US Patent:
20190252759, Aug 15, 2019
Inventors:
- Los Altos CA, US
Doug Kough - San Jose CA, US
Joe Britt - Los Altos CA, US
Nam La - San Jose CA, US
International Classification:
H01Q 1/22
H01Q 1/12
H01Q 9/04
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are described for integration of an RF antenna in an appliance. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a dielectric having a specified length and width defining an area; a ground plane comprising conductive material directly adjacent to the dielectric, the ground pane formed from one or more components of a handle or a door of a heating device; an antenna element comprising conductive material forming a plane adjacent to the dielectric and parallel to the ground plane, the antenna having a first dimension defining a first end and a second end, the first end electrically coupled to the ground plane; and an antenna feed electrically coupled to the antenna element at specified distance from the first end, the distance from the first end selected in accordance with a wavelength of a radio frequency (RF) signal to be transmitted and/or received by the antenna.