DE69724253D1 - Mäanderförmige antennenanordnung - Google Patents

Mäanderförmige antennenanordnung

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DE69724253D1
DE69724253D1 DE69724253T DE69724253T DE69724253D1 DE 69724253 D1 DE69724253 D1 DE 69724253D1 DE 69724253 T DE69724253 T DE 69724253T DE 69724253 T DE69724253 T DE 69724253T DE 69724253 D1 DE69724253 D1 DE 69724253D1
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antenna arrangement
meandering antenna
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Bo Wass
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Laird Technologies AB
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AMC Centurion AB
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/36Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/242Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
    • H01Q1/243Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
    • H01Q1/244Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas extendable from a housing along a given path
DE69724253T 1996-06-15 1997-06-13 Mäanderförmige antennenanordnung Expired - Fee Related DE69724253T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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SE9602387A SE509638C2 (sv) 1996-06-15 1996-06-15 Meanderantennanordning
SE9602387 1996-06-15
PCT/SE1997/001046 WO1997049141A1 (en) 1996-06-15 1997-06-13 Meander antenna device

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DE69724253D1 true DE69724253D1 (de) 2003-09-25
DE69724253T2 DE69724253T2 (de) 2004-07-01

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DE69724253T Expired - Fee Related DE69724253T2 (de) 1996-06-15 1997-06-13 Mäanderförmige antennenanordnung

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US (2) US6069592A (de)
EP (1) EP0904611B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2000516056A (de)
CN (1) CN1108641C (de)
AU (1) AU3280897A (de)
DE (1) DE69724253T2 (de)
SE (1) SE509638C2 (de)
WO (1) WO1997049141A1 (de)

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CN1222258A (zh) 1999-07-07
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