1. An antenna transducer assembly for an electronic device, the electronic device including radio circuitry having an RF (Radio Frequency) port and a ground port, the antenna transducer assembly comprising:
a first antenna transducer element having a compact dimension L1 and a continuous dimension L0, where said compact dimension L1 is less than said continuous dimension L0, wherein said first antenna transducer element is coupled at a first portion thereof to the RF port of the radio circuitry and at a second portion thereof to the ground port of the radio circuitry; and
a substrate to which the RF port and the ground port are coupled, said substrate of selected length and width dimensions such that a capacitive resonance and an inductive resonance are formed of dissimilar phases, the dissimilar phases causing said first antenna transducer element to exhibit circular polarization when coupled to the RF port and to the ground port.
2. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said compact dimension L1 is less than 0.9 times said continuous dimension L0.
3. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said compact dimension L1 is less than 0.7 times said continuous dimension L0.
4. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein compact dimension L1 is less than 0.5 times said continuous dimension L0.
5. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein the electronic device further comprises a housing and wherein said substrate is enclosed within said housing of the electronic device.
6. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 5 wherein said first antenna transducer element is enclosed within said housing of the electronic device.
7. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said first antenna transducer element is an inverted F-shaped antenna (IFA).
8. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 7 wherein said inverted F-shaped antenna (IFA) is a Top Mounted Inverted F-shaped Antenna (TOPIFA).
9. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said first antenna transducer element comprises a first contact piece positioned above a top surface of said substrate.
10. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 9 wherein said first contact piece is positionable to connect with the RF port.
11. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 10 wherein said first antenna transducer element comprises a second contact piece positioned above a top surface of said substrate.
12. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 11 wherein said second contact piece is positionable to connect with the ground port.
13. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said first antenna transducer element further comprises a second antenna transducer element extending in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal direction of said first antenna transducer element.
14. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said first antenna transducer element further comprises a second antenna transducer element extending in a direction generally co-linear with the longitudinal direction of said first antenna transducer element.
15. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein the width dimension of said substrate is less than the length dimension thereof.
16. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 15 wherein the electronic device is capable of sending and receiving communication signals within a select frequency range, said select frequency range determinative of a resonance length, width and length dimensions of said substrate selected such that a geometric mean thereof substantially corresponds to said resonance length.
17. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 16 wherein resonant currents are generated at said substrate.
18. The antenna transducer of assembly of claim 17, wherein said resonant currents generated at said substrate contains a first resonant current generated in a capacitive direction of resonance and a second resonant current generated in an inductive direction of resonance, the capacitive and inductive directions of resonance being substantially perpendicular to one another.
19. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1 further comprises a whip antenna, wherein separation is less than 10 mm between said whip antenna and said first antenna transducer element.
20. The antenna transducer assembly of claim 1, wherein said first antenna transducer element comprises a GPS antenna transducer.
21. An antenna transducer assembly for an electronic device, the electronic device including radio circuitry having a RF (Radio Frequency) port and a ground port, the antenna transducer assembly comprising:
a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna transducer element having a compact dimension L1 and a continuous dimension Lo, where said compact dimension L1 is less than 0.5 times said continuous dimension L0, wherein said GPS antenna transducer element is coupled at a first portion thereof to the RF port of the radio circuitry and at a second portion thereof to the ground port of the radio circuitry; and
a substrate to which the RF port and the ground port are coupled, said substrate of selected length and width dimensions such that a capacitive resonance and an inductive resonance are formed of dissimilar phases, the dissimilar phases causing said first antenna transducer element to exhibit circular polarization when coupled to the RF port and to the ground port.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Amino acid sequence that is directed against andor that can specifically bind to a receptor tyrosine kinase.
2. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a receptor tyrosine kinase with at least one immunoglobulin fold.
3. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a receptor tyrosine kinase with three immunoglobulin folds.
4. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a receptor tyrosine kinase with five immunoglobulin folds.
5. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a receptor tyrosine kinase with seven immunoglobulin folds.
6. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor.
7. The amino acid sequence of claim 6, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor with at least one immunoglobulin fold.
8. The amino acid sequence of claim 6, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor with three immunoglobulin folds.
9. The amino acid sequence of claim 6, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor with five immunoglobulin folds.
10. The amino acid sequence of claim 6, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor with seven immunoglobulin folds.
11. The amino acid sequence of claim 6, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a growth factor receptor from one of the following families: Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors, and in particular Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors (VEGFRs), Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptors (PDGFRs) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFRs).
12. The amino acid sequence of claim 11, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFRs).
13. The amino acid sequence of claim 11, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptors (PDGFRs).
14. The amino acid sequence of claim 11, wherein the amino acid sequence specifically binds to a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFRs).
15. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence is an immunoglobulin sequence.
16. The amino acid sequence of claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence essentially consists of a domain antibody (or an amino acid sequence that is suitable for use as a domain antibody), of a single domain antibody (or an amino acid sequence that is suitable for use as a single domain antibody), of a \u201cdAb\u201d (or an amino acid sequence that is suitable for use as a dAb) or of a Nanobody\u2122 (including but not limited to a VHH sequence).
17. The amino acid sequence of claim 16, wherein the amino acid sequence essentially consists of a humanized Nanobody\u2122.
18. Compound or construct, that comprises or essentially consists of one or more amino acid sequences according to claim 1, and optionally further comprises one or more other groups, residues, moieties or binding units, optionally linked via one or more linkers.
19. The compound or construct according to claim 18, which is a multivalent construct.
20. The compound or construct according to claim 18, which is a multispecific construct.
21. The compound or construct according to claim 18, which has an increased half-life, compared to the corresponding amino acid sequence per se.
22. The amino acid sequence according to claim 6, that is an agonist of growth factor receptors andor the biological pathways, signalling, mechanisms, responses andor effects in which growth factors and growth factor receptors are involved.
23. The amino acid sequence according to claim 6, that is an antagonist of growth factor receptors andor the biological pathways, signalling, mechanisms, responses andor effects in which growth factors and growth factor receptors are involved.
24. The amino acid sequence according to claim 6, that can prevent, reduce or inhibit the binding of growth factors to their receptor.
25. The amino acid sequence according to claim 6, that can prevent, reduce or inhibit the ligand-mediated dimerization of growth factor receptors.