HYBRID ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

Organization Name

snap inc.

Inventor(s)

Mathias Andreas Hintermann of Culver City CA US

Pat Kusbel of Longmont CO US

Douglas Wayne Moskowitz of Marina Del Rey CA US

Ugur Olgun of Marina Del Rey CA US

Russell Douglas Patton of Playa Vista CA US

Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons of Downey CA US

John Bernard Ardisana, Ii of Torrance CA US

Teodor Dabov of Los Angeles CA US

Ashutosh Y. Shukla of Los Angeles CA US

HYBRID ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250141086 titled 'HYBRID ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

Original Abstract Submitted

an antenna system includes a loop conductor and non-loop conductor configured to provide respective loop and dipole antenna functionality. a signal feed mechanism connects to both conductors at a signal feed point for simultaneous signal transceiving. the non-loop conductor comprises two elongate arms with an offset feed point creating shorter and longer arms, where the longer arm has increased width via a loop-shaped portion. when incorporated in eyewear devices, the loop-shaped portion extends circumferentially along a lens holder to retain lenses. the conductors may be configured through a diplexer for different frequency domains, with the non-loop conductor serving as a gps antenna and the loop conductor as a data communication antenna. the radiation patterns of the conductors may be substantially orthogonal when driven by the signal feed mechanism. the system provides integrated antenna and mechanical functionality in wearable devices.