Patent ID: 9190733
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna having multiple coupled regions, comprising: a driven element positioned above a circuit board, the driven element having a vertical conductor portion extending vertically from a circuit board to a vertical terminus and a horizontal conductor portion extending horizontally from the vertical terminus to a horizontal terminus, wherein the driven element is configured to couple with a transceiver; a first passive element positioned above the circuit board and adjacent to the driven element, the first passive element and the horizontal conductor portion of the driven element configured to form a first coupling region therebetween, wherein the first passive element and the driven element are capacitively coupled at the first coupling region; and an active coupling element comprising a conductor being positioned adjacent to the first passive element, the active coupling element and the first passive element forming an active coupling region therebetween, the active coupling element being coupled to an active tuning component for varying a tunable reactance thereof for adjusting a resonance of the active coupling region; wherein the antenna is configured to simultaneously provide each of: a first static frequency response associated with the first coupling region, and a distinct dynamic frequency response associated with the active coupling region.