Patents by Inventor Robert Alan Snowdon

Robert Alan Snowdon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5677698
    Abstract: An antenna arrangement is provided in which a slot antenna is attached to the surface of an equipment case made of a dielectric material, there being provided also a ground plane spaced a small distance apart from the case and behind the antenna. The equipment may be a personal computer, e.g. a notebook computer, and the antenna, which may take the form of a copper foil, may be attached to the lid of the computer by an adhesive on its rear surface. The ground plane may, in this case, take the form of an existing display backplane. The invention provides for the realization of a compact antenna arrangement due to the effect of the case dielectric on the effective electrical length of the slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Plessey Semiconductors Limited
    Inventor: Robert Alan Snowdon