Patent ID: 8374660

Claim:
A method for reducing electromagnetic interference between two or more antennas coupled to a wireless communication device in close proximity to one another, and wherein the method comprises: coupling a first antenna to a surface of the communications device, wherein the first antenna is configured to transmit a wireless signal by radiating electromagnetic energy, and wherein the electromagnetic energy propagates along the surface as a plane wave having alternating minimum and maximum electromagnetic energy levels at distinct locations along the surface of the communications device; coupling a second antenna to the surface of the communications device, such that a receiving end of the second antenna is positioned at a furthest location of minimum electromagnetic energy available along the surface; and coupling an apparatus to the communication device between the first and second antennas, such that a center of the apparatus is positioned at a location of maximum electromagnetic energy, wherein the apparatus is configured to reduce electromagnetic interference at the second antenna by intercepting at least a portion of the electromagnetic energy radiated from the first antenna and resonating with the intercepted electromagnetic energy to produce a plurality of standing wave patterns, which constructively and destructively interfere with one another to redirect the intercepted electromagnetic energy away from the second antenna.