| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7612726 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a top-mounted auxiliary input/output device and |
November 3, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the dielectric substrate, and an audio output transducer carried by the upper portion of the housing and conn |
| 7573427 |
Mobile wireless communications device including electrically conductive, electrically floating b |
August 11, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried within the portable housing, wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB within the portable housing, and an antenna carried by the PCB within the portable housing and conn |
| 7555295 |
System for determining radiated radio frequency (RF) receiver sensitivity and related methods |
June 30, 2009 |
| A test method is described for determining radiated radio frequency (RF) receiver sensitivity may include determining a bit error rate (BER) versus traffic channel (TCH) power level function for an initial channel, determining an estimated TCH power level for a subsequent channel based |
| 7555294 |
System for determining total isotropic sensitivity (TIS) and related methods |
June 30, 2009 |
| A test method for determining total isotropic sensitivity (TIS) of a mobile wireless communications device including a radio frequency (RF) receiver and an antenna coupled thereto may include measuring a sensitivity of the RF receiver, and measuring a three-dimensional (3D) gain patt |
| 7555293 |
System for determining RF path loss between an RF source and an RF receiver and related methods |
June 30, 2009 |
| A test method for determining radio frequency (RF) path loss between an RF source and an RF receiver for a plurality of RF channels in a given RF frequency may include determining RF path losses for selected RF channels within the given RF frequency band, and determining an RF path loss |
| 7554496 |
Mobile wireless communications device including a ground patch providing specific absorption rat |
June 30, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a dielectric substrate carried by the portable housing having a front side facing toward a user and a back side opposite the front side, and a ground plane carried by the dielectric substrate. The device may further |
| 7541991 |
Antenna with near-field radiation control |
June 2, 2009 |
| An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point and a near-field radiation |
| 7519329 |
Determination of antenna noise temperature for handheld wireless devices |
April 14, 2009 |
| Antenna noise temperature is determined for a handheld wireless communication device which typically includes a radio, e.g. having a wireless transceiver and associated circuitry connected thereto, and an antenna connected to the radio. The method includes measuring an antenna therma |
| 7505766 |
System for determining conducted radio frequency (RF) receiver sensitivity and related methods |
March 17, 2009 |
| A test method for determining conducted radio frequency (RF) receiver sensitivity using an RF source coupled to an RF receiver by an RF cable may include determining a bit error rate (BER) versus traffic channel (TCH) power level function for an initial channel, determining an estima |
| 7489905 |
System for determining RF path loss between an RF source and an RF receiver with hysteresis and |
February 10, 2009 |
| A test method is for determining RF path loss between an RF source and an RF receiver. The RF source may transmit RF power values at a relatively fine granularity, and the RF receiver may generate RSSI values at a relatively coarse granularity and have an unknown hysteresis about each |
| 7489276 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
February 10, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first bran |
| 7482985 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
January 27, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first bran |
| 7480523 |
Telephone system having reduced sensitivity to RF interference and related methods |
January 20, 2009 |
| A telephone to be connected to a wireline having reduced sensitivity to RF interference over a predetermined frequency range from an adjacent mobile wireless communications device may include a transmit amplifier, a receive amplifier, an audio input transducer connected to the transmit |
| 7477202 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering RF energy into RF metal shield se |
January 13, 2009 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and having RF circuitry comprising at least one RF component and plurality of other components mounted on the circuit board. An RF metal shield is secured to the circuit board and surround |
| 7466271 |
Multiple-band antenna with patch and slot structures |
December 16, 2008 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7444174 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy into audio circuit and rel |
October 28, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. RF circuitry and a processor are operative with each other and carried by the circuit board. A receiver speaker and microphone are carried by the housing. Audio circuitry is carried by th |
| 7423605 |
Mobile wireless communications device including an electrically conductive director element and |
September 9, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the PCB, and an antenna connected to the transceiver and carried by the PCB. The mobile wireless communications dev |
| 7405703 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a top-mounted auxiliary input/output device and |
July 29, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the dielectric substrate, and an audio output transducer carried by the upper portion of the housing and conn |
| 7403165 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
July 22, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a main dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the main dielectric substrate, and a ground plane conductor on the main dielectric substrate. The mobile wireless communications device may further |
| 7400300 |
Multiple-element antenna with floating antenna element |
July 15, 2008 |
| A multiple-element antenna for a wireless communication device is provided. The antenna comprises a first antenna element having a first operating frequency band and a floating antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element to electromagnetically couple to the first an |
| 7387256 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the keyboard |
June 17, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a circuit board carried by a housing and having RF circuitry and a processor operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboard is carried by the housing and includes a keypad array circuit. A keypad connector is carried by the keypad and is |
| 7369089 |
Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures |
May 6, 2008 |
| A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more |
| 7363063 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interference from the keyboard into the radio |
April 22, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry carried by the circuit board forms a transmitter and receiver. A processor is carried by the circuit board and operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboa |
| 7353013 |
Mobile wireless communications device with polarization diversity wireless local area network (L |
April 1, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless LAN communications device may include a portable, handheld housing, and a wireless LAN transceiver carried by the housing. A polarization diversity wireless LAN antenna may be included for cooperating with the wireless LAN transceiver to communicate over a wireless |
| 7328047 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the display and relat |
February 5, 2008 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mounted on the circuit |
| 7310067 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering RF energy into RF metal shield se |
December 18, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and having RF circuitry comprising at least one RF component and plurality of other components mounted on the circuit board. An RF metal shield is secured to the circuit board and surround |
| 7283097 |
Multi-band antenna with patch and slot structures |
October 16, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7271772 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
September 18, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first bran |
| 7256744 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
August 14, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a main dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the main dielectric substrate, and a ground plane conductor on the main dielectric substrate. The mobile wireless communications device may further |
| 7256741 |
Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures |
August 14, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more |
| 7253775 |
Antenna with near-field radiation control |
August 7, 2007 |
| An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radi |
| 7243851 |
Mobile wireless communications device with reduced interfering energy from the keyboard |
July 17, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device includes a circuit board carried by a housing and having RF circuitry and a processor operative with the RF circuitry. A keyboard is carried by the housing and includes a keypad array circuit. A keypad connector is carried by the keypad and is |
| 7239279 |
Multiple-band antenna with shared slot structure |
July 3, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7239270 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a satellite positioning system antenna and elec |
July 3, 2007 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, at least one wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a satellite positioning signal receiver carried by the portable housing. An antenna may also be carried by the portable housing and connected to |
| 7224312 |
Multiple-band antenna with patch and slot structures |
May 29, 2007 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7218187 |
Bow tie coupler |
May 15, 2007 |
| A wide bandwidth coupler has two outer elements around a center element. The outer elements are rectangular at their outside portions and each have a tapered nose portion next to the center element. A matching network electrically connects the two outer elements and the center elemen |
| 7183984 |
Multiple-element antenna with parasitic coupler |
February 27, 2007 |
| A multiple-element antenna for a multi-band wireless mobile communication device is provided. The multiple-element antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element, and a parasitic coupler positioned adjacent the first anten |
| 7151493 |
Multiple-band antenna with shared slot structure |
December 19, 2006 |
| A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated |
| 7148846 |
Multiple-element antenna with floating antenna element |
December 12, 2006 |
| A multiple-element antenna for a wireless communication device is provided. The antenna comprises a first antenna element having a first operating frequency band and a floating antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element to electromagnetically couple to the first an |
| 7126439 |
Bow tie coupler |
October 24, 2006 |
| A wide bandwidth coupler has two outer elements around a center element. The outer elements are rectangular at their outside portions and each have a tapered nose portion next to the center element. A matching network electrically connects the two outer elements and the center elemen |
| 7091911 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising non-planar internal antenna without ground plan |
August 15, 2006 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a main dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the main dielectric substrate, and a ground plane conductor on the main dielectric substrate. The mobile wireless communications device may further |
| 7088294 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising a top-mounted auxiliary input/output device and |
August 8, 2006 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a dielectric substrate carried by the housing, circuitry carried by the dielectric substrate, and an audio output transducer carried by the upper portion of the housing and conn |
| 7068230 |
Mobile wireless communications device comprising multi-frequency band antenna and related method |
June 27, 2006 |
| A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a multi-frequency band antenna carried within the housing. The multi-frequency band antenna may include a main loop conductor having a gap therein defining first and second ends of the main loop conductor, a first bran |
| 7023387 |
Antenna with multiple-band patch and slot structures |
April 4, 2006 |
| A multiple-band antenna having a plurality of operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a plurality of structures configured for operation in respective ones of the plurality of operating frequency bands, and a plurality of structures configured for operation in more |
| 6980173 |
Floating conductor pad for antenna performance stabilization and noise reduction |
December 27, 2005 |
| An antenna in a wireless mobile communication device is often sensitive to its operating environment, such that variations in other device components typically affect performance of the antenna. A floating conductor pad comprising a patch of conductive material is configured to be positi |
| 6891506 |
Multiple-element antenna with parasitic coupler |
May 10, 2005 |
| A multiple-element antenna for a multi-band wireless mobile communication device is provided. The multiple-element antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element positioned adjacent the first antenna element, and a parasitic coupler positioned adjacent the first anten |
| 6812897 |
Dual mode antenna system for radio transceiver |
November 2, 2004 |
| A dual mode antenna system for a wireless transceiver is provided, and includes a retractable antenna element having a first, retracted position and a second, extended position. The antenna element operates as a first type of antenna in the first position and a second type of antenna in |
| 6791500 |
Antenna with near-field radiation control |
September 14, 2004 |
| An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation |
