US 12,353,934 B2
Tracker tag with dual-purpose antenna components
Miroslav Samardzija, Mountain View, CA (US); Hsiang Yin Cheng, Taipei (TW); Ming-Tsung Su, Taipei (TW); and Liem Hieu Dinh Vo, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to PLUME DESIGN, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by PLUME DESIGN, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/321,826.
Application 18/321,826 is a continuation of application No. 17/511,877, filed on Oct. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,704,529.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289552 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/0724 (2013.01) [G06K 19/0706 (2013.01); H01Q 1/007 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H04Q 2201/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable tracker device comprising:
a housing having a front cover and a back cover;
Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry configured to operate within a Bluetooth (BT) frequency range and an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) frequency range; and
a piezoelectric device having a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate, wherein the RF circuitry utilizes the front cover, the back cover, the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate as an antenna.