Patent ID: 8044873
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna comprising: first and second coplanar conductive regions that are spaced apart to form a gap, wherein the first and second coplanar conductive regions are formed from a conductive housing of electronic device computing equipment; first and second antenna terminals that are connected to the conductive regions and that form an antenna feed for the antenna; and a plurality of shunt inductors each of which bridges the gap and each of which forms an active part of the antenna, wherein the conductive housing of the electronic device computing equipment that the first and second coplanar conductive regions are formed from comprises conductive housing for a device selected from the group consisting of: a laptop computer, a cellular telephone, a desktop computer, a computer that is integrated into a computer monitor, a handheld computer, a wrist-watch device, and a media player.