# US 10,374,288 B2 · Apparatus comprising an antenna having conductive elements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,374,288 B2 - Document ID: US10374288B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/504,746 - Filed: 2014-08-18 - Published: 2017-09-21 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-08-18 - Assignees: Nokia Technologies Oy - Applicants: Nokia Technologies Oy - Inventors: Nadine Harris; Samiul Haque - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374288B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 1/085: {Flexible aerials; Whip aerials with a resilient base} - H01Q 1/364: {using a particular conducting material, e.g. superconductor} - H01Q 1/368: {using carbon or carbon composite} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 3/01: varying the shape of the antenna or antenna system - H01Q 5/30: Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands - H01Q 9/065: {Microstrip dipole antennas (patch antenna H01Q9/0407)} - H01Q 9/14: Length of element or elements adjustable (telescopic elements H01Q1/10) - H01Q 9/145: {by varying the electrical length} - H01Q 9/16: with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence) - H01Q 9/20: Two collinear substantially straight active elements; Substantially straight single active elements (H01Q9/28 takes precedence) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An apparatus (10) comprising a substrate (2) and an antenna (20). The antenna (20) comprising a first conductive element (21) having a first electrical length and connected to a first antenna terminal (31) and a second conductive element (22) having a second electrical length connected to a second antenna terminal (32), wherein at least the first conductive element is supported by a first portion of the substrate (11) and wherein at least the first portion of the substrate is configured to deform from a first configuration to a second configuration to: change the first electrical length of the first conductive element relative to the second electrical length of the second conductive element; and add or remove at least one operational resonant mode of the antenna. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a substrate; an antenna comprising: a first conductive element having a first electrical length and connected to a first antenna terminal; and a second conductive element having a second electrical length connected to a second antenna terminal, wherein at least the first conductive element is supported by a first portion of the substrate and wherein at least the first portion of the substrate is configured to deform from a first configuration to a second configuration to: change the first electrical length of the first conductive element relative to the second electrical length of the second conductive element; and add or remove at least one operational resonant mode of the antenna. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the first configuration and the second configuration provides a symmetric antenna where the first and second electrical lengths are equal and the other of the first configuration and the second configuration provides an asymmetric antenna where the first and second electrical lengths are unequal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first configuration provides a symmetric antenna where the first and second electrical lengths are equal and the second configuration provides an asymmetric antenna where the first and second electrical lengths are unequal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substrate is configured for asymmetric deformation changing at least one of the first electrical length and the second electrical length. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: add multiple operational resonant modes of the antenna. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: convert each single operational resonant modes to two resonant modes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: redistribute absorbed/radiated energy over different bandwidths, some of which are operational. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: split absorbed/radiated energy across more distinct operational bandwidths. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: add at least one new and distinct operational bandwidth where a return loss S11 of the antenna is greater than an operational threshold. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: change a non-operational bandwidth where a return loss S11 of the antenna is less than an operational threshold to an operational bandwidth where a return loss S11 of the antenna is greater than the operational threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: introduce more minima for return loss S11 of the antenna. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least the first portion of the first substrate is configured to deform from the first configuration to the second configuration to: introduce more minima for input impedance Z11 of the antenna. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductive element comprises graphene based material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second conductive element comprises graphene based material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the graphene based material comprises graphene, a graphene derivative, chemical vapor deposited graphene or metal nanoparticle doped graphene. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductive element and the second conductive element are formed from the same surface area of conductive material. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductive element and the second conductive element have the same cross-sectional area of conductive material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductive element is configured to be strained in use while the second conductive element remains unstrained. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second conductive element supported on a second portion of the substrate, different to the first portion, wherein a Young's Modulus of the second portion is greater than a Young' s Modulus of the first portion. ### Claim 20 A mobile phone comprising: a substrate; an antenna comprising: a first conductive element having a first electrical length and connected to a first antenna terminal, a second conductive element having a second electrical length connected to a second antenna terminal, wherein at least the first conductive element is supported by a first portion of the substrate and wherein at least the first portion of the substrate is configured to deform from a first configuration to a second configuration to: change the first electrical length of the first conductive element relative to the second electrical length of the second conductive element; and add or remove at least one operational resonant mode of the antenna; and circuitry configured to transmit using the antenna when the first conductive element is the first configuration and when the first conductive element is in the second configuration.