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US 8,077,108 B2Granted
Digital TV antenna with two conductive surfaces
OwnerAlbert Chaoinventor
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Abstract
A digital TV antenna has first and second conductive members with surfaces of two minimum orthogonal dimensions and a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of the conductive members for supporting them at a spaced location from each other of not more than ½ inch. Wires electrically connect the conducive members to a plug for being plugged to an input of a digital TV and at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions is at least eight inches.
Claims17
A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
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- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is rectangular and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are face to face on opposite sides of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are spaced from each other by a thickness of the nonconductive substrate that is less than about ½ inch.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
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- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is ovoid and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are face to face on opposite sides of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are spaced from each other by a thickness of the nonconductive substrate that is less than about ½ inch.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
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- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is ovoid and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are side by side on the same side of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members have adjacent edges that are spaced from each other, the first and second conductive members together having a perimeter with a plurality of grooves in the members, spaced around the perimeter.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
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- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is polygonal and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are face to face on opposite sides of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are spaced from each other by a thickness of the nonconductive substrate that is less than about ½ inch.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
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- wherein:
- each of the first and second conductive members is one:
- of polygonal, rectangular, and ovoid;
- each of the first and second conductive members are one of:
- side by side on the same side of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members have adjacent edges that are spaced from each other by about 1/64th to ½ inch, and face to face on opposite sides of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are spaced from each other by a thickness of the nonconductive substrate that is about 1/64th to ½ inch;
- the two minimum orthogonal dimensions of the first and second conductive members being about eight to about eighteen inches.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions of about eight to about eighteen inches;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions of about eight to about eighteen inches;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other by a selected spacing;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is polygonal and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are face to face on opposite sides of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are spaced from each other by a thickness of the nonconductive substrate that is about 1/64 to about ½ inch.
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A digital TV antenna comprising:
- a first conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions of about eight to about eighteen inches;
- a second conductive member having a substantially continuous digital signal receiving surface with two minimum orthogonal dimensions of about eight to about eighteen inches;
- a first conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the first conducive member and an opposite end;
- a second conductive wire having a first end electrically connected to the second conductive member and an opposite end;
- a plug connected to the opposite ends of the first and second conductive wires for being plugged to an input of a digital TV;
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- a nonconductive substrate connected to the surfaces of each of the first and second conductive members for supporting the conductive members at a spaced location from each other by a selected spacing;
- at least one of the two minimum orthogonal dimensions for each conductive member being at least about eight inches;
- wherein each of the first and second conductive members is polygonal and the surfaces of the first and second conductive members are side by side on the same side of the nonconductive substrate so that the surfaces of the first and second conductive members have adjacent edges that are spaced from each other by about 1/64th to ½ inch.
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