Patent ID: 9509054
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G01S,H01Q,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An antenna component for use in a portable communications device, the device comprising a ground, a feed port, and a ground plane, the antenna component comprising: a dielectric substrate; a radiator element disposed proximate to a surface of the substrate; and a feed conductor configured to couple to the radiator element at a feed point; wherein the antenna component is configured to operate in a first mode when placed under a first operating condition, and to operate in a second mode when placed under a second operating condition; wherein the first mode is configured to operate as a linear polarized antenna, and the second mode is configured to operate as a right hand circular polarized (RHCP) antenna; and wherein the first operating condition comprises the portable communications device operating in free-space, and the second operating condition comprises the portable communications device operating under a loading condition.