Antenna configuration for corner placement in portable devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9136587
APP PUB NO 20120293375A1
SERIAL NO

13109479

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A portable device providing wireless communication capability with a network using an antenna subsystem. The portable device comprises a housing for supporting components of the portable device including the antenna subsystem, such that the housing includes a first housing corner having a first housing wall, a second housing wall in an opposed spaced apart relationship with the first housing wall, a third housing wall connecting the first housing wall with the second housing wall and a fourth housing wall connecting the first, second and third housing walls to one another. The portable device also has a first antenna of the antenna subsystem having a first non-planar metal layer positioned adjacent to at least three of the first, second, third and fourth housing walls of the first housing corner, such that the first non-planar metal layer extends away from the first housing corner in at least one of a parallel or non-parallel relationship with each of said at least three of the first, second, third and fourth housing walls.

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PSION INC2100 MEADOWVALE BLVD MISSISSAUGA L5N 7J9

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chirila, Laurian Petru Richmond Hill, CA 12 117
Stagg, Adrain Belfountain, CA 1 1

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