US 11,929,548 B2
Eyewear with slot-ring antenna
Mathias Hintermann, Playa Vista, CA (US); Ugur Olgun, West Hollywood, CA (US); and Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Mathias Hintermann, Playa Vista, CA (US); Ugur Olgun, West Hollywood, CA (US); and Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,716.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032316 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/273 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An eyewear, comprising:
a frame;
a see-through display supported by the frame and configured to generate images; and
a slot antenna coupled to the frame and configured to communicate wireless signals at a first frequency, wherein the slot antenna has a first portion and a second portion each configured to generate a respective radiating E-field in a direction that is orthogonal to the other, wherein the first portion has a first inner ring, and the second portion has a second inner ring, wherein an outer ring encompasses the first inner ring and the second inner ring; wherein the first portion and the second portion each have a respective antenna feed and a ring-short configured to create the respective radiating E-fields that are orthogonal to each other.
 
5. An eyewear, comprising:
a frame; a see-through display supported by the frame and configured to generate images; and
a slot antenna coupled to the frame and configured to communicate wireless signals at a first frequency, wherein the slot antenna has a first portion and a second portion each configured to generate a respective radiating E-field in a direction that is orthogonal to the other, wherein the eyewear comprises a first optical assembly and a second optical assembly, wherein the first portion encompasses the first optical assembly and the second portion encompasses the second optical assembly.