Patents Examined by Aladdin Abdulbaki
  • Patent number: 11990693
    Abstract: In an antenna configuration in which two omnidirectional antenna elements that are arranged on a printed board, a device GND plane connected to a ground potential is formed on the printed board so as to cover an area other than a part where an electronic circuit is formed on the printed board, and parasitic antenna elements that are a first parasitic antenna element and a second parasitic antenna element are arranged at positions adjacent to the respective two omnidirectional antenna elements, in a state of being parallel to the omnidirectional antenna elements, and the parasitic antenna elements are arranged in a state of being close to the device GND plane, and entire lengths of the parasitic antenna elements are each set to be a length that is (½) of a wavelength of radio waves handled by the omnidirectional antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ken Miura
  • Patent number: 11990678
    Abstract: A stack for fabricating an integrated circuit intended to perform an electromagnetic-lens function for a reconfigurable transmitarray antenna, the stack including in succession: a substrate that includes a set of first active components configured to generate a phase shift, and that has first and second opposite surfaces, the first active components being integrated monolithically into the substrate; a metal layer, forming a ground plane on the first surface of the substrate; a layer of a cured polymer, formed on the metal layer; vias that are electrically insulated from the metal layer and that are arranged to electrically connect pairs of planar antennas, each electrically connected pair of planar antennas including first and second planar antennas that are aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Gabriel Pares, Antonio Clemente, Bruno Reig
  • Patent number: 11984654
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna element including: a dielectric layer; a radiation electrode arranged on an upper surface of the dielectric layer and including a first mesh structure; and a dummy electrode arranged on the upper surface of the dielectric layer and including a second mesh structure, in which at least one of the radiation electrode and the dummy electrode satisfies Equation 1, and an image display device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Hee Lee, Young-Ju Kim, In-Kak Song, So-Eun Jang
  • Patent number: 11984673
    Abstract: An omni-directional MIMO antenna comprises: a board; a first feed line and a second feed line formed on the board and spaced apart from each other; a first radiator receiving a feed signal from the first feed line; a second radiator receiving a feed signal from the second feed line; a first ground pattern that surrounds the first feed line, is electrically connected to a ground, and extends in a longitudinal direction of the board; a second ground pattern that surrounds the second feed line, is electrically connected to a ground, and extends in a longitudinal direction of the board; a parasitic patch formed on a rear surface of the board; a first feed point formed on the rear surface and providing a feed signal to the first feed line and a second feed point formed on the rear surface and providing a feed signal to the second feed line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gwan Young Koo
  • Patent number: 11955693
    Abstract: An antenna package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first antenna device including a first antenna unit, a first circuit board electrically connected to the first antenna unit, a second circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board, a second antenna unit integrated with the second circuit board, and an antenna driving integrated circuit chip mounted on the second circuit board and electrically connected to the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit. Multi-axial radiation is implemented using the antenna package with high efficiency and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Jin Choi, Na Yeon Kim, Han Sub Ryu, Dong Pil Park
  • Patent number: 11949152
    Abstract: An antenna device and an electronic device are provided. The antenna device includes a near field communication chip for supplying a differential excitation current, a ground plane forming a conductive path, a first conductor structure, and a second conductor structure. The first conductor structure, conductive path, and second conductor structure collectively form a conductive loop for transmission of the differential excitation current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Si Li
  • Patent number: 11942686
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a substrate including a capacitance sensing electrode, an antenna on the substrate, and a shield feature between the electrodes and the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Cirque Corporation
    Inventor: David Taylor
  • Patent number: 11929563
    Abstract: A substrate-integrated dielectric resonator contains a substrate layer with a first dielectric constant, a plurality of dielectric vias, and a plurality of second vias. Each dielectric via includes a first via-hole extending through the substrate layer, and a dielectric material with a second dielectric constant contained within the first via-hole. Each second via has a second via-hole extending through the substrate layer and filled with gas. A dielectric resonator antenna containing a substrate-integrated dielectric resonator and a method of fabricating the same is also disclosed. By skillfully arranging second vias inside the DRA, the resonant frequencies of different modes can be controlled, and a wide impedance band-width with stable radiation performance can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Kwok Wa Leung, Hauke Ingolf Kremer, Wai Ki Lee
  • Patent number: 11929548
    Abstract: Eyewear with a slot ring antenna generating E-fields that are orthogonal to each other at a frequency. The slot ring antenna has a first portion including an inner ring and an outer ring configured to generate a first E-field in a first direction, and a second portion having a respective inner ring and the outer right configured to generate a second E-field in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first E-field. The outer ring encompasses the respective inner rings, where a first slot is defined between the respective inner ring and the outer ring. A second slot is encompassed by the respective inner ring, and it may be a cutout. The slot ring antenna encompasses eyewear optical assemblies. In one example, the slot antenna first portion encompasses a first optical assembly, and the second portion encompasses the second optical assembly. The outer ring may comprise of a common ground plane, which ground plane may extend proximate a bridge of the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias Hintermann, Ugur Olgun, Patrick Timothy McSweeney Simons
  • Patent number: 11923614
    Abstract: Antenna rotation structure includes a rotating member and an angle adjusting member. The rotating member is rotatably disposed along an axial direction in an accommodating space of the housing and includes a holding portion and a pushing portion disposed at one side of the holding portion spaced apart from the axial direction. The angle adjusting member includes a pressing portion bonded to a through hole of the housing and made of an elastic material and, an abutting portion connected to the pressing portion and corresponding to the pushing portion. When the pressing portion is pressed by a force, it deforms and drives the abutting portion to push the pushing portion to drive the holding portion to rotate about the axial direction to adjust the angle of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Yang, Chao-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11916297
    Abstract: A liquid crystal antenna and a method for forming a liquid crystal antenna are provided. The liquid crystal antenna includes a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first conductive layer is disposed on a side of the first substrate facing toward the second substrate; a second conductive layer is disposed on a side of the second substrate facing toward the first substrate; the second conductive layer at least includes a plurality of radiation electrodes; an external metal layer is disposed on a side of the first substrate facing away from the liquid crystal layer; and the external metal layer is connected to a fixed potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Jia, Kerui Xi, Baiquan Lin, Xiaonan Han, Zuocai Yang, Donghua Wang, Yukun Huang, Feng Qin
  • Patent number: 11916288
    Abstract: An antenna module according to the present disclosure includes a control substrate including a control circuit, an antenna substrate mounted on the control substrate and including shield through holes and a plurality of first antenna patch conductors disposed side by side when viewed in a plan view, and filters each electrically connected to the shield through holes and including a high-frequency filter and a low-frequency filter. The control substrate or the antenna substrate includes internal antennas at positions each facing one of the plurality of corresponding first antenna patch conductors. When viewed in a plan view, the shield through holes and the filters are located between adjacent ones of the plurality of first antenna patch conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Keizou Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11876307
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating portion, a grounding portion, a connecting portion and a collaboration portion. The connecting portion is electrically connected between the radiating portion and the grounding portion. The connecting portion is provided for a feeding port to be disposed thereon for feeding a signal to the antenna structure. The collaboration portion is electrically connected to the grounding portion. The collaboration portion is coupling to the radiating portion and the connecting portion. The collaboration portion and the radiating portion are separated from each other. The collaboration portion and the connecting portion are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Feng Tai, Yang-Shun Liu
  • Patent number: 11862853
    Abstract: The invention provides for a broad band directional antenna (10) comprising a ground plane (12) having an axis (14) extending perpendicularly to the ground plane, an active radiator (13) which is axially spaced from the ground plane, a metamaterial ground plane assembly (16) and a conductive pillar (28.1) between the first conductive wall and the ground plane. The metamaterial ground plane assembly comprises a metamaterial ground plane (17), a first conductive wall (20) adjacent a periphery of the metamaterial ground plane, the first conductive wall having a bottom (22) and atop (24) and a second wall (26) comprising two mutually insulated conductive wall parts (26.1, 26.2) located spaced from and outside of the first conductive wall. The bottom of the first conductive wall is located between the ground plane and the metamaterial ground plane and the top of the first conductive wall is located beyond the active radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: POYNTING ANTENNAS (PTY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Andries Petrus Cronje Fourie, Derek Colin Nitch
  • Patent number: 11824283
    Abstract: An antenna element according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a radiation body including a contact part which is concave toward the transmission line, a transmission line disposed on a different layer from the radiation body and connected to the radiation body through the contact part, and a signal pad connected to an end of the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Jin Choi, Young Ju Kim, Dong Pil Park