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AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJoseph A. Preiss, II, Terry L. McElroy, Arnold E. Van Doren, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fernando Beltran
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A communications card having an antenna assembly providing polarization diversity for use with a portable computer is provided. The antenna assembly comprises two folded antennas, which may be dipoles or slot radiators, that are disposed orthogonally to one another to provide polarization diversity. Signals are carried to and from the antenna by microstrip feed lines. The microstrip lines are placed off center along each antenna slot to establish an acceptable impedance match for the antenna. The feed lines are coupled to the communications card by way of coaxial cables. The antenna assembly is coupled with the communications card in a hinged arrangement thus allowing for spatial redirection of the antenna, if desired.
A communications card for transmission and reception of microwave signals with an associated portable computer, the communications card comprising:
A polarization diverse antenna assembly for use with a computer device, for the transmission and reception of microwave communications with a transceiver associated with the computer, the antenna assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.