US 7,548,208 B2
Internal diversity antenna architecture
Weiping Dou, Milpitas, Calif. (US); Stephen Senatore, So. San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Arthur Zarnowitz, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Palm, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/361,860.
Prior Publication US 2007/0200773 A1, Aug. 30, 2007
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/24 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 343—702 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless device, comprising:
a housing enclosing a printed circuit board;
a first diversity antenna disposed on the printed circuit board;
a second diversity antenna disposed on the printed circuit board and internal to said housing, said second diversity antenna positioned substantially near a bottom of said housing or a bottom of said printed circuit board; and
said first diversity antenna comprising a primary antenna and said second diversity antenna comprising a secondary antenna, and wherein said first diversity antenna and said second diversity antenna are both positioned parallel to a ground plane.