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US 8,896,489 B2Granted
Antenna
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsNiels B. Larsen, Ping Hui, Yonghua Wei, Francis McGaffigan, Nan Xu, Kiril Stoynov
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Abstract
An apparatus including an antenna; a first antenna carrier forming a first support substrate for a first portion of the antenna; and a different second antenna carrier forming a second support substrate for a second portion of the antenna. The first and second antenna carriers are coupled to each other. The antenna extends across a joint between the first and second antenna carriers.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an antenna;
- a first antenna carrier forming a first support substrate for a first portion of the antenna;
- and
- a different second antenna carrier forming a second support substrate for a second portion of the antenna,
- where the first and second antenna carriers are coupled to each other, and where the antenna extends across a joint between the first and second antenna carriers, where the antenna comprises an active element and a parasitic element, where the second portion of the antenna comprises the parasitic element, and where the first portion of the antenna com rises the active element.
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A method comprising:
- forming a first antenna carrier comprising a first manufacturing method;
- providing a first antenna element of an antenna on the first antenna carrier, where the first antenna carrier forms a first substrate for the first antenna element;
- forming a second antenna carrier comprising a second different manufacturing method;
- providing a second antenna element of the antenna on the second antenna carrier, where the second antenna carrier forms a second different substrate for the second antenna element;
- and
- coupling the first and second antenna elements to each other, where the second antenna element of the antenna comprises a parasitic element, and where the first antenna element of the antenna comprises an active element.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an antenna comprising an active element and a parasitic element;
- and
- an antenna support having the antenna thereon, where the antenna support comprises a first antenna carrier coupled to a second different antenna carrier,
- where the active element is on the first antenna carrier, where the first antenna carrier is formed with a first manufacturing process with a first material, and
- where the parasitic element is on the second antenna carrier, where the second antenna carrier is formed with a second different manufacturing process with a second different material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.