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US 2004/0201534 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for improving antenna efficiency
AssigneeCocomo MB Communications, Inc.
InventorYoshihiro Hagiwara
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for improving antenna efficiency. A non-grounded conductive object is placed near an antenna. An insulative layer lies between the object and the antenna. The antenna used is preferably a multiband antenna, such as a discone type antenna.
Claims28
An antenna apparatus comprising:
- an antenna;
- a non-grounded conductive object;
- an insulated space lying between said antenna and said non-grounded conductive object.
A method for improving transmission and or reception efficiency of an antenna, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an antenna;
- and
- disposing a non-grounded conductive object completely or partially within a passing area of electromagnetic waves that are received by or transmitted from the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.