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`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,738,103 B2
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`(54) MULTIPLE-BODY-CONFIGURATION
`MULTIMEDIA AND SMARTPHONE
`MULTIFUNCTION WIRELESS DEVICES
`
`(75)
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`Inventors: Carles Puente Baliarda, Sant Cugat del
`Valles (ES); Josep Mumbru,Barcelona
`(ES); Jordi Mario, Barcelona (ES)
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`(73) Assignee: Fractus, $.A., Barcelona (ES)
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`(*) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the termof this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 777 days.
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`3,599,214 A
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`(Continued)
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`(21) Appl. No.: 11/614,429
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Dec. 21, 2006
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2008/0018543 Al
`Jan. 24, 2008
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`Guterman, J., et al, “Dual-band miniaturized microstrip fractal
`antenna for a small GSM1800+UMTS mobile handset”, [EEE
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`(Continued)
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/831,544, filed on Jul.
`18, 2006, provisional application No. 60/856,410,
`filed on Noy. 3, 2006.
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`Primary Examiner — Marisol Figueroa
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Edell, Shapiro & Finnan,
`LLC
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`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`Jul. 18,2006
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`(EP) cece ecseeseeseeeeeneceeeeees 06117352
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
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