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US 2006/0139221 A1Published application
Multi piece puzzle-lock antenna using flex film radiator
AssigneeCenturion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
InventorsThomas Murray, Ying Song, Cheryl Mayer, Brian Potter
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Abstract
The present invention provides a flexible film antenna. The flexible film antenna includes a radiating element comprising a conductive trace on a flexible film. Flexible film is mounted on a core. The core comprises at least two parts that are releasably coupled together in snap or sliding relation. A feed post extends out a base of the core to connect to a power feed. Finally, a protective housing can be molded over the antenna.
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A flexible film antenna, comprising:
- a flexible substrate with at least one conductive trace on the flexible substrate, a portion of the at least one conductive trace comprising at least one power connection point;
- a core, the core comprising at least an upper part releasably coupled to a lower part;
- the lower part having a bottom portion allowing a power source to connect to the power connection point;
- the flexible substrate residing in part between the upper part and the lower part with a remainder of the flexible substrate being mounted on an outer surface of the core, and
- the at least one conductive trace residing at least in part on an interface between the upper part and the lower part.
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