Appeal No. 2002-0269
Application No. 09/495,604
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a “Planar Inverted -F Antenna” (PIFA) suited for use
within a mobile cellular handset. Claim 1 is reproduced below.
1. A Planar Inverted -F Antenna (PIFA) is characterized by:
a one-piece radiating element having upper and lower ends;
a ground plane positioned below said radiating element;
a first through hole formed in said ground plane;
a power feeding connector pin extending upwardly through said first
through hole and being electrically connected to said radiating element;
said power feeding connector pin being electrically insulated from said
ground plane;
a second through hole formed in said ground plane;
a conductive shorting pin extending upwardly through said second through
hole;
said shorting pin being electrically connected to said ground plane and
said radiating element.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Murch et al. (Murch) 5,764,190 Jun. 9, 1998
Korisch 5,926,139 Jul. 20, 1999
(filed Jul. 2, 1997)
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Korisch.
Claims 2 and 3 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Korisch and Murch.
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