An antenna includes ribs that have been folded to fit within a frame, a conductive mesh coupled to the ribs, an arm that has been folded to fit within the frame, and a feed disposed at a distal end of the arm.

Access points can be mounted in a variety of locations or orientations and can support multiple communications protocols. In some embodiments, an access point includes a main housing and a front housing. The main and front housing are connected by a hinge. A Wi-Fi antenna is included in the front housing in some embodiments. The access point is configured for use in either an open or closed position. When mounted in a vertical position, the front housing can be lowered into a horizontal position, which facilitates a preferred orientation of an antenna with respect to the ground. A first set of cooling fins serves to maintain components of the access point offset from a wall to which the access point is mounted. This facilitates airflow. Additional fins act as a spacer between the main housing and the front housing when the access point is used in a closed position. This facilitates air flow around both sides of the main housing.

A connector includes a main housing element for holding smart connector circuitry. A threaded nub extends from the main housing element and is sized to be received within a knock-out of a junction box. The threaded nub has a first opening and a second opening separated by a barrier for allowing respective ones of power wires and dimming wires, which are coupled to the smart connector circuitry, to be passed from the main housing element to the junction box.

The disclosed antenna includes: a radiating element disposed in a radiating plane transverse to an axis of the antenna; a reflecting plane, which is transverse to the axis, the radiating plane being located at a predetermined height above the reflecting plane; and a substrate, interposed between the radiating plane and the reflecting plane, and having a constant thickness. This antenna is characterized by a local relative electrical permittivity of the substrate that is a function of the radius, i.e. the distance to the axis, and a height, i.e. a distance to the reflecting plane, the local relative electrical permittivity being, at constant height, increasing as a function of the radius, and, at constant radius, increasing as a function of the height at least for a portion of the substrate in the vicinity of the reflecting plane.

A portable antenna for wireless communication, the portable antenna comprising: an electromagnetically reflective material; a first mechanical structure supporting preferred shape of the electromagnetically reflective material when in deployed position; a second mechanical structure attached to at least one point on the preferred shape and adjustable to hold a mobile wireless communication device at a preferred position relative to the preferred shape, is claimed. Additionally disclosed is a system comprising the portable antenna wherein the second mechanical structure is adapted to hold a feed instead of a mobile device and a cover for a mobile wireless communication device, comprising a signal coupling mechanism, and a signal routing means, and wherein the a signal routing means is coupled to the feed.

A portable antenna for wireless communication, the portable antenna comprising: an electromagnetically reflective material; a first mechanical structure supporting preferred shape of the electromagnetically reflective material when in deployed position; a second mechanical structure attached to at least one point on the preferred shape and adjustable to hold a mobile wireless communication device at a preferred position relative to the preferred shape, is claimed. Additionally disclosed is a system comprising the portable antenna wherein the second mechanical structure is adapted to hold a feed instead of a mobile device and a cover for a mobile wireless communication device, comprising a signal coupling mechanism, and a signal routing means, and wherein the a signal routing means is coupled to the feed.

An array of antenna assemblies each generate solar power and utilize the generated solar power at that antenna assembly, which enables large amounts of power to be generated. An antenna assembly having a flat antenna layer forming a first outer surface of said antenna assembly, a flat solar layer forming a second outer surface of said antenna assembly, and a flat structural layer having a flat support structure sandwiched between the antenna layer and the solar layer. The antenna layer has a flat antenna plate with one or more antennas at the first outer surface of the antenna assembly to communicate with Earth. The solar layer has a flat solar plate with one or more solar cells at the second outer surface of the antenna assembly to receive solar energy and generate power.

The system for a collapsible direction finding antenna. The antenna comprising a rigid central portion and a plurality of foldable arms. The antenna is aerial/kite lifted once launched from a tube to provide increased line of sight above a surface. The antennas being launchable from a UUV, a user in the field, and the like. The antenna being a full azimuth direction finding antenna. In some cases, operating at a wide matched frequency of 1 to 6 GHz.

The system for a collapsible direction finding antenna. The antenna comprising a rigid central portion and a plurality of foldable arms. The antenna is aerial/kite lifted once launched from a tube to provide increased line of sight above a surface. The antennas being launchable from a UUV, a user in the field, and the like. The antenna being a full azimuth direction finding antenna. In some cases, operating at a wide matched frequency of 1 to 6 GHz.

A mobile terminal assembly and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal assembly may include a housing, a card holder assembly and a first antenna module. The housing is provided with a card slot; the card holder assembly is located at the card slot and is configured to carry a memory; and the first antenna module is installed in the housing. The first antenna module is configured to be switched between a first position and a second position under the action of an external force. When the first antenna module is located at the first position, the card holder assembly is located in the housing, and the first antenna module is located between the card holder assembly and the card slot; and when the first antenna module is located at the second position, the holder assembly at least partially passes through the card slot to extend outside the housing.