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United States Patent 7,482,981
Goldberg , et al. January 27, 2009

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Corona wind antennas and related methods


Abstract
A communications device includes a housing, an ionized air stream generator carried by the housing for generating an ionized air stream, and an ionized air chamber carried by the housing for directing the ionized air stream external the housing to function as an antenna. A transceiver is carried by the housing and is coupled to the ionized air chamber. The transceiver excites or detects changes in a current flow in the ionized air stream at radio communication frequencies.


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Inventors: Goldberg; Steven Jeffrey (Downingtown, PA), Chiang; Bing A. (Melbourne, FL)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 11/191,315
Filed: July 28, 2005

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60592331 Jul., 2004
60615866 Oct., 2004


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Current U.S. Class: 343/701 ; 343/702
Current International Class: H01Q 1/26 (20060101)
Field of Search: 343/701,702