Patent ID: 6563468
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna assembly for a wireless communications device operating at a predetermined operational wavelength and having a transceiver circuit including a signal port and a ground plane, said antenna assembly comprising:a generally planar conductive loop element having an electrical length of approximately one half of the predetermined wavelength, said conductive loop element being disposed a predetermined distance away from the ground plane and in general parallel alignment with the ground plane to define a region between the loop element and the ground plane, said region sized to receive a component associated with the wireless communications device; a conductive feed structure coupled to the conductive loop element and extending toward the ground plane said conductive feed structure having a feed point connection and a ground connection; and a dielectric element disposed in the region between the loop element and the ground plane, wherein the dielectric element includes an interior cavity capable of receiving the component associated with the wireless communications device.