Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system

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EP 1 296 408 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13

(21)	Application number: 02026799.3

(22)	Date of filing: 28.07.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01Q 1/40, H01Q 1/44, H01Q 1/00, E04B 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

10.08.1999 US 148060 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	00116401.1 / 1081506

(71)	Applicant: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
	Lancaster Pennsylvania 17603 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Frecska, Sandor A. Lancaster, Pennsylvania (US) Cronin, John E. Milton, Vermont (US)

(74)	Representative: Finck, Dieter, Dr.Ing. et al
	v. Füner Ebbinghaus Finck Hano Mariahilfplatz 2 - 3 81541 München 81541 München (DE)

(54)	Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system

(57) A ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system has at least one transmitter/receiver device, such as an RF antenna, located in a ceiling tile (1) during the ceiling panel fabrication process. The transmitter/receiver device is embedded inside the ceiling tile (1).

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