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US 2014/0191912 A1Published application
Antenna For A Wearable Device
AssigneeFilip Technologies UK Ltd.
InventorsWilliam H. Darden, IV, Kenneth Hogue, Anders Broms, Owen Lewis Joyce, Jeffrey Lick, Paal Selnaes
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to antennas for wearable devices. in an aspect, the antenna includes an active portion that includes conductive traces that send and receive radiofrequency communication signals. The antenna also includes a ground plane. The antenna includes a spacer that provides separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion.
Claims20
An antenna for a wearable device, comprising:
- an active portion comprising conductive traces configured to send and receive radiofrequency communication signals;
- a ground plane portion;
- and
- a spacer between the active portion and the ground plane portion, the spacer configured to provide separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion.
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A wearable radiofrequency device, comprising:
- a band configured to allow the device to be worn, the band comprising an antenna, the antenna further comprising:
- an active portion comprising conductive traces configured to send and receive radiofrequency communication signals;
- a ground plane portion;
- and
- a spacer between the active portion and the ground plane portion, the spacer configured to provide separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion.
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An antenna assembly for a wearable radiofrequency device, comprising:
- a flexible printed circuit antenna comprising:
- an active portion comprising conductive traces configured to send and receive radiofrequency communication signals;
- and
- a ground plane portion;
- a spacer configured to provide separation between the active portion and the ground plane portion, the spacer comprising:
- an inside surface configured to be disposed toward a body when the wearable device is worn;
- and
- an outside surface configured to be disposed away from a body when the wearable device is worn;
- the flexible printed circuit antenna coupled to the spacer such that the active portion is substantially disposed on the outside surface, and the ground plane portion is substantially disposed on the inside surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.