Patents Examined by Andrea Lindgren Baltzell
  • Patent number: 11677137
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a housing, a first slot, a second slot, and a circuit board. The first and second slots are formed on the housing and spaced apart from each other. The circuit board is disposed in the housing and includes a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure. The first antenna structure has a Z-shaped conductive body, and the second antenna structure includes a microstrip portion and a base portion. The base portion is electrically connected to the conductive body, and the microstrip portion is spaced apart from the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wen-Yuan Lo, Jui-Chun Jao, Chen-An Lu, Yao-Sheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11664579
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable housing, a flexible display, at least one printed circuit board (PCB), and a wireless communication circuit. The foldable housing includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface facing in a first direction, a second surface facing in a direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface, and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface facing in a second direction, a fourth surface facing in a direction opposite to the second direction, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghyuck Lee, Taeik Kim, Haeyeon Kim, Sehyun Park, Dongjun Oh, Shinho Yoon, Myeongsu Oh
  • Patent number: 11664580
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes: (1) a package substrate including an upper surface; (2) a semiconductor device disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the package substrate, the semiconductor device including an inactive surface; and (3) an antenna substrate disposed on the inactive surface of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Han-Chee Yen
  • Patent number: 11658401
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a ground plate, a radiator, and a signal source. The radiator is disposed on the ground plate. The signal source is configured to feed an electromagnetic wave signal of a first frequency band into the radiator. A first slot and a second slot are disposed on the ground plate. Both slots are closed slots and surround the radiator, and are used to restrain current distribution on the ground plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaogang Deng, Qing Liu, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11658423
    Abstract: A multibeam antenna comprises a direct radiating array (DRA) comprising a plurality of radiating elements, a reflector facing the DRA so as to reflect a field generated by the DRA, and a DRA controller configured to control the plurality of radiating elements of the DRA according to a plurality of coefficients, such that the field generated at the DRA produces a plurality of beams when reflected by the reflector. The DRA controller is configured to determine the plurality of coefficients by using a bifocal antenna model to determine a field that would be produced by a subreflector and feed horn arrangement in an equivalent bifocal antenna configured to produce the plurality of beams, and determine the plurality of coefficients required to produce a similar incident field at the surface of the reflector. A method of controlling the multibeam antenna, and corresponding computer program instructions, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Inventors: Carolina Tienda Herrero, Simon Stirland
  • Patent number: 11658385
    Abstract: An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TENDEG LLC
    Inventor: Gregg E. Freebury
  • Patent number: 11658388
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a storage chassis, an electronic component, an antenna circuit, and a proximity sensor circuit. A pair of main faces facing each other in the thickness direction and end faces of the storage chassis define a storage space. The electronic component is disposed in the storage space. The antenna circuit is disposed in the storage space so that at least a part of the antenna circuit overlaps the electronic component when viewed in the thickness direction. The proximity sensor circuit is connected to the antenna circuit, and detects proximity of an object based on a physical quantity that changes according to proximity of the object. The antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna element, and an antenna ground. The proximity sensor circuit is located in an end space defined between the electronic component and the end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Yamamoto, Kenji Watamura, Yuichi Onda, Masaharu Yoneda
  • Patent number: 11658395
    Abstract: An antenna package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna device including a dielectric layer and an antenna unit disposed on the dielectric layer, and a circuit board. The antenna unit includes a radiator and a transmission line extending from the radiator. The circuit board includes a core layer and a signal wiring disposed on the core layer and electrically connected to the antenna unit. The circuit board has a bonding region adhered to the antenna device, a signal transmission region including the signal wiring and a connect region including a connector connected to a terminal end portion of the signal wiring. A length of the transmission line of the antenna unit is greater than or equal to a length of the signal transmission region of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Yeon Kim, Seung Hyun Shin
  • Patent number: 11652299
    Abstract: A tightly coupled dipole array is an egg-crate configuration defined by a plurality of electrically connected antenna unit cells. At least one of the unit cells utilizes a short or conductive element that shorts the common mode resonance. Shorting the common mode resonance in an intentional manner removes instances of the common mode resonance. To achieve the shorting of the common mode resonance, a conductive element is connected with one of the dipole arms and connected to the outer conductor of the feed or a ground plane. This creates a grounding loop that pushes the resonance out of the band of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Matilda Livadaru, Mark Fosberry, James F. Fung, Alexander D. Johnson, Randall R. Lapierre, Daniel G. Morin
  • Patent number: 11645491
    Abstract: An assembly and method of manufacture of a radio frequency identification (RFID) assembly having a passive RFID semiconductor chip and a two sided planar antenna and a spacer composed of an electrically non-conducting foam material that is configured for non-absorbing of a substantial amount of energy at the predetermined operating frequency, the spacer having a predetermined thickness and that is configured for non-absorbing of a substantial amount of radio frequency energy at the predetermined operating frequency wherein the RFID tag assembly is configured to receive at a first side of the two sided planar antenna a first portion of the radio frequency energy as direct energy and is configured to receive at a second side of the planar antenna a second portion of the radio frequency energy as indirect energy responsive to the absorbing by the absorbing material body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Innovative Timing Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Kurt S. Hansen
  • Patent number: 11641054
    Abstract: A communication device is provided here. The communication device includes a metal cover, a first radiator, and a second radiator. The metal cover includes a slot. The first radiator overlaps the slot in a first direction. A portion of the second radiator overlaps a portion of the first radiator in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Chuan Huang, Chia-Ho Lin, Pin-Tang Chiu, Ling Tien
  • Patent number: 11641066
    Abstract: Disclosed are aspects of an antenna including a body having a convex surface. A conductive structure is deposited onto an antenna region of the convex surface. The conductive structure is configured as a conformal slot antenna array. The antenna region of the convex surface includes corrugations having peaks and valleys. A plurality of slots of the conformal slot antenna array are located at the peaks and the valleys of the convex surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Alexander Ioffe
  • Patent number: 11641050
    Abstract: An antenna assembly and related methods are described. The antenna assembly (1) comprises an extendible mast (2) constructed and arranged so as to be configurable between a coiled form and an extended form. The extended mast (2) is resiliently biased in the form of an elongate tube having a slit along its length. The coiled mast is wound about an axis extending transversely to the longitudinal extent of the mast. An antenna (6) is integrally coupled to the mast such that when extended, the mast supports and positions the antenna, and when coiled, the mast and antenna are coiled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: RTL MATERIALS LTD.
    Inventor: Andrew James Daton-Lovett
  • Patent number: 11637379
    Abstract: In the design of phased array antennas, as well as simple use of compact antennas, there is a strong interest to locate higher frequency antennas closer in spacing, and/or on the same surface, as the larger frequency antennas. What is needed is an array antenna technology, which can be conformal, and can interleave elements, as the frequency increases, to reduce array grating lobes. The desired solution would have much fewer required RF antenna ports, than the Tightly Coupled Dipole Antenna solutions. The optimal solution would also enable Dual or Diverse Polarization. This innovation embeds a wideband Slot Antenna, within the physical area of a larger electric dipole Antenna or Cross Dipole Antenna, with a De-Coupling gap around the Slot Ground Plane (or conductor) and isolates the Wideband Slot Antenna (the inner antenna) from the Dipole or Monopole antenna leg(s) (the Outer Antenna). Both (Inner and Outer) antennas have independent feeds and independent transmission line(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Mano D. Judd
  • Patent number: 11637372
    Abstract: A mobile computing device including a modal antenna is disclosed. The mobile computing device may include a radio frequency circuit and a modal antenna mechanically coupled to a portion of the mobile computing at a location that is remote from the radio frequency circuit. The modal antenna may include a driven element and a parasitic element positioned proximate to the driven element. The modal antenna may be operable in a plurality of different modes. Each mode may be associated with a different radiation pattern. The mobile computing device may include a transmission line coupling the radio frequency circuit to the modal antenna. The radio frequency circuit may be configured to transmit an RF signal over the transmission line to the modal antenna and configured to communicate a control signal to adjust the mode of the modal antenna over the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
    Inventor: Abhishek Singh
  • Patent number: 11637361
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a metal frame, a feeding portion, and a first ground portion. The metal frame is provided with a slot, a first gap, a second gap, and a third gap. The first gap, the second gap, and the third gap are coupled to the slot, and the slot, the first gap, the second gap, and the third gap divide the metal frame into a radiating portion and a first coupling portion. A portion of the metal frame between the first gap and the third gap form the radiating portion, and a portion of the metal frame between the second gap and the third gap form the first coupling portion. The feeding portion is electrically coupled to the radiating portion to feed an electric signal to the radiating portion. The first ground portion is electrically coupled to the radiating portion to provide ground to the radiating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Chin Chen, Kun-Lin Sung, Yi-Chieh Lee
  • Patent number: 11637601
    Abstract: A system, in a programmable active reflector (AR) device associated with a first radio frequency (RF) device and a second RF device, receives a request and associated metadata from the second RF device via a first antenna array. Based on the received request and associated metadata, one or more antenna control signals are received from the first RF device. The programmable AR device is dynamically selected and controlled by the first RF device based on a set of criteria. A controlled plurality of RF signals is transmitted, via a second antenna array, to the second RF device within a transmission range of the programmable AR device based on the associated metadata. The controlled plurality of RF signals are cancelled at the second RF device based on the associated metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Movandi Corporation
    Inventors: Kartik Sridharan, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Michael Boers, Seunghwan Yoon, Sam Gharavi, Donghyup Shin, Farid Shirinfar, Stephen Wu, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 11637381
    Abstract: In an antenna in package structure, a plurality of supporting blocks spaced apart from each other are disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, and an antenna cavity is formed between every two adjacent supporting blocks. Therefore, a height of the supporting block determines a height of the antenna cavity. The supporting blocks spaced apart from each other are located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate adheres to the supporting blocks spaced apart from each other using an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 11631943
    Abstract: An antenna structure applied in a wireless communication device includes a frame, a first feed portion, a second feed portion, and a ground portion. The frame defines at least a first gap and a second gap. The first gap and the second gap collectively divide the frame into a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion. The first feed portion is electrically connected to the first radiation portion and a first signal feed point for feeding currents and signals to the first radiation portion. The second feed portion is electrically connected to the second radiation portion and a second signal feed point for feeding currents and signals to the second radiation portion. When the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion supply currents, respectively, the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion generate radiation signals in at least one same frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cho-Kang Hsu, Min-Hui Ho
  • Patent number: 11621489
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna device including a feeding antenna conductor, a non-feeding antenna conductor, a ground conductor, and an artificial magnetic conductor disposed between the feeding antenna conductor and the non-feeding antenna conductor, and the ground conductor. The antenna device further includes a conductor that electrically connects the artificial magnetic conductor to the ground conductor. The conductor is disposed at a position opposite to the feeding antenna conductor with respect to the non-feeding antenna conductor, and is separated from the non-feeding antenna conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taichi Hamabe