Patents Examined by Dimary S Lopez Cruz
  • Patent number: 11573608
    Abstract: This is directed to connecting two or more elements using an intermediate element constructed from a material that changes between states. An electronic device can include one or more components constructed by connecting several elements. To provide a connection having a reduced or small size or cross-section and construct a component having high tolerances, a material can be provided in a first state in which it flows between the elements before changing to a second state in which it adheres to the elements and provides a structurally sound connection. For example, a plastic can be molded between the elements. As another example, a composite material can be brazed between the elements. In some cases, internal surfaces of the elements can include one or more features for enhancing a bond between the elements and the material providing the interface between the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Myers, Mattia Pascolini, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Trent Weber, Robert Schlub, Josh Nickel, Robert Hill, Nanbo Jin, Tang Yew Tan
  • Patent number: 11575193
    Abstract: An electronic device with a slot antenna comprises a surface C, which includes a keyboard area for inputting using a keyboard, a touch area for inputting using a touchpad, and a palm rest. The palm rest is made of a metal material, and a radiating slot is disposed in the palm rest to form the slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhui Wang, Kemeng Wang, Chungwen Yang, He Xiang
  • Patent number: 11569588
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a column substrate having a plurality of sides. The column substrate defines a cavity extending from a first end of the column substrate to a second end of the column substrate. The antenna assembly includes a monopole antenna disposed within the cavity. The monopole antenna is configured to communicate over a first frequency band ranging from about 5000 Megahertz to about 5900 Megahertz. The antenna assembly includes a circularly polarized antenna. The circularly polarized antenna includes a plurality of isolated magnetic dipole elements. Each of the isolated magnetic dipole elements is coupled to a different side of the column substrate. The circularly polarized antenna is configured to communicate over a second frequency band and a third frequency band. The second frequency band ranges from about 1560 Megahertz to about 1620 Megahertz. The third frequency band ranges from about 2400 Megahertz to about 2500 Megahertz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Wang, Sebastian Rowson, Nicholas Baird
  • Patent number: 11552392
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a plurality of antennas, wherein each of the plurality of antennas are spaced apart from each other, a first communication circuit electrically connected with the plurality of antennas, a plurality of array antennas comprising a first array antenna disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of antennas, and a second array antenna disposed adjacent to another antenna different from the at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, a second communication circuit electrically connected with the first array antenna and the second array antenna, and at least one control circuit electrically connected with the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, wherein the at least one control circuit is configured to obtain receive sensitivities of the plurality of antennas through the first communication circuit; activate at least one array antenna of the first array antenna and the second array antenna through the second communication circuit based at lea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangmin Jung, Geunwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11527808
    Abstract: A transceiver includes first electrical channels and second electrical channels. The first electrical channels are configured to transfer electromagnetic signals to first air waveguides. Each of the first electrical channels extend from a transmitter along an exterior surface of a chip package that supports the transmitter and terminate at first transitions on the exterior surface. Each of the first plurality of air waveguides are attached to the exterior surface and overlay one of the first transitions. The transceiver also includes second electrical channels configured to transfer second electromagnetic signals from second air waveguides. Each of the second electrical channels extend from a receiver along the exterior surface of the chip package that supports the receiver and terminate at second transitions on the exterior surface. Each of the second air waveguides are attached to the exterior surface and overlay one of the second transitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Shawn Shi
  • Patent number: 11527810
    Abstract: A multiband antenna comprises a dielectric substrate with a first surface defining an annular ledge and a central recess with a plurality of pockets. A MIMO radiator body is disposed in the central recess having a first surface defining a plurality of lobes which are disposed in respective ones of the plurality of pockets and having a second surface defining an outer rim and a central shelf. A radiator ring is disposed at the annular ledge so that the radiator ring and the outer rim converge along an annular gap therebetween. A plurality of MIMO feed lines provide external connection to respective lobes. The MIMO radiator body and the radiator ring provide a substantially horizontally-directed radiation pattern (e.g., for terrestrial signals). At least one low-profile radiator on the central shelf provides a substantially circularly polarized or vertically-directed radiation pattern for receiving signals radiated from a satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: John F. Locke, Chi-Chih Chen, Jiukun Che
  • Patent number: 11527828
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an array antenna, and specifically, relates to an array antenna which improves performance by using a shorting pin. The array antenna includes a first antenna, a second antenna, the first antenna and the second antenna sharing a ground, and a substrate disposed on an upper portion of the ground, and the second antenna is disposed in contact with an upper portion of the substrate, the first antenna is disposed by penetrating through centers of the substrate and the second antenna, the array antenna includes a plurality of feeding pins disposed by penetrating through the second antenna, the substrate, and the ground, and the array antenna includes a plurality of shorting pins penetrating through the second antenna, the substrate, and the ground to be symmetric with the plurality of feeding pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: Hongik University Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation, Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Tae Heung Lim, Byung-Jun Jang, Hosung Choo
  • Patent number: 11522277
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a power feeding portion; and an antenna including first and second antenna parts, and an amplifier each electrically connected to the power feeding portion. The first antenna part includes a first element including a part extending in a first direction, and a first loop element connected to an end of the first element. The second antenna part includes a second element including a part extending in the first direction, and a second loop element connected to an end of the second element. The first loop element includes a part extending in the first direction, and a part extending in the second direction different from the first direction. The second loop element includes a part extending in the first direction, and a part extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction. The first and second loop elements are positioned apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: AGC INC., MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Funatsu, Satoshi Tokunaga, Shinji Nagamine, Daiki Mori, Nobuyuki Shimatani, Yuuhei Furuse
  • Patent number: 11515633
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and an antenna that includes a feeder and a radiating element. The radiating element includes a first radiating patch and a second radiating patch. The first radiating patch and the second radiating patch are located on one side of the feeder and form a loop together with the feeder. An adjustable component configured to control the feeder and the second radiating patch is disposed on the feeder between the first radiating patch and the second radiating patch. The first radiating patch has a first extension part extending to an opposing side of the feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chongfeng Zhao, Kun Li, Bao Lu, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11515621
    Abstract: An information handling system to wirelessly transmit and receive data at an antenna may include a base housing metal chassis containing components of the information handling system including a thermal vent, an audio vent, and an antenna vent, the antenna vent being co-located with the thermal vent and audio vent; and the co-located antenna vent including: partitions defining a width of an aperture formed at the co-located antenna vent to accommodate a target frequency range; a monopole antenna system formed within the co-located antenna vent including a parasitic coupling element; and a grounding wall defined along an edge of the co-located antenna vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Suresh K. Ramasamy, Sumana Pallampati, Changsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11515634
    Abstract: An antenna is provided with a wire loop having a tapered end with the antenna perpendicular to a base plate. Insulating rods extend from the plate to lock the loop. Wire radials are directed horizontally and circumferentially from the metal base plate to metal stakes secured in a terrain. The base plate is part of a transmission line assembly that also includes a clamp, an S-shaped plate, an input jack and an L-shaped standoff insulator. The antenna is powered from the input jack to the loop. A beam pattern is generated by the loop section, base plate, wire radials and the Earth. Deviation of the beam pattern depends on soil properties of the terrain. To transfer power when the antenna is mounted on a terrain with unknown dielectric properties; a compensation network is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: David F Rivera, Connor P Walsh
  • Patent number: 11509053
    Abstract: A dual broadband and multiband antenna system of reduced dimension is preferably an external antenna for vehicles. The antenna system comprises first and second radiating elements and a flat ground plane in common for the two radiating elements. The two radiating elements are placed above the ground plane, with each radiating element being folded to form vertical and horizontal surfaces. The two vertical surfaces are orthogonal to the ground plane and parallel to each other. The horizontal surfaces are coplanar between vertical surfaces and parallel to the ground plane. Two parasitic elements are connected with the ground plane, and are parallel or coplanar with the horizontal surfaces, and extend partially around respectively the first and second radiating elements. The antenna system is preferably adapted to operate on the LTE communication network and provides 5G communication services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE ANTENNAS, S.L.U.
    Inventor: Evgenii Filatov
  • Patent number: 11509049
    Abstract: A touch sensor-antenna module according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes a substrate layer, a touch sensor electrode layer disposed on a central portion of an upper surface of the substrate layer, and antenna patterns disposed on a peripheral portion of the upper surface of the substrate layer at the same level as that of the touch sensor electrode layer. Mutual interference between the touch sensor electrode layer and the antenna pattern may be reduced to improve signal reliability and process efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD., POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Jong Min Kim, Dong Pil Park, Won Bin Hong
  • Patent number: 11502426
    Abstract: An antenna device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a zeroth-order resonant antenna and a first-order resonant antenna. The zeroth-order resonant antenna includes a base plate, a platy radiation element, and a connection conductor connecting the base plate and the platy radiation element. The zeroth-order resonant antenna is configured to transmit and/or receive a first linearly polarized radio wave in all directions perpendicular to the first linearly polarized radio wave by zeroth order resonance. The first-order resonant antenna includes the base plate shared with the zeroth-order resonant antenna, and a first radiation element located on the same plane as the base plate. The first-order resonant antenna is configured to transmit and/or receive a second linearly polarized radio wave perpendicular to the first linearly polarized radio wave by first order resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Sugimoto, Shiro Koide
  • Patent number: 11502393
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongjin Park, Dongyeon Kim, Hosaeng Kim, Sumin Yun, Woomin Jang, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11495886
    Abstract: Satellites require a suitable antenna for line of sight microwave communication with the ground. Disclosed here is an Archimedean spiral antenna backed by a copper cavity containing quadruple conical perturbations. The antenna meets the required size, mass, transmitting power, bandwidth, and circular polarization for a satellite (e.g., CubeSat) environment while providing immunity to the mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
    Inventors: Yang-Ki Hong, Woncheol Lee, Katelyn Isbell, Nikolaus Luhrs
  • Patent number: 11489249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system (1), comprising at least one housing (2) having a first and an additional housing part (201, 202). In the housing (2), a circuit board (10) having electronic components (11) is arranged, and outside the housing (2), at least one antenna element is arranged. The invention is characterized in that an antenna support (7) that is connectable to the housing (2) is provided, wherein the at least one antenna element (14) is arranged on the surface and/or inside the antenna support (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN CAR COMMUNICATION GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Sautter, Thomas Adam, Dominik Schaich, Tobias Pfaeffle, Uwe Daum, Christian Schwarz, Markus Pfletschinger, Uwe Kreissig
  • Patent number: 11482793
    Abstract: An antenna array is provided that includes a plurality of radiating elements and one or more combiners. The plurality of radiating elements and the combiners are formed as a single indivisible metal element by use of additive manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Optisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hollenbeck, Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 11476566
    Abstract: A structure for wireless communication having a plurality of conductor layers, an insulator layer separating each of the conductor layers, and at least one connector connecting two of the conductor layers wherein an electrical resistance is reduced when an electrical signal is induced in the resonator at a predetermined frequency. The structure is capable of transmitting or receiving electrical energy and/or data at various near and far field magnetic coupling frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinit Singh, Christine A. Frysz
  • Patent number: 11476584
    Abstract: An apparatus for an antenna assembly, which can be used for a mobile application such as on an aircraft, can include a housing defining an interior. A first antenna, such as a WAAS GPS antenna, can mount within the interior to operate at a first frequency. A second antenna, such as an L-band monopole antenna, can mount within the interior of the housing. A trap coupled to the second antenna can be tuned to the first frequency to prevent signal loss caused by the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: R.A. Miller Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Cox, Matthew Steven Tuin