Patents Represented by Attorney Ranal L. Karpinia
  • Patent number: 6861989
    Abstract: An antenna system (300) for a communication device (100) includes an auxiliary antenna (140) and a printed circuit board (130). The auxiliary antenna (140) is located within a movable flip housing (110) of the communication device (100). The auxiliary antenna (140) has a structure comprising an electromagnetic radiator and a coupling probe (315). The printed circuit board (130) is located within a main housing (105) of the communication device (100). The coupling probe (315) couples the auxiliary antenna (140) to the printed circuit board (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Morningstar, Vijay L. Asrani, Amin T. Jalali