-29 Utility meter transponder/antenna assembly for underground installations (Original Assignee) Badger Meter Inc (Current Assignee) Badger Meter Inc David L. Cerny, Brenda Stewart, Lee Karsten, H. Paul Walding, Jr., Joseph A. Ziino
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip (frequency signals) electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US5298894A CLAIM 1. An assembly for radio frequency communication of data between a utility meter within a subsurface pit enclosure and a collection unit, the pit enclosure having a pit lid with a hole therein and the assembly comprising: an antenna enclosure having a cap including a stem with a lower end and with an upper end, the stem extending through the hole in the pit lid and the cap closing completely the upper end of the stem and being supported by a top side of the pit lid to suspend the stem in the hole; means around the lower end of the stem for clamping against an underside of the pit lid to trap a portion of the pit lid between said means and the cap; an antenna disposed within the antenna enclosure and projecting above the pit lid for transmitting radio signals to the collection unit; a transponder enclosure within the pit; a transponder completely enclosed within the transponder enclosure for converting data signals received from the meter to radio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) for transmission through the antenna; means for electrically connecting the transponder to the antenna; and means for sealing and enclosing the antenna enclosure and the transponder enclosure against the environment within the pit enclosure. US5298894A CLAIM 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the means encircling the lower end of the threaded stem of the antenna forms a wire entry channel with an opening on one side (one side) to receive a wire from the meter and also forms a port for admission of adhesive into the wire entry channel from above; and wherein the transponder enclosure includes a wire entry port from the interior of the antenna enclosure to an interior of the transponder enclosure; wherein a wire from the utility meter is positioned in the wire entry channel and passes through the wire entry port into the transponder enclosure; and and further comprising adhesive filling a portion the wire entry channel not occupied by the wire to seal the wire entry into the transponder enclosure.

US5298894A

Filed: 1992-06-17 Issued: 1994-03-29

Utility meter transponder/antenna assembly for underground installations

(Original Assignee) Badger Meter Inc (Current Assignee) Badger Meter Inc

David L. Cerny, Brenda Stewart, Lee Karsten, H. Paul Walding, Jr., Joseph A. Ziino

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip (frequency signals) electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end comprising an open circuit.

US5298894A
CLAIM 1. An assembly for radio frequency communication of data between a utility meter within a subsurface pit enclosure and a collection unit, the pit enclosure having a pit lid with a hole therein and the assembly comprising: an antenna enclosure having a cap including a stem with a lower end and with an upper end, the stem extending through the hole in the pit lid and the cap closing completely the upper end of the stem and being supported by a top side of the pit lid to suspend the stem in the hole;
means around the lower end of the stem for clamping against an underside of the pit lid to trap a portion of the pit lid between said means and the cap;
an antenna disposed within the antenna enclosure and projecting above the pit lid for transmitting radio signals to the collection unit;
a transponder enclosure within the pit;
a transponder completely enclosed within the transponder enclosure for converting data signals received from the meter to radio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) for transmission through the antenna;
means for electrically connecting the transponder to the antenna;
and means for sealing and enclosing the antenna enclosure and the transponder enclosure against the environment within the pit enclosure.

US5298894A
CLAIM 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the means encircling the lower end of the threaded stem of the antenna forms a wire entry channel with an opening on one side (one side) to receive a wire from the meter and also forms a port for admission of adhesive into the wire entry channel from above;
and wherein the transponder enclosure includes a wire entry port from the interior of the antenna enclosure to an interior of the transponder enclosure;
wherein a wire from the utility meter is positioned in the wire entry channel and passes through the wire entry port into the transponder enclosure;
and and further comprising adhesive filling a portion the wire entry channel not occupied by the wire to seal the wire entry into the transponder enclosure.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4975711A Filed: 1989-05-25 Issued: 1990-12-04 Slot antenna device for portable radiophone (Original Assignee) Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (Current Assignee) Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Kang-Hoon Lee
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (antenna device, second planes) positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end (first end) disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end (second end) in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end (first end) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (antenna device, second planes) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end (first end) disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (antenna device, second planes) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (having one end) to said ground plane.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 2. A radio antenna, comprising: a container made of an electrically insulating material, providing an interior cavity exhibiting a longitudinal axis, and having an interior surface of said cavity bearing an electrically conductive material; first and second discrete and spaced-apart elongate slots formed in an exterior of said container through said insulating material to expose said conductive material to an exterior of said container; said first slot having a first length lying in a first plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; said second slot having a second lenght lying in a second plane oblique to said first plane and longitudinal axis; and coaxial cable coupling said first and second slots in parallel, said coaxial cable having one end (one end) connectable for feeding an electrical signal to said first and second slots. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (antenna device, second planes) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (having one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 2. A radio antenna, comprising: a container made of an electrically insulating material, providing an interior cavity exhibiting a longitudinal axis, and having an interior surface of said cavity bearing an electrically conductive material; first and second discrete and spaced-apart elongate slots formed in an exterior of said container through said insulating material to expose said conductive material to an exterior of said container; said first slot having a first length lying in a first plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; said second slot having a second lenght lying in a second plane oblique to said first plane and longitudinal axis; and coaxial cable coupling said first and second slots in parallel, said coaxial cable having one end (one end) connectable for feeding an electrical signal to said first and second slots. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (antenna device, second planes) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (having one end) to said ground plane.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 2. A radio antenna, comprising: a container made of an electrically insulating material, providing an interior cavity exhibiting a longitudinal axis, and having an interior surface of said cavity bearing an electrically conductive material; first and second discrete and spaced-apart elongate slots formed in an exterior of said container through said insulating material to expose said conductive material to an exterior of said container; said first slot having a first length lying in a first plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; said second slot having a second lenght lying in a second plane oblique to said first plane and longitudinal axis; and coaxial cable coupling said first and second slots in parallel, said coaxial cable having one end (one end) connectable for feeding an electrical signal to said first and second slots. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (antenna device, second planes) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (having one end) to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4975711A CLAIM 1. A slot antenna device (ground plane) for use in a portable radio telephone, characterized in that: a conductive material is coated on a case of the portable radio telephone, an omni-directional first slot antenna for a vertical-polarized wave is disposed horizontally on said case, and a second slot antenna for slant vertical-polarized and horizontal-polarized waves is disposed in a predetermined angle relative to said first slot antenna, thereby enabling coupling in parallel a coaxial cable for feeding an electrical signal between each position on the first and second slot antennas. US4975711A CLAIM 2. A radio antenna, comprising: a container made of an electrically insulating material, providing an interior cavity exhibiting a longitudinal axis, and having an interior surface of said cavity bearing an electrically conductive material; first and second discrete and spaced-apart elongate slots formed in an exterior of said container through said insulating material to expose said conductive material to an exterior of said container; said first slot having a first length lying in a first plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; said second slot having a second lenght lying in a second plane oblique to said first plane and longitudinal axis; and coaxial cable coupling said first and second slots in parallel, said coaxial cable having one end (one end) connectable for feeding an electrical signal to said first and second slots. US4975711A CLAIM 3. The antenna of claim 2, wherein said container has a rectangular cross-section providing four adjoining planar exterior sides perpendicular to said first and second planes (ground plane) , further comprised of: said first slot having a first end disposed in a first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across successive second and third of said exterior sides, and terminating with a second end in a fourth of said exterior sides; and said second slot having a third end disposed in said first of said exterior sides, extending continuously across said second said side, and having a fourth end in said third side.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5939984A Filed: 1998-05-01 Issued: 1999-08-17 Combination radio frequency transponder (RF Tag) and magnetic electronic article surveillance (EAS) material (Original Assignee) Intermec IP Corp (Current Assignee) Intermec IP Corp Michael J. Brady, Thomas A. Cofino, Richard J. Gambino, Paul A. Moskowitz, Alejandro G. Schrott, Robert J. VON Gutfeld
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (electrically conducting material) to said ground plane.	US5939984A CLAIM 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non linear magnetic material is coated with an electrically conducting material (one end) . US5939984A CLAIM 8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tag antenna comprises a patch antenna electrically connected to a semiconductor device incorporating the tag electronics, the patch antenna having a ground plane (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (electrically conducting material) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5939984A CLAIM 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non linear magnetic material is coated with an electrically conducting material (one end) . US5939984A CLAIM 8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tag antenna comprises a patch antenna electrically connected to a semiconductor device incorporating the tag electronics, the patch antenna having a ground plane (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (electrically conducting material) to said ground plane.	US5939984A CLAIM 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non linear magnetic material is coated with an electrically conducting material (one end) . US5939984A CLAIM 8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tag antenna comprises a patch antenna electrically connected to a semiconductor device incorporating the tag electronics, the patch antenna having a ground plane (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (electrically conducting material) to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5939984A CLAIM 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the non linear magnetic material is coated with an electrically conducting material (one end) . US5939984A CLAIM 8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tag antenna comprises a patch antenna electrically connected to a semiconductor device incorporating the tag electronics, the patch antenna having a ground plane (ground plane) .

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5862117A Filed: 1997-04-10 Issued: 1999-01-19 Device, in particular a compact disc, comprising a data storage medium and an integrated circuit (Original Assignee) EM Microelectronic Marin SA (Current Assignee) EM Microelectronic Marin SA Vincent Fuentes, Peter Umminger
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (central region) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5862117A CLAIM 6. A device according to claim 2, wherein said winding is arranged directly on a face of said electronic unit, the electronic module formed by the electronic unit and the winding being located in a central region (first operating, first operating frequency) of said device defined by an annular region into which said storage medium extends.

US5862117A

Filed: 1997-04-10 Issued: 1999-01-19

Device, in particular a compact disc, comprising a data storage medium and an integrated circuit

(Original Assignee) EM Microelectronic Marin SA (Current Assignee) EM Microelectronic Marin SA

Vincent Fuentes, Peter Umminger

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating (central region) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5862117A
CLAIM 6. A device according to claim 2, wherein said winding is arranged directly on a face of said electronic unit, the electronic module formed by the electronic unit and the winding being located in a central region (first operating, first operating frequency) of said device defined by an annular region into which said storage medium extends.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5603430A Filed: 1995-02-10 Issued: 1997-02-18 Beverage dispensing system with bottle identification mechanism (Original Assignee) Dec International Inc (Current Assignee) Berg Co LLC John M. Loehrke, Thomas L. Heidebrecht
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip (n group) electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (time t) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US5603430A CLAIM 7. The liquid dispensing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said memory further includes a storage location that contains pour data which is used by said controller to determine an amount of time t (first end) hat the valve is to be held open to dispense liquid from a bottle to which said spout is attached.

US5603430A

Filed: 1995-02-10 Issued: 1997-02-18

Beverage dispensing system with bottle identification mechanism

(Original Assignee) Dec International Inc (Current Assignee) Berg Co LLC

John M. Loehrke, Thomas L. Heidebrecht

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip (n group) electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end (time t) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end comprising an open circuit.

US5603430A
CLAIM 7. The liquid dispensing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said memory further includes a storage location that contains pour data which is used by said controller to determine an amount of time t (first end) hat the valve is to be held open to dispense liquid from a bottle to which said spout is attached.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4694283A Filed: 1983-06-29 Issued: 1987-09-15 Identification device in the form of a tag-like strip affixable to an article (Original Assignee) Reeb Max E Max E. Reeb
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (respective planes, second planes) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second thickness, comprising two) comprising an open circuit.	US4694283A CLAIM 7. Device according to claim 1, wherein said flat conductor strips have first and second sides, their first sides being at least in part covered by an electrically insulating layer, wherein the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising at least one first side is formed by said electrically insulating layer, and the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising two (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) second sides is formed by an inserted dielectric sheet. US4694283A CLAIM 16. Device according to claim 10, wherein said first and second conductive spiral patterns are spaced one from another by a first dielectric layer extending on one side (one side) of said first conductive spiral pattern, forming a first dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said first conductive spiral pattern, and a second dielectric layer extending on one side of said second conductive spiral pattern, forming a second dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said second conductive spiral pattern, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns being wound in clockwise and counter clockwise winding direction, respectively, when viewed from the same side of the plane into which they extend, and, having a first and second thickness (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) of respective dielectric paths, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns thus spacing all mutually opposing first and second conductor path portions of first and second conductive spiral patterns by a dual dielectric layer comprised of said first and second thicknesses.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (respective planes, second planes) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (second thickness, comprising two) frequency.	US4694283A CLAIM 7. Device according to claim 1, wherein said flat conductor strips have first and second sides, their first sides being at least in part covered by an electrically insulating layer, wherein the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising at least one first side is formed by said electrically insulating layer, and the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising two (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) second sides is formed by an inserted dielectric sheet. US4694283A CLAIM 16. Device according to claim 10, wherein said first and second conductive spiral patterns are spaced one from another by a first dielectric layer extending on one side of said first conductive spiral pattern, forming a first dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said first conductive spiral pattern, and a second dielectric layer extending on one side of said second conductive spiral pattern, forming a second dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said second conductive spiral pattern, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns being wound in clockwise and counter clockwise winding direction, respectively, when viewed from the same side of the plane into which they extend, and, having a first and second thickness (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) of respective dielectric paths, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns thus spacing all mutually opposing first and second conductor path portions of first and second conductive spiral patterns by a dual dielectric layer comprised of said first and second thicknesses.

US4694283A

Filed: 1983-06-29 Issued: 1987-09-15

Identification device in the form of a tag-like strip affixable to an article

(Original Assignee) Reeb Max E

Max E. Reeb

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane (respective planes, second planes) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end (second thickness, comprising two) comprising an open circuit.

US4694283A
CLAIM 7. Device according to claim 1, wherein said flat conductor strips have first and second sides, their first sides being at least in part covered by an electrically insulating layer, wherein the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising at least one first side is formed by said electrically insulating layer, and the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising two (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) second sides is formed by an inserted dielectric sheet.

US4694283A
CLAIM 16. Device according to claim 10, wherein said first and second conductive spiral patterns are spaced one from another by a first dielectric layer extending on one side (one side) of said first conductive spiral pattern, forming a first dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said first conductive spiral pattern, and a second dielectric layer extending on one side of said second conductive spiral pattern, forming a second dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said second conductive spiral pattern, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns being wound in clockwise and counter clockwise winding direction, respectively, when viewed from the same side of the plane into which they extend, and, having a first and second thickness (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) of respective dielectric paths, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns thus spacing all mutually opposing first and second conductor path portions of first and second conductive spiral patterns by a dual dielectric layer comprised of said first and second thicknesses.

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (respective planes, second planes) positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (second thickness, comprising two) frequency.

US4694283A
CLAIM 7. Device according to claim 1, wherein said flat conductor strips have first and second sides, their first sides being at least in part covered by an electrically insulating layer, wherein the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising at least one first side is formed by said electrically insulating layer, and the dielectric spacing of any mutually opposing segments of said flat conductor strips comprising two (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) second sides is formed by an inserted dielectric sheet.

US4694283A
CLAIM 16. Device according to claim 10, wherein said first and second conductive spiral patterns are spaced one from another by a first dielectric layer extending on one side of said first conductive spiral pattern, forming a first dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said first conductive spiral pattern, and a second dielectric layer extending on one side of said second conductive spiral pattern, forming a second dielectric spiral pattern being precisely aligned with said second conductive spiral pattern, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns being wound in clockwise and counter clockwise winding direction, respectively, when viewed from the same side of the plane into which they extend, and, having a first and second thickness (second end, second frequency, second operating, second operating frequency) of respective dielectric paths, said first and second dielectric spiral patterns thus spacing all mutually opposing first and second conductor path portions of first and second conductive spiral patterns by a dual dielectric layer comprised of said first and second thicknesses.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5508706A Filed: 1993-12-23 Issued: 1996-04-16 Radar signal processor (Original Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp (Current Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp Hsi-Shen E. Tsou, Mark T. Core, James G. Harrison, Philip J. Moffa, Gregory A. Shreve
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device (radar system) of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna (elevation angles) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 23. The wireless communication device (radar system) of claim 22 , wherein said second antenna (elevation angles) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device (radar system) of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna (elevation angles) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 30. The wireless communication device (radar system) of claim 29 , wherein said second antenna (elevation angles) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device (radar system) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (elevation angles) at a second operating frequency.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device (radar system) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (elevation angles) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication device (radar system) of claim 34 wherein said second antenna (elevation angles) is configured to act as a feed line at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	US5508706A CLAIM 1. In a radar system (wireless communication device) including a radar transceiver means for generating transmit signals and for receiving signals reflected by targets, and a mixer for combining the transmit signals and the reflected signals into a mixer signal, a radar signal processor comprising: sampling means, connected to said mixer, for sampling the mixer signal and for generating a sampled mixer signal; spectrum estimation means, connected to said sampling means, for generating a plurality of range profile signals each including a plurality of range bins containing a magnitude of a spectral component; threshold means, connected to said spectrum estimation means, for generating a target profile signal for each of said plurality of range profile signals and for updating a target space array including a stack of target profile signals by adding a new target profile signal to said stack and by discarding an old target profile signal from said stack; and target decision means, connected to said threshold means, for generating estimated range and speed signals for a closest target from said target space array. US5508706A CLAIM 23. The radar signal processor of claim 19 further comprising: beam angle tracking means for tracking said target in azimuth and elevation directions by varying azimuth and elevation angles (second antenna, patch antenna) of said tracking beam to maximize target reflected signals.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5512901A Filed: 1993-09-07 Issued: 1996-04-30 Built-in radiation structure for a millimeter wave radar sensor (Original Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp (Current Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp Chun-Hong H. Chen, Hsi-Shen E. Tsou
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (electromagnetic radiation) frequency.	US5512901A CLAIM 1. A compact radar system including: a dielectric substrate having an upper and lower surface; a ground plane (ground plane) formed on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and including a radiating slot formed therein; radar transceiver means located adjacent the lower surface of the dielectric substrate for generating transmit signals; and a frequency selective surface spaced above said dielectric substrate and said radiating slot and including a radiating aperture with and array of uniformly spaced holes, wherein said frequency selective surface decreases flow of electromagnetic energy from said radiating slot in one direction towards said transceiver means and increases said flow of electromagnetic radiation (second operating) in an opposite direction away from said transceiver means.

US5512901A

Filed: 1993-09-07 Issued: 1996-04-30

Built-in radiation structure for a millimeter wave radar sensor

(Original Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp (Current Assignee) Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp

Chun-Hong H. Chen, Hsi-Shen E. Tsou

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (electromagnetic radiation) frequency.

US5512901A
CLAIM 1. A compact radar system including: a dielectric substrate having an upper and lower surface;
a ground plane (ground plane) formed on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and including a radiating slot formed therein;
radar transceiver means located adjacent the lower surface of the dielectric substrate for generating transmit signals;
and a frequency selective surface spaced above said dielectric substrate and said radiating slot and including a radiating aperture with and array of uniformly spaced holes, wherein said frequency selective surface decreases flow of electromagnetic energy from said radiating slot in one direction towards said transceiver means and increases said flow of electromagnetic radiation (second operating) in an opposite direction away from said transceiver means.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4278186A Filed: 1978-09-08 Issued: 1981-07-14 Method and apparatus for beverage dispensing control and quantity monitoring (Original Assignee) Williamson Robert D Robert D. Williamson
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (directional coupler) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element (directional coupler) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US4278186A CLAIM 3. The method of claim 2 which further comprises: passing the pulses through chokes connected to both ends of a secondary winding the impedence transformer; conducting the pulses to and impressing them upon a control cap nonlinear device; transmitting HF signals from a remote oscillator connected to a directional coupler (dielectric material, coupling element, operating frequency, s operating frequency) and transmitting and receiving antenna; receiving the HF signal with the control cap antenna; mixing in the control cap nonlinear device said HF signals and the pulses impressed thereon, creating thereby a composite signal; radiating that signal as a composite to the remote transmitting and receiving antenna; passing the composite signal through the directional coupler to an HF detector; removing the HF signals from the composite signal using the HF detector; and conducting an output of the HF detector to the receiver amplifier.

US4278186A

Filed: 1978-09-08 Issued: 1981-07-14

Method and apparatus for beverage dispensing control and quantity monitoring

(Original Assignee) Williamson Robert D

Robert D. Williamson

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (directional coupler) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element (directional coupler) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US4278186A
CLAIM 3. The method of claim 2 which further comprises: passing the pulses through chokes connected to both ends of a secondary winding the impedence transformer;
conducting the pulses to and impressing them upon a control cap nonlinear device;
transmitting HF signals from a remote oscillator connected to a directional coupler (dielectric material, coupling element, operating frequency, s operating frequency) and transmitting and receiving antenna;
receiving the HF signal with the control cap antenna;
mixing in the control cap nonlinear device said HF signals and the pulses impressed thereon, creating thereby a composite signal;
radiating that signal as a composite to the remote transmitting and receiving antenna;
passing the composite signal through the directional coupler to an HF detector;
removing the HF signals from the composite signal using the HF detector;
and conducting an output of the HF detector to the receiver amplifier.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4916457A Filed: 1988-06-13 Issued: 1990-04-10 Printed-circuit crossed-slot antenna (Original Assignee) Teledyne Inc (Current Assignee) Teledyne Inc Wong Foy, Hsin-Hsien Chung, Sheng Y. Peng
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip (input terminal) electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (magnetically couple) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 2. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite that of said ground plane.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 3. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is generally parallel to said antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 5. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is generally perpendicular to said antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 9 , wherein said first end (magnetically couple) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 12. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is capacitively coupled to said antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 13. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive being interposed between a feed line extending from said wireless communication chip and said antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 17. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is separated from said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 18. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is reactively coupled to said antenna by at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 20. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is directly coupled to said ground plane.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 21. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip (input terminal) is reactively coupled to said ground plane.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (opposite phases) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases (first antenna) of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 23. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 22 , wherein said second antenna (said signal) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip (input terminal) to said first antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication device (input terminal) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (input terminal) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane.	US4916457A CLAIM 1. An antenna connectable to a radio communication device for transmitting or receiving a radio frequency signal, said antenna consisting of: a first printed circuit board including a first non-conductive substrate and a conductive layer electro-deposited on a first face of the first non-conductive substrate, said conductive layer having first and second symmetrical slots cross-intersecting at right angles through their centers, each slot having equal leg portions on either side of the other slot; a second printed circuit board commensurate with said first printed circuit board, said second printed circuit board having a first side mounted against a second face of said first circuit board; an array of four symmetrical stripline feeders electrodeposited on said first side, one end (one end) of each feeder being positioned under one of said leg portions distally from said centers to electro-magnetically couple to said leg portion; printed circuit means for supplying quadrature phases of the signal to the stripline feeders; a conductive grounding layer coupled to said stripline feeders; means for holding said first and second printed circuit board, said means for supplying, and said ground layer in a stacked-layered configuration; and a conductive cage structure on the periphery of said first and second circuit boards. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (opposite phases) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases (first antenna) of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 30. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 29 , wherein said second antenna (said signal) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip (input terminal) to said first antenna.	US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device (input terminal) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (input terminal) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (opposite phases) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (said signal) at a second operating frequency.	US4916457A CLAIM 1. An antenna connectable to a radio communication device for transmitting or receiving a radio frequency signal, said antenna consisting of: a first printed circuit board including a first non-conductive substrate and a conductive layer electro-deposited on a first face of the first non-conductive substrate, said conductive layer having first and second symmetrical slots cross-intersecting at right angles through their centers, each slot having equal leg portions on either side of the other slot; a second printed circuit board commensurate with said first printed circuit board, said second printed circuit board having a first side mounted against a second face of said first circuit board; an array of four symmetrical stripline feeders electrodeposited on said first side, one end (one end) of each feeder being positioned under one of said leg portions distally from said centers to electro-magnetically couple to said leg portion; printed circuit means for supplying quadrature phases of the signal to the stripline feeders; a conductive grounding layer coupled to said stripline feeders; means for holding said first and second printed circuit board, said means for supplying, and said ground layer in a stacked-layered configuration; and a conductive cage structure on the periphery of said first and second circuit boards. US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases (first antenna) of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device (input terminal) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (input terminal) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane.	US4916457A CLAIM 1. An antenna connectable to a radio communication device for transmitting or receiving a radio frequency signal, said antenna consisting of: a first printed circuit board including a first non-conductive substrate and a conductive layer electro-deposited on a first face of the first non-conductive substrate, said conductive layer having first and second symmetrical slots cross-intersecting at right angles through their centers, each slot having equal leg portions on either side of the other slot; a second printed circuit board commensurate with said first printed circuit board, said second printed circuit board having a first side mounted against a second face of said first circuit board; an array of four symmetrical stripline feeders electrodeposited on said first side, one end (one end) of each feeder being positioned under one of said leg portions distally from said centers to electro-magnetically couple to said leg portion; printed circuit means for supplying quadrature phases of the signal to the stripline feeders; a conductive grounding layer coupled to said stripline feeders; means for holding said first and second printed circuit board, said means for supplying, and said ground layer in a stacked-layered configuration; and a conductive cage structure on the periphery of said first and second circuit boards. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device (input terminal) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (input terminal) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (opposite phases) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4916457A CLAIM 1. An antenna connectable to a radio communication device for transmitting or receiving a radio frequency signal, said antenna consisting of: a first printed circuit board including a first non-conductive substrate and a conductive layer electro-deposited on a first face of the first non-conductive substrate, said conductive layer having first and second symmetrical slots cross-intersecting at right angles through their centers, each slot having equal leg portions on either side of the other slot; a second printed circuit board commensurate with said first printed circuit board, said second printed circuit board having a first side mounted against a second face of said first circuit board; an array of four symmetrical stripline feeders electrodeposited on said first side, one end (one end) of each feeder being positioned under one of said leg portions distally from said centers to electro-magnetically couple to said leg portion; printed circuit means for supplying quadrature phases of the signal to the stripline feeders; a conductive grounding layer coupled to said stripline feeders; means for holding said first and second printed circuit board, said means for supplying, and said ground layer in a stacked-layered configuration; and a conductive cage structure on the periphery of said first and second circuit boards. US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases (first antenna) of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 35. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 34 wherein said first antenna (opposite phases) is configured to communicate at a single operating (input terminal) frequency.	US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases (first antenna) of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication device (input terminal) of claim 34 wherein said second antenna (said signal) is configured to act as a feed line at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	US4916457A CLAIM 3. The antenna as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal (second antenna) is electromagnetically coupled to all four leg portions and the phase of the signals fed to any two adjacent, orthogonal leg portions is approximately 90 degrees apart and said signals are of equal magnitude. US4916457A CLAIM 5. The antenna as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for supplying quadrature phases comprises: a third printed circuit board commensurate with said first and second circuit boards, and having a third non-conductive substrate and a network of conductive straps electrodeposited on said third substrate; said network having input terminal (single operating, wireless communication device, wireless communication chip, single operating frequency) s connectable to said radio communication device and four output terminals, each of said output terminals being electrically connected to one of said stripline feeders; and said conductive straps being routed and dimensioned to deliver opposite phases of said signal to opposite stripline feeders.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US6018324A Filed: 1997-10-29 Issued: 2000-01-25 Omni-directional dipole antenna with a self balancing feed arrangement (Original Assignee) Northern Telecom Ltd (Current Assignee) Apple Inc Dean Kitchener
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side (opposite sides) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides (one side) of the dielectric substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (metal deposit) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides of the dielectric substrate. US6018324A CLAIM 4. The dipole antenna according to claim 1 wherein the dipole arms are formed by metal deposit (conductive strip) ion on a dielectric sheet.
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) resistive connection.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides of the dielectric substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) reactive connection.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides of the dielectric substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second dipole, first dipole) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole (first antenna) arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole (first antenna) arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides of the dielectric substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second dipole, first dipole) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US6018324A CLAIM 1. An omnidirectional dipole antenna having a self balancing feed arrangement comprising first and second dipole (first antenna) arms, a dielectric substrate and a transmission line extending from an input termination point having a ground and a central conductor; wherein the central conductor is connected by the transmission line to a feed point on the first dipole (first antenna) arm and only the second dipole arm is connected to the ground and wherein the second dipole arm acts as a ground plane (ground plane) for the transmission line and wherein the transmission line and the second dipole arm are placed on opposite sides of the dielectric substrate.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5216430A Filed: 1990-12-27 Issued: 1993-06-01 Low impedance printed circuit radiating element (Original Assignee) General Electric Co (Current Assignee) Lockheed Martin Corp James K. Rahm, Robert H. Frankievich, John D. Martinko
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (second transmission line, first transmission line, ground plane) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US5216430A CLAIM 1. An antenna comprising: a substrate of a dielectric material; a conductive ground plane (ground plane) on one surface of said dielectric substrate; a planar element comprising a geometrically symmetrical area of a conductive material on an opposite surface of said dielectric substrate, said area having a periphery describing a shape having at least first and second axes of symmetry, wherein said second axis of symmetry intersects said first axis of symmetry within the area of said element and said first axis and said second axis are orthogonal, said element having a first notch in the periphery of said element on one side (one side) of said first axis and a second notch in the periphery thereof on the opposite side of said first axis, said first and second notches being rectangular and disposed along said second axis symmetrically with respect to said first axis, said element further having third and fourth notches in the periphery thereof, said third and fourth notches being rectangular and disposed along said first axis symmetrically with respect to said second axis; first means coupling a first transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said first notch remote from said periphery and on said second axis; and second means coupling a second transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said third notch remote from said periphery and on said first axis.
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane (second transmission line, first transmission line, ground plane) by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (transmission lines, antenna array) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US5216430A CLAIM 1. An antenna comprising: a substrate of a dielectric material; a conductive ground plane (ground plane) on one surface of said dielectric substrate; a planar element comprising a geometrically symmetrical area of a conductive material on an opposite surface of said dielectric substrate, said area having a periphery describing a shape having at least first and second axes of symmetry, wherein said second axis of symmetry intersects said first axis of symmetry within the area of said element and said first axis and said second axis are orthogonal, said element having a first notch in the periphery of said element on one side of said first axis and a second notch in the periphery thereof on the opposite side of said first axis, said first and second notches being rectangular and disposed along said second axis symmetrically with respect to said first axis, said element further having third and fourth notches in the periphery thereof, said third and fourth notches being rectangular and disposed along said first axis symmetrically with respect to said second axis; first means coupling a first transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said first notch remote from said periphery and on said second axis; and second means coupling a second transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said third notch remote from said periphery and on said first axis. US5216430A CLAIM 6. The antenna array (feed line) of claim 5 wherein the predetermined relative electrical phase relationships between signals at said common node and signals at each of the respective coupling means of each of said planar elements are substantially equivalent. US5216430A CLAIM 8. A printed circuit antenna element comprising: a dielectric substrate having a ground plane on one surface thereof; a rectangular conductive pattern on the opposite surface of said substrate, and having four rectangular notches symmetrically disposed along the periphery thereof with respect to two orthogonal axes of symmetry of said rectangular conductive pattern; and first and second transmission lines (feed line) on said opposite surface of said substrate and respectively connected to said pattern within first and second ones of said notches at ends opposite the open ends thereof and along respective ones of said axes of symmetry, said first and second notches being located adjacent each other along the periphery of said pattern.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (second transmission line, first transmission line, ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (common node) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5216430A CLAIM 1. An antenna comprising: a substrate of a dielectric material; a conductive ground plane (ground plane) on one surface of said dielectric substrate; a planar element comprising a geometrically symmetrical area of a conductive material on an opposite surface of said dielectric substrate, said area having a periphery describing a shape having at least first and second axes of symmetry, wherein said second axis of symmetry intersects said first axis of symmetry within the area of said element and said first axis and said second axis are orthogonal, said element having a first notch in the periphery of said element on one side of said first axis and a second notch in the periphery thereof on the opposite side of said first axis, said first and second notches being rectangular and disposed along said second axis symmetrically with respect to said first axis, said element further having third and fourth notches in the periphery thereof, said third and fourth notches being rectangular and disposed along said first axis symmetrically with respect to said second axis; first means coupling a first transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said first notch remote from said periphery and on said second axis; and second means coupling a second transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said third notch remote from said periphery and on said first axis. US5216430A CLAIM 5. An antenna comprising a plurality of the planar elements according to claim 3 arranged in predetermined positions on a surface; and further comprising a transmission line network for coupling the respective coupling means of each of said plurality of planar elements to a common node (first operating, first operating frequency) in predetermined relative electrical phase relationship.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (second transmission line, first transmission line, ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (transmission lines, antenna array) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5216430A CLAIM 1. An antenna comprising: a substrate of a dielectric material; a conductive ground plane (ground plane) on one surface of said dielectric substrate; a planar element comprising a geometrically symmetrical area of a conductive material on an opposite surface of said dielectric substrate, said area having a periphery describing a shape having at least first and second axes of symmetry, wherein said second axis of symmetry intersects said first axis of symmetry within the area of said element and said first axis and said second axis are orthogonal, said element having a first notch in the periphery of said element on one side of said first axis and a second notch in the periphery thereof on the opposite side of said first axis, said first and second notches being rectangular and disposed along said second axis symmetrically with respect to said first axis, said element further having third and fourth notches in the periphery thereof, said third and fourth notches being rectangular and disposed along said first axis symmetrically with respect to said second axis; first means coupling a first transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said first notch remote from said periphery and on said second axis; and second means coupling a second transmission line (ground plane) to said element at a location on an edge of said third notch remote from said periphery and on said first axis. US5216430A CLAIM 6. The antenna array (feed line) of claim 5 wherein the predetermined relative electrical phase relationships between signals at said common node and signals at each of the respective coupling means of each of said planar elements are substantially equivalent. US5216430A CLAIM 8. A printed circuit antenna element comprising: a dielectric substrate having a ground plane on one surface thereof; a rectangular conductive pattern on the opposite surface of said substrate, and having four rectangular notches symmetrically disposed along the periphery thereof with respect to two orthogonal axes of symmetry of said rectangular conductive pattern; and first and second transmission lines (feed line) on said opposite surface of said substrate and respectively connected to said pattern within first and second ones of said notches at ends opposite the open ends thereof and along respective ones of said axes of symmetry, said first and second notches being located adjacent each other along the periphery of said pattern.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5600333A Filed: 1995-01-26 Issued: 1997-02-04 Active repeater antenna assembly (Original Assignee) Larsen Electronics Inc (Current Assignee) Pulse Electronics Inc Douglas W. Justice, Damon L. Patton
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (second antennas) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US5600333A CLAIM 1. In an antenna assembly for use with a personal communications device in a motor vehicle, the assembly including a first antenna positioned outside the vehicle, and a second antenna coupled with the first antenna, the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being positioned on opposing surfaces of a window or windshield of said vehicle, the assembly characterized by absence of a feedline extending completely between said antenna assembly and the personal communications device with which it is to be used, wherein a user of the personal communications device can gain benefit from the first antenna without the hindrance of a physical, wired connection extending completely between the device and the antenna assembly, an improvement comprising: an amplifier through which the second antenna is coupled to the first antenna, and a conductive body positioned between the two antennas to increase RF isolation therebetween, wherein a compact active repeater assembly is provided. US5600333A CLAIM 4. The antenna assembly of claim 1 in which the conductive body comprises a ground plane (ground plane) on a circuit board.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end (second antennas) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US5600333A CLAIM 1. In an antenna assembly for use with a personal communications device in a motor vehicle, the assembly including a first antenna positioned outside the vehicle, and a second antenna coupled with the first antenna, the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being positioned on opposing surfaces of a window or windshield of said vehicle, the assembly characterized by absence of a feedline extending completely between said antenna assembly and the personal communications device with which it is to be used, wherein a user of the personal communications device can gain benefit from the first antenna without the hindrance of a physical, wired connection extending completely between the device and the antenna assembly, an improvement comprising: an amplifier through which the second antenna is coupled to the first antenna, and a conductive body positioned between the two antennas to increase RF isolation therebetween, wherein a compact active repeater assembly is provided. US5600333A CLAIM 4. The antenna assembly of claim 1 in which the conductive body comprises a ground plane (ground plane) on a circuit board.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second antennas) operating at a first operating (personal communication) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5600333A CLAIM 1. In an antenna assembly for use with a personal communication (first operating, single operating, first operating frequency) s device in a motor vehicle, the assembly including a first antenna positioned outside the vehicle, and a second antenna coupled with the first antenna, the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being positioned on opposing surfaces of a window or windshield of said vehicle, the assembly characterized by absence of a feedline extending completely between said antenna assembly and the personal communications device with which it is to be used, wherein a user of the personal communications device can gain benefit from the first antenna without the hindrance of a physical, wired connection extending completely between the device and the antenna assembly, an improvement comprising: an amplifier through which the second antenna is coupled to the first antenna, and a conductive body positioned between the two antennas to increase RF isolation therebetween, wherein a compact active repeater assembly is provided. US5600333A CLAIM 4. The antenna assembly of claim 1 in which the conductive body comprises a ground plane (ground plane) on a circuit board.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second antennas) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5600333A CLAIM 1. In an antenna assembly for use with a personal communications device in a motor vehicle, the assembly including a first antenna positioned outside the vehicle, and a second antenna coupled with the first antenna, the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being positioned on opposing surfaces of a window or windshield of said vehicle, the assembly characterized by absence of a feedline extending completely between said antenna assembly and the personal communications device with which it is to be used, wherein a user of the personal communications device can gain benefit from the first antenna without the hindrance of a physical, wired connection extending completely between the device and the antenna assembly, an improvement comprising: an amplifier through which the second antenna is coupled to the first antenna, and a conductive body positioned between the two antennas to increase RF isolation therebetween, wherein a compact active repeater assembly is provided. US5600333A CLAIM 4. The antenna assembly of claim 1 in which the conductive body comprises a ground plane (ground plane) on a circuit board.
US7411552 CLAIM 35. The wireless communication device of claim 34 wherein said first antenna (second antennas) is configured to communicate at a single operating (personal communication) frequency.	US5600333A CLAIM 1. In an antenna assembly for use with a personal communication (first operating, single operating, first operating frequency) s device in a motor vehicle, the assembly including a first antenna positioned outside the vehicle, and a second antenna coupled with the first antenna, the first and second antennas (first end, first antenna) being positioned on opposing surfaces of a window or windshield of said vehicle, the assembly characterized by absence of a feedline extending completely between said antenna assembly and the personal communications device with which it is to be used, wherein a user of the personal communications device can gain benefit from the first antenna without the hindrance of a physical, wired connection extending completely between the device and the antenna assembly, an improvement comprising: an amplifier through which the second antenna is coupled to the first antenna, and a conductive body positioned between the two antennas to increase RF isolation therebetween, wherein a compact active repeater assembly is provided.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5119353A Filed: 1990-03-01 Issued: 1992-06-02 Compact disc with additional memory addressable by disc player (Original Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp (Current Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp Toru Asakura
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (non-volatile memory, central region) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5119353A CLAIM 1. A compact disc player for receiving a compact disc and reproducing signals recorded in an annular shaped first memory region on at least one surface of said compact disc upon rotation thereof by first drive means and system controller means for controlling the operation of said player and comprising: a second nonvolatile memory device embedded in said compact disc in a central portion relative to said annular shaped first memory region, I/O terminal means embedded in said compact disc in said central portion and having a first surface engagement means exposed to said one surface, said surface engagement means in electrical communication with said second nonvolatile memory device, transport means in said player having second surface engagement means on one end (one end) thereof, second drive means to move said transport means to position said second surface engagement means into and out of physical and electrical engagement with said first surface engagement means when said first drive means is not in operation, intermediate memory means for transfer of data to be written into or read from said second nonvolatile memory device under the control of said system controller means when said first and second engagement means are in electrical communication, said system controller means prepositioning said compact disc via said first drive means in a predetermined stop position relative to said first surface engagement means and terminating operation of said first drive means, moving said second surface engagement means via said second drive means into contact with said first surface engagement means on said disc where upon data is written into or read from said second nonvolatile memory device under the control of said system controller means while said disc is in said predetermined stop position, removing said second surface engagement means from contact with said first surface engagement means via said second drive means, and resuming rotation of said disc via said first drive means to access data from said first primary memory region. US5119353A CLAIM 2. The compact disc player of claim 1 wherein said second non-volatile memory (first operating, first operating frequency) device is an E 2 -PROM. US5119353A CLAIM 3. A method of enhancing data access in a CD or CD-ROM player comprising the steps of: providing a CD or CD-ROM disc having an annular shaped first primary memory region for store of data relative to operation of an application with a region central of said annular shaped first primary memory region, providing a first drive means in the player for rotational movement of said disc incorporating within said central region (first operating, first operating frequency) a second nonvolatile memory device, providing first access means on the surface of said disc in said central region in electrical communication with said second nonvolatile memory device, providing second access means in the player for electrical communication with the player, providing a second drive means to move said second access means into and out of engagement with said first access means, prepositioning said disc via said first drive means in a predetermined stop position relative to said first access means and terminating rotation of said disc by said first drive means, moving said second access means of the player via said second drive means into engagement with said first access means on said disc where upon data is written into or read from said second non-volatile memory device while said disc is in said predetermined stop position, moving said second access means of the player via said second drive means out of engagement with said first access means on said disc, and resuming rotation of said disc via said first drive means to access data from said first primary memory region.

US5119353A

Filed: 1990-03-01 Issued: 1992-06-02

Compact disc with additional memory addressable by disc player

(Original Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp (Current Assignee) Seiko Epson Corp

Toru Asakura

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating (non-volatile memory, central region) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5119353A
CLAIM 1. A compact disc player for receiving a compact disc and reproducing signals recorded in an annular shaped first memory region on at least one surface of said compact disc upon rotation thereof by first drive means and system controller means for controlling the operation of said player and comprising: a second nonvolatile memory device embedded in said compact disc in a central portion relative to said annular shaped first memory region, I/O terminal means embedded in said compact disc in said central portion and having a first surface engagement means exposed to said one surface, said surface engagement means in electrical communication with said second nonvolatile memory device, transport means in said player having second surface engagement means on one end (one end) thereof, second drive means to move said transport means to position said second surface engagement means into and out of physical and electrical engagement with said first surface engagement means when said first drive means is not in operation, intermediate memory means for transfer of data to be written into or read from said second nonvolatile memory device under the control of said system controller means when said first and second engagement means are in electrical communication, said system controller means prepositioning said compact disc via said first drive means in a predetermined stop position relative to said first surface engagement means and terminating operation of said first drive means, moving said second surface engagement means via said second drive means into contact with said first surface engagement means on said disc where upon data is written into or read from said second nonvolatile memory device under the control of said system controller means while said disc is in said predetermined stop position, removing said second surface engagement means from contact with said first surface engagement means via said second drive means, and resuming rotation of said disc via said first drive means to access data from said first primary memory region.

US5119353A
CLAIM 2. The compact disc player of claim 1 wherein said second non-volatile memory (first operating, first operating frequency) device is an E 2 -PROM.

US5119353A
CLAIM 3. A method of enhancing data access in a CD or CD-ROM player comprising the steps of: providing a CD or CD-ROM disc having an annular shaped first primary memory region for store of data relative to operation of an application with a region central of said annular shaped first primary memory region, providing a first drive means in the player for rotational movement of said disc incorporating within said central region (first operating, first operating frequency) a second nonvolatile memory device, providing first access means on the surface of said disc in said central region in electrical communication with said second nonvolatile memory device, providing second access means in the player for electrical communication with the player, providing a second drive means to move said second access means into and out of engagement with said first access means, prepositioning said disc via said first drive means in a predetermined stop position relative to said first access means and terminating rotation of said disc by said first drive means, moving said second access means of the player via said second drive means into engagement with said first access means on said disc where upon data is written into or read from said second non-volatile memory device while said disc is in said predetermined stop position, moving said second access means of the player via said second drive means out of engagement with said first access means on said disc, and resuming rotation of said disc via said first drive means to access data from said first primary memory region.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5892486A Filed: 1996-10-11 Issued: 1999-04-06 Broad band dipole element and array (Original Assignee) Channel Master LLC (Current Assignee) ASC Signal Corp Scott J. Cook, John Michael Vezmar
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	US5892486A CLAIM 1. A broad band dipole antenna comprising: (a) a balun element comprising: (i) first and second ground plane extensions; (1) each said ground plane extension having a first end (first end) and a second end (second end) ; (2) said second ends in electrical contact with each other; (ii) an unbalanced transmission line positioned generally on top of said ground plane extensions; and (iii) an insulator in between said ground plane extensions and said unbalanced transmission line; (b) a dipole radiating element comprising two dipole arms, wherein (i) each dipole arm is connected to and extends from a corresponding ground plane extension; and (ii) each dipole arm is positioned on the corresponding ground plane extension at a point intermediate to said first and second ends of each said ground plane extension; (c) a stub region defined by a portion of each ground plane extension extending beyond the dipole arm to said first end of said ground plane extension; said unbalanced transmission line extending into the stub region of each ground plane extension.
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line (first ground) and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (antenna array) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US5892486A CLAIM 2. An antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein (a) said ground plane extensions are substantially parallel and separated by a channel; and (b) said unbalanced transmission line having a source region, a channel region, and a reflecting region; said source region connected to said channel region; said channel region connected to said reflecting region; (i) said source region positioned over said first ground (chip grounding line) plane extension and extending from said second end of said first ground plane extension to the corresponding dipole arm; (ii) said channel region being generally U-shaped and positioned over said first ground plane extension from the corresponding dipole arm into the first stub region, across the channel region and over the stub region of the second ground plane extension, continuing over said second ground plane extension to the corresponding dipole arm; (iii) said reflecting region positioned over said second ground plane extension from the corresponding dipole arm to said second end of said second ground plane extension. US5892486A CLAIM 7. A planar antenna array (feed line) including a plurality of antennas as set forth in claim 6, wherein said ground plane is common to each said antenna in said array, thereby electrically connecting said plurality of antennas in said array to each other.

US5892486A

Filed: 1996-10-11 Issued: 1999-04-06

Broad band dipole element and array

(Original Assignee) Channel Master LLC (Current Assignee) ASC Signal Corp

Scott J. Cook, John Michael Vezmar

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.

US5892486A
CLAIM 1. A broad band dipole antenna comprising: (a) a balun element comprising: (i) first and second ground plane extensions;
(1) each said ground plane extension having a first end (first end) and a second end (second end) ;
(2) said second ends in electrical contact with each other;
(ii) an unbalanced transmission line positioned generally on top of said ground plane extensions;
and (iii) an insulator in between said ground plane extensions and said unbalanced transmission line;
(b) a dipole radiating element comprising two dipole arms, wherein (i) each dipole arm is connected to and extends from a corresponding ground plane extension;
and (ii) each dipole arm is positioned on the corresponding ground plane extension at a point intermediate to said first and second ends of each said ground plane extension;
(c) a stub region defined by a portion of each ground plane extension extending beyond the dipole arm to said first end of said ground plane extension;
said unbalanced transmission line extending into the stub region of each ground plane extension.

US7411552
CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line (first ground) and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (antenna array) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.

US5892486A
CLAIM 2. An antenna as set forth in claim 1, wherein (a) said ground plane extensions are substantially parallel and separated by a channel;
and (b) said unbalanced transmission line having a source region, a channel region, and a reflecting region;
said source region connected to said channel region;
said channel region connected to said reflecting region;
(i) said source region positioned over said first ground (chip grounding line) plane extension and extending from said second end of said first ground plane extension to the corresponding dipole arm;
(ii) said channel region being generally U-shaped and positioned over said first ground plane extension from the corresponding dipole arm into the first stub region, across the channel region and over the stub region of the second ground plane extension, continuing over said second ground plane extension to the corresponding dipole arm;
(iii) said reflecting region positioned over said second ground plane extension from the corresponding dipole arm to said second end of said second ground plane extension.

US5892486A
CLAIM 7. A planar antenna array (feed line) including a plurality of antennas as set forth in claim 6, wherein said ground plane is common to each said antenna in said array, thereby electrically connecting said plurality of antennas in said array to each other.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5973648A Filed: 1997-10-14 Issued: 1999-10-26 Radio antenna arrangement with a patch antenna for mounting on or adjacent to the windshield of a vehicle (Original Assignee) Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG (Current Assignee) Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG Heinz Lindenmeier, Jochen Hopf, Leopold Reiner, Rainer Kronberger
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (one band) (one band) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5973648A CLAIM 1. A multiband radio antenna arrangement for use in two way radio communication for UHF and SHF frequencies in a motor vehicle comprising: at least two emitter antennas forming a first emitter antenna and at least one additional emitter antenna mounted on the outside of the motor vehicle adjacent to an upper edge of the vehicle' s windshield near its roof; a base-plate secured adjacent to the roof of the vehicle, said emitter antennas being mounted on said base plate and projecting therefrom, said baseplate being electrically conductive and serving as the electrical ground plane (ground plane) for said emitter antennas; at least one thin antenna line extending from a connection point on the baseplate to the upper edge of the windshield where it is bent and then extended on the inside surface of the windshield through an adhesive bead of the window and into the interior of the vehicle; at least one patch antenna connected to said antenna line for receiving an additional radio communication service, said at least one patch antenna being mounted on said base plate between said first and said at least one additional emitter antennas; at least one emitter connection point formed by said first emitter antenna and said at least one additional emitter antenna connecting to said baseplate and the antenna line; and a patch antenna connection point formed by the patch antenna connecting to the base plate and the antenna line wherein said first emitter antenna and said at least one additional emitter antenna, said at least one antenna line, and said at least one patch antenna are linked to said base plate, to form a combination antenna for multiple band radio communications a network circuit coupled between said first and said at least one additional emitter antennas, and a group antenna connection point formed on said base plate and coupled to the antenna line for radio communications with a two way radio-telephone. US5973648A CLAIM 7. The radio antenna arrangement according to claim 6, further comprising at least one band (second frequency, first operating frequency, second operating frequency, operating frequency) pass filter connected to said at least one additional antenna line, said at least one bandpass filter passing only signals within the receiving frequency range of said at least one patch antenna.

US5973648A

Filed: 1997-10-14 Issued: 1999-10-26

Radio antenna arrangement with a patch antenna for mounting on or adjacent to the windshield of a vehicle

(Original Assignee) Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG (Current Assignee) Fuba Automotive GmbH and Co KG

Heinz Lindenmeier, Jochen Hopf, Leopold Reiner, Rainer Kronberger

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (one band) (one band) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5973648A
CLAIM 1. A multiband radio antenna arrangement for use in two way radio communication for UHF and SHF frequencies in a motor vehicle comprising: at least two emitter antennas forming a first emitter antenna and at least one additional emitter antenna mounted on the outside of the motor vehicle adjacent to an upper edge of the vehicle'
s windshield near its roof;
a base-plate secured adjacent to the roof of the vehicle, said emitter antennas being mounted on said base plate and projecting therefrom, said baseplate being electrically conductive and serving as the electrical ground plane (ground plane) for said emitter antennas;
at least one thin antenna line extending from a connection point on the baseplate to the upper edge of the windshield where it is bent and then extended on the inside surface of the windshield through an adhesive bead of the window and into the interior of the vehicle;
at least one patch antenna connected to said antenna line for receiving an additional radio communication service, said at least one patch antenna being mounted on said base plate between said first and said at least one additional emitter antennas;
at least one emitter connection point formed by said first emitter antenna and said at least one additional emitter antenna connecting to said baseplate and the antenna line;
and a patch antenna connection point formed by the patch antenna connecting to the base plate and the antenna line wherein said first emitter antenna and said at least one additional emitter antenna, said at least one antenna line, and said at least one patch antenna are linked to said base plate, to form a combination antenna for multiple band radio communications a network circuit coupled between said first and said at least one additional emitter antennas, and a group antenna connection point formed on said base plate and coupled to the antenna line for radio communications with a two way radio-telephone.

US5973648A
CLAIM 7. The radio antenna arrangement according to claim 6, further comprising at least one band (second frequency, first operating frequency, second operating frequency, operating frequency) pass filter connected to said at least one additional antenna line, said at least one bandpass filter passing only signals within the receiving frequency range of said at least one patch antenna.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4987421A Filed: 1989-06-08 Issued: 1991-01-22 Microstrip antenna (Original Assignee) Mitsubishi Electric Corp (Current Assignee) Mitsubishi Electric Corp Yonehiko Sunahara, Makoto Matsunaga, Seiji Mano, Hiroyuki Ohmine, Makio Tsuchiya
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side (one side) of said dielectric body; a ground conductor disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (planar dielectric) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric (conductive strip) body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side of said dielectric body; a ground conductor disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) by a low impedance (ground conductor) resistive connection.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side of said dielectric body; a ground conductor (second antenna, low impedance, low impedance reactive connection) disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) by a low impedance (ground conductor) reactive connection.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side of said dielectric body; a ground conductor (second antenna, low impedance, low impedance reactive connection) disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (ground conductor) at a second operating frequency.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side of said dielectric body; a ground conductor (second antenna, low impedance, low impedance reactive connection) disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (respective planes, parallel planes, ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (ground conductor) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4987421A CLAIM 1. A microstrip antenna comprising: a planar dielectric body having at least two sides; an annular radiation conductor having means defining a central opening, said radiation conductor disposed on one side of said dielectric body; a ground conductor (second antenna, low impedance, low impedance reactive connection) disposed on the other side of said dielectric body; at least one feeder and means defining a feeding point disposed within the central opening of said annular radiation conductor; a microwave circuit including at least conductor means for connecting said feeding point to said annular radiation conductor; and a planar parasitic conductor facing said annular radiation conductor and means forming a dielectric layer for support of said parasitic conductor, said parasitic conductor and dielectric layer being separated from said annular radiation conductor. US4987421A CLAIM 20. The microwave strip antenna of claim 16 further including a dielectric substrate over said planar dielectric body and under said microwave circuit, and a ground plane (ground plane) disposed between said dielectric substrate and said planar, dielectric body. US4987421A CLAIM 21. The microstrip antenna of claim 16 wherein said ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extends in parallel planes (ground plane) . US4987421A CLAIM 22. The microstrip antenna of claim 21 wherein the ground conductor, annular radiation conductor and conductor means extend in separated respective planes (ground plane) .

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4575725A Filed: 1983-08-29 Issued: 1986-03-11 Double tuned, coupled microstrip antenna (Original Assignee) Allied Corp (Current Assignee) Allied Corp Carl P. Tresselt
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (magnetically couple, first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	US4575725A CLAIM 1. An antenna for radiating a signal in a range of frequencies having a predetermined center frequency comprising: a ground plane conductor; a microstrip resonator including shunt means for connecting a first end (first end) thereof to said ground plane conductor and a second end (second end) adapted to receive the signal; said resonator being resonate at a quarter wavelength of said predetermined center frequency, a metal radiator having a radiating surface suspended above said resonator by a predetermined distance, said radiating surface, at one edge thereof, electrically connected to said ground plane conductor, said grounded edge being oriented so as to be on the opposite end generally from the shunt means to ground of said microstrip resonator, said radiator being resonate at substantially a quarter wavelength of said predetermined center frequency whereby the reactance at said second end of the resonator is of opposite sign to that of the reactance coupled in from said radiator at a plurality of frequencies in said range of frequencies.

US4575725A

Filed: 1983-08-29 Issued: 1986-03-11

Double tuned, coupled microstrip antenna

(Original Assignee) Allied Corp (Current Assignee) Allied Corp

Carl P. Tresselt

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end (magnetically couple, first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.

US4575725A
CLAIM 1. An antenna for radiating a signal in a range of frequencies having a predetermined center frequency comprising: a ground plane conductor;
a microstrip resonator including shunt means for connecting a first end (first end) thereof to said ground plane conductor and a second end (second end) adapted to receive the signal;
said resonator being resonate at a quarter wavelength of said predetermined center frequency, a metal radiator having a radiating surface suspended above said resonator by a predetermined distance, said radiating surface, at one edge thereof, electrically connected to said ground plane conductor, said grounded edge being oriented so as to be on the opposite end generally from the shunt means to ground of said microstrip resonator, said radiator being resonate at substantially a quarter wavelength of said predetermined center frequency whereby the reactance at said second end of the resonator is of opposite sign to that of the reactance coupled in from said radiator at a plurality of frequencies in said range of frequencies.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5376943A Filed: 1993-07-02 Issued: 1994-12-27 Moving vehicle transponder (Original Assignee) Plessey Semiconductors Ltd (Current Assignee) Plessey Semiconductors Ltd Peter P. Blunden, David A. Williams
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (second conductive) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane (ground plane) and to define a slot line within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive (conductive strip) coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (slot line) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane and to define a slot line (first antenna) within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal (second antenna) processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) resistive connection.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane (ground plane) and to define a slot line within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) reactive connection.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane (ground plane) and to define a slot line within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (slot line) and said device further comprising a second antenna (said signal) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane and to define a slot line (first antenna) within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal (second antenna) processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (slot line) operating at a first operating frequency (output amplifier) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (said signal) at a second operating frequency.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane (ground plane) and to define a slot line (first antenna) within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal (second antenna) processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna. US5376943A CLAIM 2. A transponder tag according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter circuit means comprises an oscillator circuit and an output amplifier (operating frequency) and means to switch said oscillator circuit and said amplifier on and off together in dependence upon said data provided by said signal processing circuit means.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (slot line) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5376943A CLAIM 1. A transponder tag operable in the UHF range of frequencies comprising: a substrate of dielectric material having first and second sides; a first conductive coating formed on said first side of said substrate to provide a dipole antenna and a ground plane (ground plane) and to define a slot line (first antenna) within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feeder leading to the centre of said dipole antenna; a second conductive coating on said second side of said substrate forming a pattern of conductors opposite said ground plane; and receiver circuit means, signal processing circuit means and transmitter circuit means mounted on said second side of said substrate, said pattern of conductors providing circuit interconnections between said receiver circuit means and said signal (second antenna) processing circuit means, and between said signal processing circuit means and said transmitter circuit means, and providing a transmission line electromagnetically coupling said receiver and transmitter circuit means to said slot line; said receiver circuit means including means to demodulate a received UHF signal and said signal processing circuit means including means to provide data characterizing said transponder tag for transmission by said transmitter circuit means by way of said dipole antenna.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US6054961A Filed: 1997-09-08 Issued: 2000-04-25 Dual band, glass mount antenna and flexible housing therefor (Original Assignee) Commscope Technologies LLC (Current Assignee) Maxrad Inc Peng Gong, Francisco X. Gomez
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side (opposite sides, one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	US6054961A CLAIM 3. A dual band antenna apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said first and second conductive portions are substantially identical to each other and are symmetrically arranged on opposite sides (one side) of an imaginary line extending across said circuit board. US6054961A CLAIM 30. A ground plane (ground plane) independent, dual band antenna for operation in two different frequency ranges separated by at least about 800 MHZ, comprising: a dielectric substrate having first and second opposing surfaces; first and second conductive planar portions disposed only on said substrate first surface, each of said portions forming a radiating structure of said antenna that resonates in respective first and second preselected frequencies; a tuning network also only disposed on said substrate first surface and interconnecting said first and second conductive portions, the tuning network including a plurality of conductive strips disposed on said substrate first surface, the tuning network including a plurality of dielectric gaps separating said conductive strips from each other, said substrate second surface not having any ground plane conductive portions thereon. US6054961A CLAIM 39. The antenna mounting member of claim 38, wherein said housing indentations are arranged along at least one side (one side) edge of said major housing wall outer surface.
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (separate frequency band, transmission line, dielectric substrate, radiating element, matching element) resistive connection.	US6054961A CLAIM 22. In a glass-mountable antenna assembly that includes a dual band antenna radiating element (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) and a housing that supports the radiating element, the improvement comprising: the dual band antenna radiating element including a planar radiating structure disposed on a circuit board supported by said housing, the planar radiating structure including three conductive portions disposed only on a single surface of said circuit board, two of said conductive portions being disposed on opposite sides of an imaginary line extending across said circuit board surface and each of said two conductive portions defining separate radiating antenna elements, said remaining conductive portion extending across said imaginary line and interconnecting said two conductive portions and further defining an impedance matching element (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) of said antenna assembly, said three conductive portions cooperatively defining an antenna capable of transmitting and receiving signals in two distinct, separate frequency band (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) s, the two frequency bands being separated by a frequency band of between about 750 megahertz to about 1096 megahertz. US6054961A CLAIM 27. The glass mountable antenna assembly of claim 22, wherein said three conductive portions include linear transmission line (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) -like strips that are angularly offset with respect to each other. US6054961A CLAIM 30. A ground plane (ground plane) independent, dual band antenna for operation in two different frequency ranges separated by at least about 800 MHZ, comprising: a dielectric substrate (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) having first and second opposing surfaces; first and second conductive planar portions disposed only on said substrate first surface, each of said portions forming a radiating structure of said antenna that resonates in respective first and second preselected frequencies; a tuning network also only disposed on said substrate first surface and interconnecting said first and second conductive portions, the tuning network including a plurality of conductive strips disposed on said substrate first surface, the tuning network including a plurality of dielectric gaps separating said conductive strips from each other, said substrate second surface not having any ground plane conductive portions thereon.
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (separate frequency band, transmission line, dielectric substrate, radiating element, matching element) reactive connection.	US6054961A CLAIM 22. In a glass-mountable antenna assembly that includes a dual band antenna radiating element (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) and a housing that supports the radiating element, the improvement comprising: the dual band antenna radiating element including a planar radiating structure disposed on a circuit board supported by said housing, the planar radiating structure including three conductive portions disposed only on a single surface of said circuit board, two of said conductive portions being disposed on opposite sides of an imaginary line extending across said circuit board surface and each of said two conductive portions defining separate radiating antenna elements, said remaining conductive portion extending across said imaginary line and interconnecting said two conductive portions and further defining an impedance matching element (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) of said antenna assembly, said three conductive portions cooperatively defining an antenna capable of transmitting and receiving signals in two distinct, separate frequency band (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) s, the two frequency bands being separated by a frequency band of between about 750 megahertz to about 1096 megahertz. US6054961A CLAIM 27. The glass mountable antenna assembly of claim 22, wherein said three conductive portions include linear transmission line (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) -like strips that are angularly offset with respect to each other. US6054961A CLAIM 30. A ground plane (ground plane) independent, dual band antenna for operation in two different frequency ranges separated by at least about 800 MHZ, comprising: a dielectric substrate (low impedance, inter digital capacitive coupling stubs, patch antenna, low impedance resistive connection, dielectric material) having first and second opposing surfaces; first and second conductive planar portions disposed only on said substrate first surface, each of said portions forming a radiating structure of said antenna that resonates in respective first and second preselected frequencies; a tuning network also only disposed on said substrate first surface and interconnecting said first and second conductive portions, the tuning network including a plurality of conductive strips disposed on said substrate first surface, the tuning network including a plurality of dielectric gaps separating said conductive strips from each other, said substrate second surface not having any ground plane conductive portions thereon.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5539414A Filed: 1993-09-02 Issued: 1996-07-23 Folded dipole microstrip antenna (Original Assignee) Inmarsat Ltd (Current Assignee) Inmarsat Global Ltd Keith M. Keen
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (second dipole) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (feed line) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5539414A CLAIM 1. An antenna for a paging receiver, said paging receiver being disposed within a housing, said antenna comprising: a folded dipole microstrip antenna attached to a first external surface of said housing, said microstrip antenna including a dielectric substrate for defining a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface substantially parallel to said first mounting surface, a folded dipole element mounted on said second mounting surface, said folded dipole element including a continuous arm and first and second dipole (first antenna) arm segments arranged substantially parallel to said continuous arm, a microstrip feed line (feed line) mounted on said first surface in alignment with an excitation gap defined by ends of said first and second folded dipole arm segments, a reflector for redirecting an electromagnetic energy pattern associated with said folded dipole microstrip antenna away from said housing, wherein said folded dipole element is positioned between said reflector and said microstrip feed line, and means for supplying a received signal from said microstrip feed line to said paging receiver; and an auxiliary antenna mounted on a second external surface of said housing.

US5539414A

Filed: 1993-09-02 Issued: 1996-07-23

Folded dipole microstrip antenna

(Original Assignee) Inmarsat Ltd (Current Assignee) Inmarsat Global Ltd

Keith M. Keen

US7411552
CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna (second dipole) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane;

and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna'

s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (feed line) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.

US5539414A
CLAIM 1. An antenna for a paging receiver, said paging receiver being disposed within a housing, said antenna comprising: a folded dipole microstrip antenna attached to a first external surface of said housing, said microstrip antenna including a dielectric substrate for defining a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface substantially parallel to said first mounting surface, a folded dipole element mounted on said second mounting surface, said folded dipole element including a continuous arm and first and second dipole (first antenna) arm segments arranged substantially parallel to said continuous arm, a microstrip feed line (feed line) mounted on said first surface in alignment with an excitation gap defined by ends of said first and second folded dipole arm segments, a reflector for redirecting an electromagnetic energy pattern associated with said folded dipole microstrip antenna away from said housing, wherein said folded dipole element is positioned between said reflector and said microstrip feed line, and means for supplying a received signal from said microstrip feed line to said paging receiver;
and an auxiliary antenna mounted on a second external surface of said housing.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5826175A Filed: 1996-12-05 Issued: 1998-10-20 Active tag having one diode for modulation and demodulation (Original Assignee) Koninklijke PTT Nederland NV (Current Assignee) Koninklijke KPN NV Johan Richard Schmidt, Eric Johannes De Kok, Jacob Cornelis Stolk
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5826175A CLAIM 1. A tag system comprising: an antenna configured to receive a carrier-wave modulated with data, said antenna including a first antenna (first antenna) terminal and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal, said first antenna terminal being configured to have a higher ohmic impedance value than the second antenna terminal; a diode having a first diode terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal to receive the carrier wave modulated with data and a second diode terminal providing a demodulated first data output; a source of earth potential; a capacitive element coupling said second diode terminal to the source of earth potential; an inductive element coupling said second antenna terminal to the source of earth potential; a tag circuit further coupled to said second diode terminal, said tag circuit comprising, an activating portion coupled to said second diode terminal and configured to receive said demodulated first data output and to selectively produce an activation signal based upon a characteristic of said demodulated first data output to activate control circuitry, a generator portion selectively coupled to the second diode terminal in response to activation of the control circuitry, said generator portion having an oscillator circuit configured to generate a tag signal of varying frequency or phase in response to the activation of the control circuitry, said tag signal having a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level; and wherein said first amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode nonconducting and the second amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode conducting when the tag signal is selectively applied to the second diode terminal by the generator portion.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5826175A CLAIM 1. A tag system comprising: an antenna configured to receive a carrier-wave modulated with data, said antenna including a first antenna (first antenna) terminal and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal, said first antenna terminal being configured to have a higher ohmic impedance value than the second antenna terminal; a diode having a first diode terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal to receive the carrier wave modulated with data and a second diode terminal providing a demodulated first data output; a source of earth potential; a capacitive element coupling said second diode terminal to the source of earth potential; an inductive element coupling said second antenna terminal to the source of earth potential; a tag circuit further coupled to said second diode terminal, said tag circuit comprising, an activating portion coupled to said second diode terminal and configured to receive said demodulated first data output and to selectively produce an activation signal based upon a characteristic of said demodulated first data output to activate control circuitry, a generator portion selectively coupled to the second diode terminal in response to activation of the control circuitry, said generator portion having an oscillator circuit configured to generate a tag signal of varying frequency or phase in response to the activation of the control circuitry, said tag signal having a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level; and wherein said first amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode nonconducting and the second amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode conducting when the tag signal is selectively applied to the second diode terminal by the generator portion.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (first antenna) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (said input) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (second antenna) at a second operating frequency.	US5826175A CLAIM 1. A tag system comprising: an antenna configured to receive a carrier-wave modulated with data, said antenna including a first antenna (first antenna) terminal and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal, said first antenna terminal being configured to have a higher ohmic impedance value than the second antenna terminal; a diode having a first diode terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal to receive the carrier wave modulated with data and a second diode terminal providing a demodulated first data output; a source of earth potential; a capacitive element coupling said second diode terminal to the source of earth potential; an inductive element coupling said second antenna terminal to the source of earth potential; a tag circuit further coupled to said second diode terminal, said tag circuit comprising, an activating portion coupled to said second diode terminal and configured to receive said demodulated first data output and to selectively produce an activation signal based upon a characteristic of said demodulated first data output to activate control circuitry, a generator portion selectively coupled to the second diode terminal in response to activation of the control circuitry, said generator portion having an oscillator circuit configured to generate a tag signal of varying frequency or phase in response to the activation of the control circuitry, said tag signal having a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level; and wherein said first amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode nonconducting and the second amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode conducting when the tag signal is selectively applied to the second diode terminal by the generator portion. US5826175A CLAIM 8. The tag system according to claim 6, wherein a data receiver is further coupled via an input circuit to the second terminal of the diode, said input (second end, one end) circuit being enabled by the control circuitry to pass a demodulated second data signal from the second terminal of the diode to a data processor.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (first antenna) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (said input) to said ground plane; and a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5826175A CLAIM 1. A tag system comprising: an antenna configured to receive a carrier-wave modulated with data, said antenna including a first antenna (first antenna) terminal and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal, said first antenna terminal being configured to have a higher ohmic impedance value than the second antenna terminal; a diode having a first diode terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal to receive the carrier wave modulated with data and a second diode terminal providing a demodulated first data output; a source of earth potential; a capacitive element coupling said second diode terminal to the source of earth potential; an inductive element coupling said second antenna terminal to the source of earth potential; a tag circuit further coupled to said second diode terminal, said tag circuit comprising, an activating portion coupled to said second diode terminal and configured to receive said demodulated first data output and to selectively produce an activation signal based upon a characteristic of said demodulated first data output to activate control circuitry, a generator portion selectively coupled to the second diode terminal in response to activation of the control circuitry, said generator portion having an oscillator circuit configured to generate a tag signal of varying frequency or phase in response to the activation of the control circuitry, said tag signal having a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level; and wherein said first amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode nonconducting and the second amplitude level of the tag signal renders the diode conducting when the tag signal is selectively applied to the second diode terminal by the generator portion. US5826175A CLAIM 8. The tag system according to claim 6, wherein a data receiver is further coupled via an input circuit to the second terminal of the diode, said input (second end, one end) circuit being enabled by the control circuitry to pass a demodulated second data signal from the second terminal of the diode to a data processor.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5006857A Filed: 1989-08-09 Issued: 1991-04-09 Asymmetrical triangular patch antenna element (Original Assignee) Boeing Co (Current Assignee) Boeing Co Mark J. DeHart
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (antenna array) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to said antenna element. US5006857A CLAIM 10. A planar microstrip antenna array (feed line) mounted on an aircraft fuselage having a low physical profile, comprising: at least one electrically conductive ground plane; at least one dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; a plurality of individual antenna elements coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said elements being formed in an array, each of said elements having a plurality of sides and a plurality of angles, the element structure along a bisector of a first angle extending from said first angle to a base side opposite side first angle forming a resonant dimension of said antenna element, said base side forming a radiating slot of said antenna element, said base side being at a selected base angle with respect to a perpendicular of said bisector to provide an asymmetrical radiating element pattern having a gain that remains within 6 decibels of the maximum gain at 60° forward from boresight, toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to each of said antenna elements.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (ground plane) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (said elements) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to said antenna element. US5006857A CLAIM 10. A planar microstrip antenna array mounted on an aircraft fuselage having a low physical profile, comprising: at least one electrically conductive ground plane; at least one dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; a plurality of individual antenna elements coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said elements (conductive strip) being formed in an array, each of said elements having a plurality of sides and a plurality of angles, the element structure along a bisector of a first angle extending from said first angle to a base side opposite side first angle forming a resonant dimension of said antenna element, said base side forming a radiating slot of said antenna element, said base side being at a selected base angle with respect to a perpendicular of said bisector to provide an asymmetrical radiating element pattern having a gain that remains within 6 decibels of the maximum gain at 60° forward from boresight, toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to each of said antenna elements.
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) resistive connection.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) coupled to said antenna element.
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (ground plane) by a low impedance (transmission line) reactive connection.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line (low impedance, low impedance resistive connection) coupled to said antenna element.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (electromagnetic radiation) frequency.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to said antenna element. US5006857A CLAIM 2. The antenna according to claim 1, further including a radio frequency power source coupled to said transmission line for causing said antenna element to emit an electromagnetic radiation (second operating) energy pattern.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (antenna array) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5006857A CLAIM 1. A planar microstrip antenna structure having a low physical profile, comprising: an electrically conductive ground plane (ground plane) ; a dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; an electrically conductive antenna element coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said antenna element having triangular shape with a first angle and a base opposite said first angle, a second angle and a second side opposite said second angle, a third angle and a third side opposite said third angle, said first angle being approximately 60° and said base being at a selected angle greater than 3° with respect to the perpendicular to a bisector of said first angle, said antenna element adapted to emit a radiation envelope pattern that is asymmetrical about boresight, the gain of said envelope pattern remaining within 6 decibels of the maximum gain to an angle at least 60° forward from boresight toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to said antenna element. US5006857A CLAIM 10. A planar microstrip antenna array (feed line) mounted on an aircraft fuselage having a low physical profile, comprising: at least one electrically conductive ground plane; at least one dielectric layer overlying said ground plane; a plurality of individual antenna elements coupled to a second side of said dielectric layer, said elements being formed in an array, each of said elements having a plurality of sides and a plurality of angles, the element structure along a bisector of a first angle extending from said first angle to a base side opposite side first angle forming a resonant dimension of said antenna element, said base side forming a radiating slot of said antenna element, said base side being at a selected base angle with respect to a perpendicular of said bisector to provide an asymmetrical radiating element pattern having a gain that remains within 6 decibels of the maximum gain at 60° forward from boresight, toward endfire; and a transmission line coupled to each of said antenna elements.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4873532A Filed: 1988-09-29 Issued: 1989-10-10 Antenna apparatus for a vehicle (Original Assignee) Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd (Current Assignee) Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd Kaoru Sakurai, Harunori Murakami, Hikaru Mizukami, Kazuhisa Fujita
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane (inner contact) by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (small gap) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	US4873532A CLAIM 1. An antenna apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: first and second layers of transparent insulating film, said first layer having adhesive applied to its outside surface to attach the film to a vehicle window; an antenna element conductor interposed between said first and second film layer and comprising a feeder terminal conductor and a ground terminal conductor, said second film layer having an opening therein to expose said feeder terminal conductor and said ground terminal conductor; a pair of detachably coupled coaxial connectors comprising a plug member and a receptacle member and engaging means for preventing the connectors from being easily disconnected, said coaxial connectors further comprising an inner contact (ground plane) and an outer contact to which said feeder terminal conductor and ground terminal conductor are respectively connected, one of said connectors being mounted on said second film layer with its plug-in axis perpendicular to the surface of the film; and a coaxial feeder cable attached to the other of said coaxial connectors so as to extend perpendicularly to the plug-in axis of said coaxial connectors, said antenna element conductor being subjected to unbalanced power feed with a communication apparatus through said coaxial feeder cable. US4873532A CLAIM 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said antenna element conductor comprises at least two semi-loop conductors having a connecting point and two end points, said feeder terminal provided at said connecting point, a linear conductor connecting the end points of the semi-loops to become a chord of said semi-loop conductors, and a ground terminal provided at the central portion of said linear conductor to be separated from said feeder terminal by a small gap (feed line) , a core conductor of a coaxial feeder cable is coupled to said feeder terminal, and said ground terminal is connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial feeder cable, so that said antenna element conductor is subjected to unbalanced power feed.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (inner contact) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (linear conductor) operating at a first operating frequency (one band) (one band) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating (second film) frequency.	US4873532A CLAIM 1. An antenna apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: first and second layers of transparent insulating film, said first layer having adhesive applied to its outside surface to attach the film to a vehicle window; an antenna element conductor interposed between said first and second film (second operating) layer and comprising a feeder terminal conductor and a ground terminal conductor, said second film layer having an opening therein to expose said feeder terminal conductor and said ground terminal conductor; a pair of detachably coupled coaxial connectors comprising a plug member and a receptacle member and engaging means for preventing the connectors from being easily disconnected, said coaxial connectors further comprising an inner contact (ground plane) and an outer contact to which said feeder terminal conductor and ground terminal conductor are respectively connected, one of said connectors being mounted on said second film layer with its plug-in axis perpendicular to the surface of the film; and a coaxial feeder cable attached to the other of said coaxial connectors so as to extend perpendicularly to the plug-in axis of said coaxial connectors, said antenna element conductor being subjected to unbalanced power feed with a communication apparatus through said coaxial feeder cable. US4873532A CLAIM 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said antenna element conductor comprises at least two semi-loop conductors having a connecting point and two end points, said feeder terminal provided at said connecting point, a linear conductor (first antenna) connecting the end points of the semi-loops to become a chord of said semi-loop conductors, and a ground terminal provided at the central portion of said linear conductor to be separated from said feeder terminal by a small gap, a core conductor of a coaxial feeder cable is coupled to said feeder terminal, and said ground terminal is connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial feeder cable, so that said antenna element conductor is subjected to unbalanced power feed.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (inner contact) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (linear conductor) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (small gap) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4873532A CLAIM 1. An antenna apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: first and second layers of transparent insulating film, said first layer having adhesive applied to its outside surface to attach the film to a vehicle window; an antenna element conductor interposed between said first and second film layer and comprising a feeder terminal conductor and a ground terminal conductor, said second film layer having an opening therein to expose said feeder terminal conductor and said ground terminal conductor; a pair of detachably coupled coaxial connectors comprising a plug member and a receptacle member and engaging means for preventing the connectors from being easily disconnected, said coaxial connectors further comprising an inner contact (ground plane) and an outer contact to which said feeder terminal conductor and ground terminal conductor are respectively connected, one of said connectors being mounted on said second film layer with its plug-in axis perpendicular to the surface of the film; and a coaxial feeder cable attached to the other of said coaxial connectors so as to extend perpendicularly to the plug-in axis of said coaxial connectors, said antenna element conductor being subjected to unbalanced power feed with a communication apparatus through said coaxial feeder cable. US4873532A CLAIM 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said antenna element conductor comprises at least two semi-loop conductors having a connecting point and two end points, said feeder terminal provided at said connecting point, a linear conductor (first antenna) connecting the end points of the semi-loops to become a chord of said semi-loop conductors, and a ground terminal provided at the central portion of said linear conductor to be separated from said feeder terminal by a small gap (feed line) , a core conductor of a coaxial feeder cable is coupled to said feeder terminal, and said ground terminal is connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial feeder cable, so that said antenna element conductor is subjected to unbalanced power feed.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4850020A Filed: 1987-11-05 Issued: 1989-07-18 Asymmetrical sideband AM stereo transmission (Original Assignee) Kahn Leonard R Leonard R. Kahn
US7411552 CLAIM 23. The wireless communication device of claim 22 , wherein said second antenna (said signal) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip (frequency signals) to said first antenna.	US4850020A CLAIM 1. Signal processing apparatus, comprising: means for supplying a first pair of signals containing related audio frequency information; and means, responsive to said first pair of signals, for processing said signal (second antenna) s to develop therefrom a second pair of audio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) , one of said second pair containing information representing a processed sum of said first pair of signals and the other of said second pair containing information representing the sum of a processed sum and a processed difference of said first pair of signals, said processed sum and processed difference signals having a substantially quadrature relationship.
US7411552 CLAIM 30. The wireless communication device of claim 29 , wherein said second antenna (said signal) comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip (frequency signals) to said first antenna.	US4850020A CLAIM 1. Signal processing apparatus, comprising: means for supplying a first pair of signals containing related audio frequency information; and means, responsive to said first pair of signals, for processing said signal (second antenna) s to develop therefrom a second pair of audio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) , one of said second pair containing information representing a processed sum of said first pair of signals and the other of said second pair containing information representing the sum of a processed sum and a processed difference of said first pair of signals, said processed sum and processed difference signals having a substantially quadrature relationship.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (frequency signals) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (said signal) at a second operating frequency.	US4850020A CLAIM 1. Signal processing apparatus, comprising: means for supplying a first pair of signals containing related audio frequency information; and means, responsive to said first pair of signals, for processing said signal (second antenna) s to develop therefrom a second pair of audio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) , one of said second pair containing information representing a processed sum of said first pair of signals and the other of said second pair containing information representing the sum of a processed sum and a processed difference of said first pair of signals, said processed sum and processed difference signals having a substantially quadrature relationship.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (frequency signals) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4850020A CLAIM 1. Signal processing apparatus, comprising: means for supplying a first pair of signals containing related audio frequency information; and means, responsive to said first pair of signals, for processing said signal (second antenna) s to develop therefrom a second pair of audio frequency signals (wireless communication chip, microwave frequencies) , one of said second pair containing information representing a processed sum of said first pair of signals and the other of said second pair containing information representing the sum of a processed sum and a processed difference of said first pair of signals, said processed sum and processed difference signals having a substantially quadrature relationship.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5577268A Filed: 1995-06-09 Issued: 1996-11-19 Radio frequency shield clip suitable for use in a communication device (Original Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc (Current Assignee) Motorola Solutions Inc Norman Ho, Mark Schwartz, Michael L. Charlier
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (first planar) comprising an open circuit.	US5577268A CLAIM 8. A radio communication device comprising: a transmitter generating a first radio frequency (RF) energy; a receiver generating a second RF energy; and a RF shielding apparatus for shielding the first RF energy from the second RF energy comprising: a first planar (second end, second antenna, second frequency) platform having an electrical ground plane (ground plane) and having thereon at least one RF generating device chosen from the receiver and the transmitter; a pre-formed RF shield; an RF shield clip having a footprint and comprising: a base plate having a hub and at least a first arm and a second arm planarly extending therefrom, the second arm extending in a direction opposite the first arm, the hub having a width greater than each of the widths of the first and the second arms; a first stabilizing leg coupled to the base plate and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first arm and the second arm and in a plane shared with the base plate, the first stabilizing leg providing vertical stability for the RF shield clip when the base plate of the RF shield clip is rested upon the first planar platform, a first wall extending upward from a first side of the base plate, the first wall having a flanged portion flanged outward for accepting the preformed RF shield, the first wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield, the first wall having an outward extending portion defining a opening, the opening providing access to the hub of the base plate, and a second wall extending upward from a second side of the base plate, the second wall having a flanged portion flanged outward in a direction opposite the first wall for accepting the pre-formed RF shield, the second wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (first planar) at a second operating frequency.	US5577268A CLAIM 8. A radio communication device comprising: a transmitter generating a first radio frequency (RF) energy; a receiver generating a second RF energy; and a RF shielding apparatus for shielding the first RF energy from the second RF energy comprising: a first planar (second end, second antenna, second frequency) platform having an electrical ground plane (ground plane) and having thereon at least one RF generating device chosen from the receiver and the transmitter; a pre-formed RF shield; an RF shield clip having a footprint and comprising: a base plate having a hub and at least a first arm and a second arm planarly extending therefrom, the second arm extending in a direction opposite the first arm, the hub having a width greater than each of the widths of the first and the second arms; a first stabilizing leg coupled to the base plate and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first arm and the second arm and in a plane shared with the base plate, the first stabilizing leg providing vertical stability for the RF shield clip when the base plate of the RF shield clip is rested upon the first planar platform, a first wall extending upward from a first side of the base plate, the first wall having a flanged portion flanged outward for accepting the preformed RF shield, the first wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield, the first wall having an outward extending portion defining a opening, the opening providing access to the hub of the base plate, and a second wall extending upward from a second side of the base plate, the second wall having a flanged portion flanged outward in a direction opposite the first wall for accepting the pre-formed RF shield, the second wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (first planar) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5577268A CLAIM 8. A radio communication device comprising: a transmitter generating a first radio frequency (RF) energy; a receiver generating a second RF energy; and a RF shielding apparatus for shielding the first RF energy from the second RF energy comprising: a first planar (second end, second antenna, second frequency) platform having an electrical ground plane (ground plane) and having thereon at least one RF generating device chosen from the receiver and the transmitter; a pre-formed RF shield; an RF shield clip having a footprint and comprising: a base plate having a hub and at least a first arm and a second arm planarly extending therefrom, the second arm extending in a direction opposite the first arm, the hub having a width greater than each of the widths of the first and the second arms; a first stabilizing leg coupled to the base plate and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first arm and the second arm and in a plane shared with the base plate, the first stabilizing leg providing vertical stability for the RF shield clip when the base plate of the RF shield clip is rested upon the first planar platform, a first wall extending upward from a first side of the base plate, the first wall having a flanged portion flanged outward for accepting the preformed RF shield, the first wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield, the first wall having an outward extending portion defining a opening, the opening providing access to the hub of the base plate, and a second wall extending upward from a second side of the base plate, the second wall having a flanged portion flanged outward in a direction opposite the first wall for accepting the pre-formed RF shield, the second wall having multiple inwardly protruding domes for providing point contact to the pre-formed RF shield.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4545761A Filed: 1984-12-10 Issued: 1985-10-08 Method and apparatus for securing articles in place on a substrate (Original Assignee) Nokia of America Corp (Current Assignee) Nokia of America Corp John S. Cartwright, Jerry C. Hurst
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US4545761A CLAIM 4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein each article is a semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) carrier having a case, a lid and a reflowable bonding material therebetween which are held in intimate contact by said apparatus.

US4545761A

Filed: 1984-12-10 Issued: 1985-10-08

Method and apparatus for securing articles in place on a substrate

(Original Assignee) Nokia of America Corp (Current Assignee) Nokia of America Corp

John S. Cartwright, Jerry C. Hurst

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US4545761A
CLAIM 4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein each article is a semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) carrier having a case, a lid and a reflowable bonding material therebetween which are held in intimate contact by said apparatus.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5854480A Filed: 1996-07-11 Issued: 1998-12-29 Tag with IC capacitively coupled to antenna (Original Assignee) Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd (Current Assignee) Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd Hiroyuki Noto
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5854480A CLAIM 11. A tag device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said electrode plate comprises a first and a second electrode plate respectively formed on opposite major surfaces of a substrate of said IC device, and wherein said antenna terminal comprises a first antenna (first antenna) terminal facing said first electrode plate at a preselected distance, and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal facing said second terminal at a preselected distance.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (first antenna) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	US5854480A CLAIM 11. A tag device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said electrode plate comprises a first and a second electrode plate respectively formed on opposite major surfaces of a substrate of said IC device, and wherein said antenna terminal comprises a first antenna (first antenna) terminal facing said first electrode plate at a preselected distance, and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal facing said second terminal at a preselected distance.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (first antenna) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (second antenna) at a second operating frequency.	US5854480A CLAIM 11. A tag device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said electrode plate comprises a first and a second electrode plate respectively formed on opposite major surfaces of a substrate of said IC device, and wherein said antenna terminal comprises a first antenna (first antenna) terminal facing said first electrode plate at a preselected distance, and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal facing said second terminal at a preselected distance.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (first antenna) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US5854480A CLAIM 11. A tag device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said electrode plate comprises a first and a second electrode plate respectively formed on opposite major surfaces of a substrate of said IC device, and wherein said antenna terminal comprises a first antenna (first antenna) terminal facing said first electrode plate at a preselected distance, and a second antenna (second antenna) terminal facing said second terminal at a preselected distance.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US4816839A Filed: 1987-12-18 Issued: 1989-03-28 Transponder antenna (Original Assignee) Amtech Corp (Current Assignee) TC License Ltd Jeremy A. Landt
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	US4816839A CLAIM 5. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for transmitting signals to a reader containing information from the transponder, a planar dielectric member having first and second opposed surfaces, first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at one end of the dielectric member, second conductive material on the second opposed surface of the dielectric member at the other end of the dielectric member, the first and second conductive materials being separated from each other in the direction between the first and second end (second end) s of the dielectric member by a distance to define a dipole having a first impedance, a split conductive path extending from the end of the second conductive material nearer to the first conductive material to a portion over the first conductive material, the split conductive path defining a second impedance less than the impedance of the dipole antenna at the junction with the second conductive material, and a pigtail extending from the split conductive path and defining a third impedance greater than the second impedance. US4816839A CLAIM 16. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for receiving signals from a reader and for modulating and reflecting said signals back to the reader to pass information from the transponder to the reader, a planar dielectric member having first and second opposite surfaces, a first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at a first end (first end) of the dielectric member, a second conductive material on the second surface of the dielectric member at a second end of the dielectric member opposite the first end of the dielectric member to define a dipole with the first conductive material, the lengths of each of the first and second opposed ends of the dielectric material defining less than a quarter of a wavelength at the frequency at which the dipole is to be operated, and means disposed on the dielectric material and electrically contiguous with the second conductive material for reducing the capacitive impedance of the antenna to compensate for the additional capacitive impedance resulting from the length of each of the first and second conductive materials being less than a 1/4 of a wavelength.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end (first end) of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (planar dielectric, small distance) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	US4816839A CLAIM 5. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for transmitting signals to a reader containing information from the transponder, a planar dielectric (conductive strip) member having first and second opposed surfaces, first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at one end of the dielectric member, second conductive material on the second opposed surface of the dielectric member at the other end of the dielectric member, the first and second conductive materials being separated from each other in the direction between the first and second ends of the dielectric member by a distance to define a dipole having a first impedance, a split conductive path extending from the end of the second conductive material nearer to the first conductive material to a portion over the first conductive material, the split conductive path defining a second impedance less than the impedance of the dipole antenna at the junction with the second conductive material, and a pigtail extending from the split conductive path and defining a third impedance greater than the second impedance. US4816839A CLAIM 16. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for receiving signals from a reader and for modulating and reflecting said signals back to the reader to pass information from the transponder to the reader, a planar dielectric member having first and second opposite surfaces, a first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at a first end (first end) of the dielectric member, a second conductive material on the second surface of the dielectric member at a second end of the dielectric member opposite the first end of the dielectric member to define a dipole with the first conductive material, the lengths of each of the first and second opposed ends of the dielectric material defining less than a quarter of a wavelength at the frequency at which the dipole is to be operated, and means disposed on the dielectric material and electrically contiguous with the second conductive material for reducing the capacitive impedance of the antenna to compensate for the additional capacitive impedance resulting from the length of each of the first and second conductive materials being less than a 1/4 of a wavelength. US4816839A CLAIM 20. In a combination as set forth in claim 19, the third electrically conductive material including a first portion extending from the second portion having two parallel-coupled parts to provide the first portion with an extended effective length in a relatively small distance (conductive strip) in the direction between the first and second ends of the dielectric member, and including a second portion extending from the first portion and defining a pigtail.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (said signal) at a second operating frequency.	US4816839A CLAIM 1. In a transponder which includes a dipole antenna, a signal-modulating module and an impedance-matching module for matching the impedance of said antenna to that of said signal (second antenna) -modulating module, the improvement comprising: a transmission line coupled between said dipole antenna and said impedance-matching module having a first portion having an impedance lower than that of said dipole antenna and a predetermined width comprised of two oppositely disposed parts connected in parallel, and a second substantially narrower portion with substantially higher impedance than the impedance of said first portion, connected in series with said first portion. US4816839A CLAIM 5. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for transmitting signals to a reader containing information from the transponder, a planar dielectric member having first and second opposed surfaces, first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at one end (one end) of the dielectric member, second conductive material on the second opposed surface of the dielectric member at the other end of the dielectric member, the first and second conductive materials being separated from each other in the direction between the first and second ends of the dielectric member by a distance to define a dipole having a first impedance, a split conductive path extending from the end of the second conductive material nearer to the first conductive material to a portion over the first conductive material, the split conductive path defining a second impedance less than the impedance of the dipole antenna at the junction with the second conductive material, and a pigtail extending from the split conductive path and defining a third impedance greater than the second impedance.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (one end) to said ground plane; and a second antenna (said signal) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	US4816839A CLAIM 1. In a transponder which includes a dipole antenna, a signal-modulating module and an impedance-matching module for matching the impedance of said antenna to that of said signal (second antenna) -modulating module, the improvement comprising: a transmission line coupled between said dipole antenna and said impedance-matching module having a first portion having an impedance lower than that of said dipole antenna and a predetermined width comprised of two oppositely disposed parts connected in parallel, and a second substantially narrower portion with substantially higher impedance than the impedance of said first portion, connected in series with said first portion. US4816839A CLAIM 5. In combination in an antenna in a transponder for transmitting signals to a reader containing information from the transponder, a planar dielectric member having first and second opposed surfaces, first conductive material on the first surface of the dielectric member at one end (one end) of the dielectric member, second conductive material on the second opposed surface of the dielectric member at the other end of the dielectric member, the first and second conductive materials being separated from each other in the direction between the first and second ends of the dielectric member by a distance to define a dipole having a first impedance, a split conductive path extending from the end of the second conductive material nearer to the first conductive material to a portion over the first conductive material, the split conductive path defining a second impedance less than the impedance of the dipole antenna at the junction with the second conductive material, and a pigtail extending from the split conductive path and defining a third impedance greater than the second impedance.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5955723A Filed: 1997-11-03 Issued: 1999-09-21 Contactless chip card (Original Assignee) Siemens AG (Current Assignee) Infineon Technologies AG Robert Reiner
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5955723A CLAIM 1. In a data carrier configuration having predetermined dimensions, the improvement comprising: a semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) having given dimensions; a first conductor loop connected to said semiconductor chip, said first conductor loop having at least one winding and a cross-sectional area with approximately the given dimensions; at least one second conductor loop having at least one winding, a cross-sectional area with approximately the predetermined dimensions and a region forming a third loop with approximately the given dimensions; said third loop inductively coupling said first conductor loop and said at least one second conductor loop to one another; and said first and third conductor loops disposed substantially concentrically.

US5955723A

Filed: 1997-11-03 Issued: 1999-09-21

Contactless chip card

(Original Assignee) Siemens AG (Current Assignee) Infineon Technologies AG

Robert Reiner

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating (semiconductor chip) frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5955723A
CLAIM 1. In a data carrier configuration having predetermined dimensions, the improvement comprising: a semiconductor chip (first operating, first operating frequency) having given dimensions;
a first conductor loop connected to said semiconductor chip, said first conductor loop having at least one winding and a cross-sectional area with approximately the given dimensions;
at least one second conductor loop having at least one winding, a cross-sectional area with approximately the predetermined dimensions and a region forming a third loop with approximately the given dimensions;
said third loop inductively coupling said first conductor loop and said at least one second conductor loop to one another;
and said first and third conductor loops disposed substantially concentrically.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	US5786626A Filed: 1996-03-25 Issued: 1998-07-28 Thin radio frequency transponder with leadframe antenna structure (Original Assignee) International Business Machines Corp (Current Assignee) Intermec IP Corp Michael J. Brady, Normand Gilles Favreau, Francois Guindon, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Philip Murphy
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ethylene vinyl acetate) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element (inner layer) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	US5786626A CLAIM 23. A transponder, as in claim 22, where the inner layer (coupling element) in made of any one of the following materials: ethylene vinyl acetate (ground plane) , acrylic, silicone, rubber, modified epoxies, phenolic, polyester, polyimide, as well as fluoropolymer based adhesives.
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (ethylene vinyl acetate) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element (inner layer) and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane.	US5786626A CLAIM 23. A transponder, as in claim 22, where the inner layer (coupling element) in made of any one of the following materials: ethylene vinyl acetate (ground plane) , acrylic, silicone, rubber, modified epoxies, phenolic, polyester, polyimide, as well as fluoropolymer based adhesives.

US5786626A

Filed: 1996-03-25 Issued: 1998-07-28

Thin radio frequency transponder with leadframe antenna structure

(Original Assignee) International Business Machines Corp (Current Assignee) Intermec IP Corp

Michael J. Brady, Normand Gilles Favreau, Francois Guindon, Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Philip Murphy

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (ethylene vinyl acetate) positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element (inner layer) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US5786626A
CLAIM 23. A transponder, as in claim 22, where the inner layer (coupling element) in made of any one of the following materials: ethylene vinyl acetate (ground plane) , acrylic, silicone, rubber, modified epoxies, phenolic, polyester, polyimide, as well as fluoropolymer based adhesives.

US7411552
CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane (ethylene vinyl acetate) positioned on said substrate;

and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element (inner layer) and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP0595549A2 Filed: 1993-10-21 Issued: 1994-05-04 Radio frequency baggage tags (Original Assignee) HUGHES MICROELECTRONICS EUROPA Ltd (Current Assignee) HUGHES MICROELECTRONICS EUROPA Ltd Laurence David Bradley, Edwin Deagle, Stephen Glover, Susan Harris
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (outer turns) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (contact pad) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	EP0595549A2 CLAIM 9 The apparatus of Claim 2 wherein said chip has electrical circuitry thereon and includes first and second chip primary contact pad (conductive strip) s electrically connected to said circuitry, a layer of dielectric material on said chip, and first and second chip secondary contact pads on said dielectric and electrically connected to said first and second primary pads respectively. EP0595549A2 CLAIM 17 A luggage identification tag comprising: a flexible self-adhesive luggage identification strip configured and arranged to be secured around a luggage handle, and a remotely readable RF identification tag on said strip, said RF identification tag comprising: a flexible substrate having a first side thereof adhesively secured to said luggage identification strip, an antenna formed on said substrate having inner and outer turns (first antenna, ground plane) , first and second antenna contact pads respectively connected with said inner and outer turns and positioned within an area circumscribed by said inner turn, a transponder circuit chip having first and second chip contact pads in electrical contact with respective ones of said antenna pads, electrically conductive adhesive encompassing said chip and antenna pads and bonded thereto, structural adhesive bonded to and between said chip and substrate and positioned between said chip pad and between said antenna pads, and a protective material covering said chip antenna and substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (outer turns) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	EP0595549A2 CLAIM 5 The apparatus of Claim 4 including a bridging conductor extending across a plurality of said antenna turns and electrically connecting said outer turn to said second antenna (second antenna) pad within said inner turn. EP0595549A2 CLAIM 17 A luggage identification tag comprising: a flexible self-adhesive luggage identification strip configured and arranged to be secured around a luggage handle, and a remotely readable RF identification tag on said strip, said RF identification tag comprising: a flexible substrate having a first side thereof adhesively secured to said luggage identification strip, an antenna formed on said substrate having inner and outer turns (first antenna, ground plane) , first and second antenna contact pads respectively connected with said inner and outer turns and positioned within an area circumscribed by said inner turn, a transponder circuit chip having first and second chip contact pads in electrical contact with respective ones of said antenna pads, electrically conductive adhesive encompassing said chip and antenna pads and bonded thereto, structural adhesive bonded to and between said chip and substrate and positioned between said chip pad and between said antenna pads, and a protective material covering said chip antenna and substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna (outer turns) and said device further comprising a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	EP0595549A2 CLAIM 5 The apparatus of Claim 4 including a bridging conductor extending across a plurality of said antenna turns and electrically connecting said outer turn to said second antenna (second antenna) pad within said inner turn. EP0595549A2 CLAIM 17 A luggage identification tag comprising: a flexible self-adhesive luggage identification strip configured and arranged to be secured around a luggage handle, and a remotely readable RF identification tag on said strip, said RF identification tag comprising: a flexible substrate having a first side thereof adhesively secured to said luggage identification strip, an antenna formed on said substrate having inner and outer turns (first antenna, ground plane) , first and second antenna contact pads respectively connected with said inner and outer turns and positioned within an area circumscribed by said inner turn, a transponder circuit chip having first and second chip contact pads in electrical contact with respective ones of said antenna pads, electrically conductive adhesive encompassing said chip and antenna pads and bonded thereto, structural adhesive bonded to and between said chip and substrate and positioned between said chip pad and between said antenna pads, and a protective material covering said chip antenna and substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (outer turns) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (outer turns) operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna (second antenna) at a second operating frequency.	EP0595549A2 CLAIM 5 The apparatus of Claim 4 including a bridging conductor extending across a plurality of said antenna turns and electrically connecting said outer turn to said second antenna (second antenna) pad within said inner turn. EP0595549A2 CLAIM 17 A luggage identification tag comprising: a flexible self-adhesive luggage identification strip configured and arranged to be secured around a luggage handle, and a remotely readable RF identification tag on said strip, said RF identification tag comprising: a flexible substrate having a first side thereof adhesively secured to said luggage identification strip, an antenna formed on said substrate having inner and outer turns (first antenna, ground plane) , first and second antenna contact pads respectively connected with said inner and outer turns and positioned within an area circumscribed by said inner turn, a transponder circuit chip having first and second chip contact pads in electrical contact with respective ones of said antenna pads, electrically conductive adhesive encompassing said chip and antenna pads and bonded thereto, structural adhesive bonded to and between said chip and substrate and positioned between said chip pad and between said antenna pads, and a protective material covering said chip antenna and substrate.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (outer turns) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna (outer turns) electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna (second antenna) operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	EP0595549A2 CLAIM 5 The apparatus of Claim 4 including a bridging conductor extending across a plurality of said antenna turns and electrically connecting said outer turn to said second antenna (second antenna) pad within said inner turn. EP0595549A2 CLAIM 17 A luggage identification tag comprising: a flexible self-adhesive luggage identification strip configured and arranged to be secured around a luggage handle, and a remotely readable RF identification tag on said strip, said RF identification tag comprising: a flexible substrate having a first side thereof adhesively secured to said luggage identification strip, an antenna formed on said substrate having inner and outer turns (first antenna, ground plane) , first and second antenna contact pads respectively connected with said inner and outer turns and positioned within an area circumscribed by said inner turn, a transponder circuit chip having first and second chip contact pads in electrical contact with respective ones of said antenna pads, electrically conductive adhesive encompassing said chip and antenna pads and bonded thereto, structural adhesive bonded to and between said chip and substrate and positioned between said chip pad and between said antenna pads, and a protective material covering said chip antenna and substrate.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP1018779A2 Filed: 2000-01-03 Issued: 2000-07-12 Planar dual-frequency antenna and radio apparatus employing a planar antenna (Original Assignee) Filtronic LK Oy (Current Assignee) Filtronic LK Oy Anne Isohätälä, Sauli Kivelä, Jyrki Mikkola, Suvi Tarvas
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (first end) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (second end) comprising an open circuit.	EP1018779A2 CLAIM 1 A PIFA structure which has a first operating frequency and a second operating frequency and which comprises a planar radiating element (801, 1002, 1101, 1203) formed by a conductive area confined by a substantially continuous border line, said area being divided by a non-conductive slot (802) which has a first end (first end) on said substantially continuous border line and a second end (second end) within the conductive area, characterized in that the planar radiating element comprises a feedpoint (803, 1206) and ground contact (804, 1208) which are located near the first of end of the slot so that the electrical length of the conductive area divided by the slot, measured at the feedpoint, equals a quarter of the wavelength at the first operating frequency and the electrical length of the dividing slot equals a quarter of the wavelength at the second operating frequency.

EP1018779A2

Filed: 2000-01-03 Issued: 2000-07-12

Planar dual-frequency antenna and radio apparatus employing a planar antenna

(Original Assignee) Filtronic LK Oy (Current Assignee) Filtronic LK Oy

Anne Isohätälä, Sauli Kivelä, Jyrki Mikkola, Suvi Tarvas

EP1018779A2
CLAIM 1 A PIFA structure which has a first operating frequency and a second operating frequency and which comprises a planar radiating element (801, 1002, 1101, 1203) formed by a conductive area confined by a substantially continuous border line, said area being divided by a non-conductive slot (802) which has a first end (first end) on said substantially continuous border line and a second end (second end) within the conductive area, characterized in that the planar radiating element comprises a feedpoint (803, 1206) and ground contact (804, 1208) which are located near the first of end of the slot so that the electrical length of the conductive area divided by the slot, measured at the feedpoint, equals a quarter of the wavelength at the first operating frequency and the electrical length of the dividing slot equals a quarter of the wavelength at the second operating frequency.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JP2000132643A Filed: 1998-10-23 Issued: 2000-05-12 非接触ｉｃカード用の検査装置および検査方法 (Original Assignee) Toppan Printing Co Ltd; 凸版印刷株式会社 Susumu Emori, Susumu Igarashi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Hidemi Nakajima, 英実中島, 進五十嵐, 一雄小林, 晋江森
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip (半導体チップ) is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line (半導体チップ) and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	JP2000132643A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】半導体チップ (wireless communication chip, chip grounding line) を備えたＩＣモジュールと、非接触素子としてのアンテナまたはコイルとが一体化されて成る非接触ＩＣカード用インレットが、基材シート上に複数個整列配置されてあるカード基材シートに対して、前記カード基材シート上の各非接触ＩＣカード用インレットに対応した位置にそれぞれ個別に配置されたアンテナまたはコイルを搭載した複数の検出ヘッド部を有し、前記検出ヘッド部を選択的に切り換えることにより、複数ある非接触ＩＣカード用インレットを順次検査する非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置であって、前記検出ヘッド部と隣接する検出ヘッド部間の干渉防止手段を備えたことを特徴とする非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置。
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip (半導体チップ) positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (切断手段) (切断手段) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	JP2000132643A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】半導体チップ (wireless communication chip, chip grounding line) を備えたＩＣモジュールと、非接触素子としてのアンテナまたはコイルとが一体化されて成る非接触ＩＣカード用インレットが、基材シート上に複数個整列配置されてあるカード基材シートに対して、前記カード基材シート上の各非接触ＩＣカード用インレットに対応した位置にそれぞれ個別に配置されたアンテナまたはコイルを搭載した複数の検出ヘッド部を有し、前記検出ヘッド部を選択的に切り換えることにより、複数ある非接触ＩＣカード用インレットを順次検査する非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置であって、前記検出ヘッド部と隣接する検出ヘッド部間の干渉防止手段を備えたことを特徴とする非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置。 JP2000132643A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】前記干渉防止手段は、前記検出ヘッド部に搭載されたアンテナまたはコイルを含む閉回路を切断する切断手段 (first operating frequency, operating frequency) であることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置。

JP2000132643A

Filed: 1998-10-23 Issued: 2000-05-12

非接触ｉｃカード用の検査装置および検査方法

(Original Assignee) Toppan Printing Co Ltd; 凸版印刷株式会社

Susumu Emori, Susumu Igarashi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Hidemi Nakajima, 英実中島, 進五十嵐, 一雄小林, 晋江森

US7411552
CLAIM 4. The wireless communication device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip (半導体チップ) is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line (半導体チップ) and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.

JP2000132643A
CLAIM 1 【請求項１】半導体チップ (wireless communication chip, chip grounding line) を備えたＩＣモジュールと、非接触素子としてのアンテナまたはコイルとが一体化されて成る非接触ＩＣカード用インレットが、基材シート上に複数個整列配置されてあるカード基材シートに対して、前記カード基材シート上の各非接触ＩＣカード用インレットに対応した位置にそれぞれ個別に配置されたアンテナまたはコイルを搭載した複数の検出ヘッド部を有し、前記検出ヘッド部を選択的に切り換えることにより、複数ある非接触ＩＣカード用インレットを順次検査する非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置であって、前記検出ヘッド部と隣接する検出ヘッド部間の干渉防止手段を備えたことを特徴とする非接触ＩＣカード用検査装置。

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip (半導体チップ) positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (切断手段) (切断手段) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane;

and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JP2000077928A Filed: 1998-09-03 Issued: 2000-03-14 ループアンテナ及びデータキャリア (Original Assignee) Lintec Corp; リンテック株式会社 Yuichi Iwakata, Yasukazu Nakada, 安一中田, 裕一岩方
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	JP2000077928A CLAIM 4 【請求項４】受信アンテナ、送信アンテナ又は送受共用アンテナのいずれか１以上として、ループアンテナを有するデータ (wireless communication device) を運ぶ機能を有するデータキャリア (conductive strip) において、存在するループアンテナが、請求項１〜３のいずれかに記載のループアンテナであることを特徴とするデータキャリア。

JP2000077928A

Filed: 1998-09-03 Issued: 2000-03-14

ループアンテナ及びデータキャリア

(Original Assignee) Lintec Corp; リンテック株式会社

Yuichi Iwakata, Yasukazu Nakada, 安一中田, 裕一岩方

US7411552
CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.

JP2000077928A
CLAIM 4 【請求項４】受信アンテナ、送信アンテナ又は送受共用アンテナのいずれか１以上として、ループアンテナを有するデータ (wireless communication device) を運ぶ機能を有するデータキャリア (conductive strip) において、存在するループアンテナが、請求項１〜３のいずれかに記載のループアンテナであることを特徴とするデータキャリア。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JP2000021128A Filed: 1998-07-03 Issued: 2000-01-21 円盤状記憶媒体及びその収納ケース (Original Assignee) Nippon Steel Corp; 新日本製鐵株式会社 Katsuki Hazama, 克樹挾間
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	JP2000021128A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】記憶情報に対応する所定パターンが形成される円盤状記憶媒体において、前記所定パターンの非形成部位に非接触状態で電波情報の授受を行う非接触型データ (wireless communication device) キャリア (conductive strip) を備えており、前記非接触型データキャリアは、電波を送受信するアンテナと、前記アンテナで外部からの電波情報を受信して電磁誘導により必要な電力及び情報を得るとともに、処理結果の発信を行う情報通信手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた電波情報や特定情報が読み出し可能に記憶される情報記憶手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた情報及び前記情報記憶手段に記憶された前記特定情報に基づいて、外部に対する処理を行う制御手段とを含むことを特徴とする円盤状記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance (２〜９) resistive connection.	JP2000021128A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】記憶情報に対応する所定パターンが形成される円盤状記憶媒体において、前記所定パターンの非形成部位に非接触状態で電波情報の授受を行う非接触型データ (wireless communication device) キャリアを備えており、前記非接触型データキャリアは、電波を送受信するアンテナと、前記アンテナで外部からの電波情報を受信して電磁誘導により必要な電力及び情報を得るとともに、処理結果の発信を行う情報通信手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた電波情報や特定情報が読み出し可能に記憶される情報記憶手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた情報及び前記情報記憶手段に記憶された前記特定情報に基づいて、外部に対する処理を行う制御手段とを含むことを特徴とする円盤状記憶媒体。 JP2000021128A CLAIM 11 【請求項１１】前記アンテナの形成するループ面内に中心部が位置することを特徴とする２〜９ (low impedance) のいずれか１項に記載の円盤状記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance (２〜９) reactive connection.	JP2000021128A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】記憶情報に対応する所定パターンが形成される円盤状記憶媒体において、前記所定パターンの非形成部位に非接触状態で電波情報の授受を行う非接触型データ (wireless communication device) キャリアを備えており、前記非接触型データキャリアは、電波を送受信するアンテナと、前記アンテナで外部からの電波情報を受信して電磁誘導により必要な電力及び情報を得るとともに、処理結果の発信を行う情報通信手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた電波情報や特定情報が読み出し可能に記憶される情報記憶手段と、前記情報通信手段で受け取られた情報及び前記情報記憶手段に記憶された前記特定情報に基づいて、外部に対する処理を行う制御手段とを含むことを特徴とする円盤状記憶媒体。 JP2000021128A CLAIM 11 【請求項１１】前記アンテナの形成するループ面内に中心部が位置することを特徴とする２〜９ (low impedance) のいずれか１項に記載の円盤状記憶媒体。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH11149538A Filed: 1997-11-14 Issued: 1999-06-02 複合ｉｃモジュールおよび複合ｉｃカード (Original Assignee) Toppan Printing Co Ltd; 凸版印刷株式会社 Susumu Emori, Susumu Igarashi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Hidemi Nakajima, 英実中島, 進五十嵐, 一雄小林, 晋江森
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end (の封止) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (の第１) comprising an open circuit.	JPH11149538A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】ＩＣモジュールが、ＩＣカード用の接触型伝達機能と非接触型伝達機能とを内蔵したＩＣチップ、接触型伝達素子である外部端子を形成したモジュール基板、および非接触伝達機構の第１ (second end) の結合コイルから構成されており、該ＩＣモジュールの第１の結合コイルが、アンテナ素子は外部読み取り装置と電力の受給と信号の授受とを行うことが可能なアンテナと該アンテナ素子に接続された第２の結合コイルとを具備しており、しかも接触型と非接触型との双方の機能を備えるべく用意されたＩＣカード部材の該第２の結合コイルと、互いに密結合するように配設されることによって、該ＩＣモジュールと該アンテナとがトランス結合によって非接触に結合するように構成可能であって、しかも、前記ＩＣモジュールに配置された第１の結合コイルが、絶縁皮膜を施した導線を巻くことによって形成されてなることを特徴とする複合ＩＣモジュール。 JPH11149538A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記複合ＩＣモジュールの第１の結合コイルが、前記ＩＣチップの封止 (first end) 材周囲にトロイダル状に巻かれてなることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の複合ＩＣモジュール。

JPH11149538A

Filed: 1997-11-14 Issued: 1999-06-02

複合ｉｃモジュールおよび複合ｉｃカード

(Original Assignee) Toppan Printing Co Ltd; 凸版印刷株式会社

Susumu Emori, Susumu Igarashi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Hidemi Nakajima, 英実中島, 進五十嵐, 一雄小林, 晋江森

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane positioned on one side of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end (の封止) and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end (の第１) comprising an open circuit.

JPH11149538A
CLAIM 1 【請求項１】ＩＣモジュールが、ＩＣカード用の接触型伝達機能と非接触型伝達機能とを内蔵したＩＣチップ、接触型伝達素子である外部端子を形成したモジュール基板、および非接触伝達機構の第１ (second end) の結合コイルから構成されており、該ＩＣモジュールの第１の結合コイルが、アンテナ素子は外部読み取り装置と電力の受給と信号の授受とを行うことが可能なアンテナと該アンテナ素子に接続された第２の結合コイルとを具備しており、しかも接触型と非接触型との双方の機能を備えるべく用意されたＩＣカード部材の該第２の結合コイルと、互いに密結合するように配設されることによって、該ＩＣモジュールと該アンテナとがトランス結合によって非接触に結合するように構成可能であって、しかも、前記ＩＣモジュールに配置された第１の結合コイルが、絶縁皮膜を施した導線を巻くことによって形成されてなることを特徴とする複合ＩＣモジュール。

JPH11149538A
CLAIM 2 【請求項２】前記複合ＩＣモジュールの第１の結合コイルが、前記ＩＣチップの封止 (first end) 材周囲にトロイダル状に巻かれてなることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の複合ＩＣモジュール。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH10293828A Filed: 1997-04-18 Issued: 1998-11-04 データキャリア、コイルモジュール、リーダライタ及び衣服データ取得方法 (Original Assignee) Omron Corp; オムロン株式会社 Kazunori Morikawa, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, 博行山崎, 和徳森川
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	JPH10293828A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】第１及び第２のコイルの両端を互いに接続したコイルモジュールと、データを保持するメモリ、外部から与えられたコマンドとデータに基づいて前記メモリにデータを書込み、前記メモリより読出すメモリ制御手段、及びコイルを有し読出されたデータを伝送するデータ伝送手段を有するＩＤモジュールと、を有し、前記ＩＤモジュールのコイルを前記コイルモジュールの第１のコイルと電磁結合させたことを特徴とするデータキャリア (conductive strip) 。 JPH10293828A CLAIM 5 【請求項５】送信コイルを有し、データキャリアにデータを伝送する送信部と、受信コイルを有し、データキャリアからの信号を受信する受信部と、第３，第４のコイルの両端を夫々接続した送信用コイルモジュール部、及び第５，第６のコイルの両端を夫々接続した受信用コイルモジュール部を有するコイルモジュールと、を有し、前記送信用コイルモジュール部の第３のコイルを前記送信コイルに電磁結合すると共に、前記受 (wireless communication) 信用コイルモジュール部の第５のコイルを前記受信コイルと電磁結合するように配置したことを特徴とするリーダライタ。

JPH10293828A

Filed: 1997-04-18 Issued: 1998-11-04

データキャリア、コイルモジュール、リーダライタ及び衣服データ取得方法

(Original Assignee) Omron Corp; オムロン株式会社

Kazunori Morikawa, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, 博行山崎, 和徳森川

US7411552
CLAIM 10. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.

JPH10293828A
CLAIM 1 【請求項１】第１及び第２のコイルの両端を互いに接続したコイルモジュールと、データを保持するメモリ、外部から与えられたコマンドとデータに基づいて前記メモリにデータを書込み、前記メモリより読出すメモリ制御手段、及びコイルを有し読出されたデータを伝送するデータ伝送手段を有するＩＤモジュールと、を有し、前記ＩＤモジュールのコイルを前記コイルモジュールの第１のコイルと電磁結合させたことを特徴とするデータ キャリア (conductive strip) 。

JPH10293828A
CLAIM 5 【請求項５】送信コイルを有し、データキャリアにデータを伝送する送信部と、受信コイルを有し、データキャリアからの信号を受信する受信部と、第３，第４のコイルの両端を夫々接続した送信用コイルモジュール部、及び第５，第６のコイルの両端を夫々接続した受信用コイルモジュール部を有するコイルモジュールと、を有し、前記送信用コイルモジュール部の第３のコイルを前記送信コイルに電磁結合すると共に、前記受 (wireless communication) 信用コイルモジュール部の第５のコイルを前記受信コイルと電磁結合するように配置したことを特徴とするリーダライタ。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH0914150A Filed: 1995-06-27 Issued: 1997-01-14 インバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム (Original Assignee) Ebara Densan:Kk; 株式会社荏原電産 Shinji Osumi, Shiyoukin Tei, 慎司大住, 紹鈞鄭
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication device (システム) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (運転状態) to said ground plane.	JPH0914150A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】商用交流電源に電力線を介して接続されたインバータによって駆動されるインバータ駆動ポンプと、該インバータ駆動ポンプの運転状態 (one end) に基づいた搬送信号を生成して電力線に重畳する搬送信号結合手段と、前記電力線に結合して前記搬送信号を受信する結合手段とを備え、前記搬送信号は、前記インバータのクロックパルスに基づいて生成されたパルス信号であることを特徴とするインバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム (wireless communication device) 。
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device (システム) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (ロック) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (運転状態) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	JPH0914150A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】商用交流電源に電力線を介して接続されたインバータによって駆動されるインバータ駆動ポンプと、該インバータ駆動ポンプの運転状態 (one end) に基づいた搬送信号を生成して電力線に重畳する搬送信号結合手段と、前記電力線に結合して前記搬送信号を受信する結合手段とを備え、前記搬送信号は、前記インバータのクロック (operating frequency) パルスに基づいて生成されたパルス信号であることを特徴とするインバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム (wireless communication device) 。
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device (システム) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (運転状態) to said ground plane.	JPH0914150A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】商用交流電源に電力線を介して接続されたインバータによって駆動されるインバータ駆動ポンプと、該インバータ駆動ポンプの運転状態 (one end) に基づいた搬送信号を生成して電力線に重畳する搬送信号結合手段と、前記電力線に結合して前記搬送信号を受信する結合手段とを備え、前記搬送信号は、前記インバータのクロックパルスに基づいて生成されたパルス信号であることを特徴とするインバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム (wireless communication device) 。
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device (システム) comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (運転状態) to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	JPH0914150A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】商用交流電源に電力線を介して接続されたインバータによって駆動されるインバータ駆動ポンプと、該インバータ駆動ポンプの運転状態 (one end) に基づいた搬送信号を生成して電力線に重畳する搬送信号結合手段と、前記電力線に結合して前記搬送信号を受信する結合手段とを備え、前記搬送信号は、前記インバータのクロックパルスに基づいて生成されたパルス信号であることを特徴とするインバータ駆動ポンプの制御システム (wireless communication device) 。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH08187981A Filed: 1995-01-13 Issued: 1996-07-23 携帯可能な情報記憶媒体 (Original Assignee) Toshiba Corp; 株式会社東芝 Satoshi Ide, 諭井出
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication (前記受) device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (同一平面) positioned on one side of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end (の第１) comprising an open circuit.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、この保持媒体に設けられ、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向に直交する方向に所定の第１ (second end) の領域を有し、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体に設けられ、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向に直交する方向で前記第１の信号受信素子と交わらない第２の領域を有し、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体に設けられ、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向に直交する方向で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の両方に重なるように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号と、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号とに基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データが書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 2. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite that of said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 3. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip is generally parallel to said antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane (同一平面) by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (の供給) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給 (feed line) 元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 5. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip is generally perpendicular to said antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 6. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is a quarter wavelength long.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 7. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claims 1 or 6 , wherein said ground plane (同一平面) is positioned on the same side of the substrate as the wireless communication chip.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 8. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises a dielectric material.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 9. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite that of said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane (同一平面) by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 11. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is positioned in the same plane as said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 12. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 13. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive being interposed between a feed line (の供給) extending from said wireless communication chip and said antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給 (feed line) 元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 14. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication device is capacitively coupled to said antenna by at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 15. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 14 , wherein said at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub extends into the area of said antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 16. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claims 14 or 15 , wherein said at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub comprises a plurality of inter digital capacitive coupling stubs.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 17. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is separated from said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 18. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is reactively coupled to said antenna by at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 19. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is a patch antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 20. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is directly coupled to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 21. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is reactively coupled to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 23. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 22 , wherein said second antenna comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (同一平面) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (同一平面) by a low impedance resistive connection.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane (同一平面) by a low impedance reactive connection.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 27. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is directly electrically coupled to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 28. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is indirectly electrically coupled to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 30. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 29 , wherein said second antenna comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (同一平面) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (同一平面) positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 33. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 32 wherein said coupling element comprises a surface mount capacitor.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane (同一平面) positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (の供給) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】所定の厚さを有する保持媒体と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面に配置され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１の信号受信素子と、前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する面で前記第１の信号受信素子に同一平面 (ground plane) で交わることのないよう配置され、前記第１の周波数と異なる第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２の信号受信素子と、前記第１および第２の信号受信素子を前記保持媒体の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１および第２の信号受信素子の少なくとも一方と自身の一部が重なり合うように配置され、前記第１の信号受信素子により受信した信号を電力として、前記第２の信号受信素子により受信した信号に基づいて所定の処理をする信号処理回路素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。 JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給 (feed line) 元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 35. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 34 wherein said first antenna is configured to communicate at a single operating frequency.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (の供給) at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	JPH08187981A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】電子回路素子およびアンテナ部材を保持する基材と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送された電力を保持する電力保持回路と、データ (wireless communication device) が書き替え可能に形成された記憶装置と、所定の周波数の信号で搬送されたデータを受信する受信回路と、この受信回路で受信したデータに対応してデータを処理するデータ処理回路と、このデータ処理回路により処理されたデータを送信する送信回路と、を含み、前記基材の所定の位置に一体に配置され、前記受 (wireless communication) 信された信号に基づいて前記記憶装置に記憶されている前記データを書き替えまたは前記データを再生するとともに、所定の規則に従って受信された前記受信信号の供給 (feed line) 元に対して前記書き替えの終了または前記再生されたデータを送信する信号処理回路素子と、第１の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第１の周波数の信号を受信する第１のアンテナ素子と、前記第１の周波数に比較して低い第２の周波数に対応する閉ループを含み、前記基材の所定の位置に、前記基材の厚さ方向と直交する方向から見た状態で前記第１のアンテナ素子のそれぞれと同一の平面で交わることなく、かつ、前記信号処理回路素子と少なくとも一部が重なり合うよう形成され、第２の周波数の信号を受信する第２のアンテナ素子と、を、有する携帯可能な情報記憶媒体。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH0887580A Filed: 1994-09-14 Issued: 1996-04-02 データキャリア及びボールゲーム (Original Assignee) Omron Corp; オムロン株式会社 Yoshimi Kanda, 好美神田
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication device (データ) of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip (キャリア) coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	JPH0887580A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】球形のケース内に配置されその中心を共通とし、前記ケースに沿って互いに直交して巻回された３本のコイルと、前記コイルと共に接続されたコンデンサから成る共振回路と、前記共振回路に受信される信号に基づいて信号を復調する復調回路と、メモリと、前記復調回路より得られる信号に基づいてメモリを制御するメモリ制御部と、前記メモリより読出された信号に基づいてデータ (wireless communication device) を伝送するデータ伝送手段と、を有するものであることを特徴とするデータキャリア (conductive strip) 。

JPH0887580A

Filed: 1994-09-14 Issued: 1996-04-02

データキャリア及びボールゲーム

(Original Assignee) Omron Corp; オムロン株式会社

Yoshimi Kanda, 好美神田

JPH0887580A
CLAIM 1 【請求項１】球形のケース内に配置されその中心を共通とし、前記ケースに沿って互いに直交して巻回された３本のコイルと、前記コイルと共に接続されたコンデンサから成る共振回路と、前記共振回路に受信される信号に基づいて信号を復調する復調回路と、メモリと、前記復調回路より得られる信号に基づいてメモリを制御するメモリ制御部と、前記メモリより読出された信号に基づいてデータ (wireless communication device) を伝送するデータ伝送手段と、を有するものであることを特徴とするデータキャリア (conductive strip) 。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	JPH06303016A Filed: 1993-11-16 Issued: 1994-10-28 受信機用電源供給装置及び携帯型受信機及び外部アンテナ装置 (Original Assignee) Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd; 松下電器産業株式会社 Chikao Kume, Koji Ueno, 幸二上野, 千佳夫久米
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line (電源供給装置, の供給) and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、増幅された前記電波を発射する２次輻射アンテナを有する中継手段と、外部電源から電力の供給 (feed line) を受けてその電力により前記中継手段を動作させるとともに携帯型受信機へ電力を供給する電源回路とを備えた事を特徴とする受信機用電源供給装置 (feed line) 。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。
US7411552 CLAIM 13. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive being interposed between a feed line (電源供給装置, の供給) extending from said wireless communication chip and said antenna.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、増幅された前記電波を発射する２次輻射アンテナを有する中継手段と、外部電源から電力の供給 (feed line) を受けてその電力により前記中継手段を動作させるとともに携帯型受信機へ電力を供給する電源回路とを備えた事を特徴とする受信機用電源供給装置 (feed line) 。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance (の接続) resistive connection.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、携帯型受信機との接続 (low impedance) 手段と、前記アンテナによって受信された信号を増幅し、増幅された信号を前記携帯型受信機へ供給する増幅器とを備え、前記増幅器は、前記接続手段によって接続された携帯型受信機から電力の供給を受けて動作する事を特徴とする外部アンテナ装置。
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance (の接続) reactive connection.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 6 【請求項６】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、携帯型受信機との接続 (low impedance) 手段と、前記アンテナによって受信された信号を増幅し、増幅された信号を前記携帯型受信機へ供給する増幅器とを備え、前記増幅器は、前記接続手段によって接続された携帯型受信機から電力の供給を受けて動作する事を特徴とする外部アンテナ装置。
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (記電源) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 5 【請求項５】受信アンテナと、前記受信アンテナにより受けた信号を処理する受信部と、外部アンテナ装置との接続手段と、前記受信部を動作させ、また前記接続手段を介して前記外部アンテナ装置へ動作のための電力を供給する電源手段と、２次輻射アンテナとを備え、接続された外部アンテナ装置へ前記電源 (single operating, operating frequency, single operating frequency) 手段から電力を送って動作させると、前記外部アンテナ装置から送られてきた受信号は前記２次輻射アンテナによって２次輻射され、この２次輻射された電波が前記受信アンテナに入力するように構成された事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication (前記受) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (電源供給装置, の供給) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、増幅された前記電波を発射する２次輻射アンテナを有する中継手段と、外部電源から電力の供給 (feed line) を受けてその電力により前記中継手段を動作させるとともに携帯型受信機へ電力を供給する電源回路とを備えた事を特徴とする受信機用電源供給装置 (feed line) 。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。
US7411552 CLAIM 35. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 34 wherein said first antenna is configured to communicate at a single operating (記電源) frequency.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 5 【請求項５】受信アンテナと、前記受信アンテナにより受けた信号を処理する受信部と、外部アンテナ装置との接続手段と、前記受信部を動作させ、また前記接続手段を介して前記外部アンテナ装置へ動作のための電力を供給する電源手段と、２次輻射アンテナとを備え、接続された外部アンテナ装置へ前記電源 (single operating, operating frequency, single operating frequency) 手段から電力を送って動作させると、前記外部アンテナ装置から送られてきた受信号は前記２次輻射アンテナによって２次輻射され、この２次輻射された電波が前記受信アンテナに入力するように構成された事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication (前記受) device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (電源供給装置, の供給) at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	JPH06303016A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】外部からの電波を受信するアンテナと、増幅された前記電波を発射する２次輻射アンテナを有する中継手段と、外部電源から電力の供給 (feed line) を受けてその電力により前記中継手段を動作させるとともに携帯型受信機へ電力を供給する電源回路とを備えた事を特徴とする受信機用電源供給装置 (feed line) 。 JPH06303016A CLAIM 2 【請求項２】受信機用電源供給装置側に備わった２次輻射アンテナから発射された電波を受信する受信アンテナと、受信機用電源供給装置からの電源供給を受けるための電源受端子と、前記受 (wireless communication) 信機用電源供給装置から前記電源受端子を介して供給された電力によって動作し、前記受信アンテナによって受けた信号を処理する受信部とを備えた事を特徴とする携帯型受信機。

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP0528175A1 Filed: 1992-07-15 Issued: 1993-02-24 Antenna receiving apparatus (Original Assignee) Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (Current Assignee) Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd Nobuo C/O Yokohama Works Shiga
US7411552 CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate; a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto; an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane; and said second end comprising an open circuit.	EP0528175A1 CLAIM 2 The receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit is etched onto one side (one side) of the capacity plate. EP0528175A1 CLAIM 5 The receiving apparatus of claim 4, wherein the down converter comprises an RF amplifier, a mixer, a microstrip line, an IF amplifier and a ground plane (ground plane) .

EP0528175A1

Filed: 1992-07-15 Issued: 1993-02-24

Antenna receiving apparatus

(Original Assignee) Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (Current Assignee) Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd

Nobuo C/O Yokohama Works Shiga

US7411552
CLAIM 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate;

a ground plane (ground plane) positioned on one side (one side) of the substrate;

a wireless communication chip electrically connected to said ground plane and proximate thereto;

an antenna having a first end and a second end, said first end electrically connected to said ground plane;

and said second end comprising an open circuit.

EP0528175A1
CLAIM 2 The receiving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuit is etched onto one side (one side) of the capacity plate.

EP0528175A1
CLAIM 5 The receiving apparatus of claim 4, wherein the down converter comprises an RF amplifier, a mixer, a microstrip line, an IF amplifier and a ground plane (ground plane) .

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP0512543A2 Filed: 1992-05-07 Issued: 1992-11-11 Electronic tag (Original Assignee) Denso Corp (Current Assignee) Denso Corp Hitoshi Kamiya, Atsushi Watanabe, Eiji Nakada, Tomoaki Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Kago, Tokutaro Murase, Yoshihiko Inukai, Tatsuya Hirata, Norihiro Isobe, Satomi Yoshioka, Mitsuhiro Sano, Kazuo Mizuno, Manabu Matsumoto, Toshihiko Ito, Hidenori Ishii, Toshiyuki Kosaka, Hisashi Shigekusa, Toshihide Ando, Yoshiyuki Igarashi, Toshiyuki Kato
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (said input) to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (separating means) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	EP0512543A2 CLAIM 5 A manufacturing technique for manufacturing an information recording medium including a battery manufacturing process for manufacturing a battery embedded in said information recording medium, said manufacturing technique characterized in that said battery manufacturing process includes: a printing process for printing at first carbon electrode serving as s current collector on a flexible board, a formation process for forming said first carbon electrode on one of negative and positive-pole substances sandwiching a separating means (feed line) and forming a second carbon electrode serving as a current collector on the other of said negative and positive-pole substances and a sealing process. EP0512543A2 CLAIM 6 An issuing apparatus for issuing an information recording medium including a responder for storing predetermined information and transmitting said predetermined information stored therein by transmitting electronic waves in response to received electromagnetic waves, said issuing apparatus comprising: an input means for inputting control information, a print means for printing said control information on said information recording medium and a write means for storing said control information input by said input (second end, one end) means into information recording medium as said predetermined information by transmitting electromagnetic waves to said information recording medium.

EP0512543A2

Filed: 1992-05-07 Issued: 1992-11-11

Electronic tag

(Original Assignee) Denso Corp (Current Assignee) Denso Corp

Hitoshi Kamiya, Atsushi Watanabe, Eiji Nakada, Tomoaki Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Kago, Tokutaro Murase, Yoshihiko Inukai, Tatsuya Hirata, Norihiro Isobe, Satomi Yoshioka, Mitsuhiro Sano, Kazuo Mizuno, Manabu Matsumoto, Toshihiko Ito, Hidenori Ishii, Toshiyuki Kosaka, Hisashi Shigekusa, Toshihide Ando, Yoshiyuki Igarashi, Toshiyuki Kato

US7411552
CLAIM 34. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (said input) to said ground plane;

and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna'

s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line (separating means) to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.

EP0512543A2
CLAIM 5 A manufacturing technique for manufacturing an information recording medium including a battery manufacturing process for manufacturing a battery embedded in said information recording medium, said manufacturing technique characterized in that said battery manufacturing process includes: a printing process for printing at first carbon electrode serving as s current collector on a flexible board, a formation process for forming said first carbon electrode on one of negative and positive-pole substances sandwiching a separating means (feed line) and forming a second carbon electrode serving as a current collector on the other of said negative and positive-pole substances and a sealing process.

EP0512543A2
CLAIM 6 An issuing apparatus for issuing an information recording medium including a responder for storing predetermined information and transmitting said predetermined information stored therein by transmitting electronic waves in response to received electromagnetic waves, said issuing apparatus comprising: an input means for inputting control information, a print means for printing said control information on said information recording medium and a write means for storing said control information input by said input (second end, one end) means into information recording medium as said predetermined information by transmitting electromagnetic waves to said information recording medium.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP0512491A1 Filed: 1992-05-06 Issued: 1992-11-11 Flat cavity RF power divider (Original Assignee) Hughes Aircraft Co (Current Assignee) Hughes Aircraft Co Harry Wong, Gregory D. Kroupa, Mon N. Wong
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (said input, one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element (RF power) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	EP0512491A1 CLAIM 1 A flat cavity RF power (coupling element) divider (11), characterized by: - a flat cavity structure (13) having first and second opposed parallel broadwalls (25, 27) and two opposed sidewalls (17, 19) and two opposed endwalls (21,23); - an input waveguide structure (15) having an input part (31) for receiving electromagnetic energy and a first waveguide broadwall (39) common with a portion of said first flat cavity broadwall (25) and a second waveguide broadwall (27) opposed to said first waveguide broadwall (39), said waveguide and cavity structures (15, 31) being oriented such that a longitudinal centerline (35) of said first waveguide broadwall (39) is generally parallel to and centrally disposed between said sidewalls (17, 19) of said flat cavity structure (13); - coupling means including a plurality of longitudinal shunt slots (41) disposed in said first waveguide broadwall (25) along a longitudinal slot centerline (42) which is parallel to and offset from said input (second end, one end (second end, one end) ) waveguide centerline (35) for exciting in said cavity structure (13) a dominant TE 4,0 mode of electromagnetic energy input into said input waveguide structure (15); - curved waveguide short circuit means (43) disposed in one end of said waveguide structure (15) opposite said input port (31) of said waveguide structure (15); and - a plurality of output coupling means (45) disposed in said second cavity broadwall (27) for providing RF power output by coupling electromagnetic energy from said flat cavity structure (13) through said second cavity broadwall (27).
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element (RF power) and electrically coupled at one end (said input, one end) to said ground plane.	EP0512491A1 CLAIM 1 A flat cavity RF power (coupling element) divider (11), characterized by: - a flat cavity structure (13) having first and second opposed parallel broadwalls (25, 27) and two opposed sidewalls (17, 19) and two opposed endwalls (21,23); - an input waveguide structure (15) having an input part (31) for receiving electromagnetic energy and a first waveguide broadwall (39) common with a portion of said first flat cavity broadwall (25) and a second waveguide broadwall (27) opposed to said first waveguide broadwall (39), said waveguide and cavity structures (15, 31) being oriented such that a longitudinal centerline (35) of said first waveguide broadwall (39) is generally parallel to and centrally disposed between said sidewalls (17, 19) of said flat cavity structure (13); - coupling means including a plurality of longitudinal shunt slots (41) disposed in said first waveguide broadwall (25) along a longitudinal slot centerline (42) which is parallel to and offset from said input (second end, one end (second end, one end) ) waveguide centerline (35) for exciting in said cavity structure (13) a dominant TE 4,0 mode of electromagnetic energy input into said input waveguide structure (15); - curved waveguide short circuit means (43) disposed in one end of said waveguide structure (15) opposite said input port (31) of said waveguide structure (15); and - a plurality of output coupling means (45) disposed in said second cavity broadwall (27) for providing RF power output by coupling electromagnetic energy from said flat cavity structure (13) through said second cavity broadwall (27).

EP0512491A1

Filed: 1992-05-06 Issued: 1992-11-11

Flat cavity RF power divider

(Original Assignee) Hughes Aircraft Co (Current Assignee) Hughes Aircraft Co

Harry Wong, Gregory D. Kroupa, Mon N. Wong

US7411552
CLAIM 31. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (said input, one end) to said ground plane;

and said coupling element (RF power) acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.

EP0512491A1
CLAIM 1 A flat cavity RF power (coupling element) divider (11), characterized by: - a flat cavity structure (13) having first and second opposed parallel broadwalls (25, 27) and two opposed sidewalls (17, 19) and two opposed endwalls (21,23);
- an input waveguide structure (15) having an input part (31) for receiving electromagnetic energy and a first waveguide broadwall (39) common with a portion of said first flat cavity broadwall (25) and a second waveguide broadwall (27) opposed to said first waveguide broadwall (39), said waveguide and cavity structures (15, 31) being oriented such that a longitudinal centerline (35) of said first waveguide broadwall (39) is generally parallel to and centrally disposed between said sidewalls (17, 19) of said flat cavity structure (13);
- coupling means including a plurality of longitudinal shunt slots (41) disposed in said first waveguide broadwall (25) along a longitudinal slot centerline (42) which is parallel to and offset from said input (second end, one end (second end, one end) ) waveguide centerline (35) for exciting in said cavity structure (13) a dominant TE 4,0 mode of electromagnetic energy input into said input waveguide structure (15);
- curved waveguide short circuit means (43) disposed in one end of said waveguide structure (15) opposite said input port (31) of said waveguide structure (15);
and - a plurality of output coupling means (45) disposed in said second cavity broadwall (27) for providing RF power output by coupling electromagnetic energy from said flat cavity structure (13) through said second cavity broadwall (27).

US7411552
CLAIM 32. A wireless communication device comprising: a substrate;

a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate;

a ground plane positioned on said substrate;

and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element (RF power) and electrically coupled at one end (said input, one end) to said ground plane.

US7411552 Filed: 2000-07-18 Issued: 2008-08-12 Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method (Original Assignee) Mineral Lassen LLC (Current Assignee) Terrestrial Comms LLC Patrick F King, Ian J Forster	EP0252184A1 Filed: 1986-11-04 Issued: 1988-01-13 Pit cover meter reader (Original Assignee) M & Fc Holding Company Inc; Rockwell International Corp (Current Assignee) M & FC HOLDING COMPANY, INC. James F. Edwards, Jr., Elmer F. Painley, Ray Sutherland
US7411552 CLAIM 2. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite that of said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 3. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip is generally parallel to said antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 4. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 3 , wherein said wireless communication chip is electrically connected to said ground plane by a chip grounding line and wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive material interposed between a feed line and said antenna, said feed line coupled to said chip grounding line.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 5. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 2 , wherein said wireless communication chip is generally perpendicular to said antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 6. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is a quarter wavelength long.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 7. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claims 1 or 6 , wherein said ground plane is positioned on the same side of the substrate as the wireless communication chip.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 8. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises a dielectric material.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 9. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is positioned on a side of the substrate opposite that of said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 10. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 9 , wherein said first end of said antenna is electrically connected to said ground plane by a conductive strip, said conductive strip coupled to said antenna and said ground plane and positioned around an edge of said substrate.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 11. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is positioned in the same plane as said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 12. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 13. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication chip is capacitively coupled to said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive being interposed between a feed line extending from said wireless communication chip and said antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 14. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 12 , wherein said wireless communication device is capacitively coupled to said antenna by at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 15. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 14 , wherein said at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub extends into the area of said antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 16. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claims 14 or 15 , wherein said at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub comprises a plurality of inter digital capacitive coupling stubs.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 17. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is separated from said antenna by a non-conductive adhesive.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 18. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is reactively coupled to said antenna by at least one inter digital capacitive coupling stub.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 19. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna is a patch antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 20. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is directly coupled to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 21. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication chip is reactively coupled to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 22. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 1 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 23. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 22 , wherein said second antenna comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 24. A wireless communication (second sensor) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically coupled at one end (said panel, one end) to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel (one end) and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils. EP0252184A1 CLAIM 3. The system defined in claim 2 in which said second sensor is mounted at one end (one end) of an extension rod, a handle having a switch adapted to apply an interrogation signal from said interrogator unit to said second coil being located at the other end of said extension rod.
US7411552 CLAIM 25. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance resistive connection.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 26. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to said ground plane by a low impedance reactive connection.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 27. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is directly electrically coupled to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 28. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna is indirectly electrically coupled to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 29. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 24 , wherein said antenna comprises a first antenna and said device further comprising a second antenna operating at a second frequency, said second antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 30. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 29 , wherein said second antenna comprises a tab capacitively coupling said wireless communication chip to said first antenna.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 31. A wireless communication (second sensor) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna operating at a first operating frequency (said chamber) and electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element, said first antenna electrically coupled at one end (said panel, one end) to said ground plane; and said coupling element acting as a second antenna at a second operating frequency.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel (one end) and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils. EP0252184A1 CLAIM 3. The system defined in claim 2 in which said second sensor is mounted at one end (one end) of an extension rod, a handle having a switch adapted to apply an interrogation signal from said interrogator unit to said second coil being located at the other end of said extension rod. EP0252184A1 CLAIM 9. A meter sensor assembly for mounting on a wall of an enclosure containing a meter, said wall having an opening therethrough, a sensor housing comprised of a face plate and a tubular extension extending from said face plate and adapted to extend through said opening when said face plate is seated on an exterior surface of said wall, means for securing said housing on said cover, a chamber within said tubular extension extending from said face plate and communicating with the interior of said enclosure, a meter sensor within said chamber (first operating frequency) , means to secure said sensor in said chamber proximate said face plate.
US7411552 CLAIM 32. A wireless communication (second sensor) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip by a coupling element and electrically coupled at one end (said panel, one end) to said ground plane.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel (one end) and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils. EP0252184A1 CLAIM 3. The system defined in claim 2 in which said second sensor is mounted at one end (one end) of an extension rod, a handle having a switch adapted to apply an interrogation signal from said interrogator unit to said second coil being located at the other end of said extension rod.
US7411552 CLAIM 33. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 32 wherein said coupling element comprises a surface mount capacitor.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 34. A wireless communication (second sensor) device comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; a first antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end (said panel, one end) to said ground plane; and a second antenna operating at a frequency distinct from said first antenna' s operating frequency, said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line to capacitively couple said first antenna to said wireless communication chip.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel (one end) and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils. EP0252184A1 CLAIM 3. The system defined in claim 2 in which said second sensor is mounted at one end (one end) of an extension rod, a handle having a switch adapted to apply an interrogation signal from said interrogator unit to said second coil being located at the other end of said extension rod.
US7411552 CLAIM 35. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 34 wherein said first antenna is configured to communicate at a single operating frequency.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.
US7411552 CLAIM 36. The wireless communication (second sensor) device of claim 34 wherein said second antenna is configured to act as a feed line at UHF, but act as an antenna at microwave frequencies.	EP0252184A1 CLAIM 1. A system for reading a utility meter which is located within an enclosure, access to said meter being through an opening normally closed by a movable access panel, said meter having an encoder for accumulating data relating to the flow of fluid through the meter and adapted to produce an electrical output signal representing said data, said system comprising; a first sensor comprised of a first transformer coil electrically connected to said encoder, said sensor being located in said panel and accessible from the exterior thereof, a mobile second sensor (wireless communication, wireless communication device) exterior to said door and comprised of a second transformer coil electrically connected to an interrogator unit including a data storage means, said second sensor being adapted to be brought into close proximity to said first sensor to establish an inductive coupling between said first and second transformer coils whereby said data may be transferred from said encoder to said interrogator unit through said inductively coupled coils.