Patents Examined by Huedung Mancuso
  • Patent number: 9812770
    Abstract: One aspect provides an antenna. The antenna, in this aspect, includes a grounded segment extending from a metal chassis of an electronic device, and a feed portion coplanar with the grounded segment, the grounded segment and feed portion jointly tuned to cause the antenna to communicate in selected bands of frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Joselito Gavilan, Warren Lee
  • Patent number: 9812786
    Abstract: A transmitarray, or radio frequency lens, can provide a large variation of time-delay. The transmitarray comprises a number of time-delay unit (TDU) cells that each have a capacitive patch and a rectangular wire loop separated by dielectric material. The rectangular wire loop allows current continuity to be maintained between adjacent TDU cells, even when different sized TDUs are included in the transmitarray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Senglee Foo
  • Patent number: 9812788
    Abstract: A electromagnetic induction wireless communication system including: a magnetic antenna; an electric antenna; a tuning capacitor coupled to the antenna combination configured to tune the antenna combination; a controller configured to control the operation of the communication system; a signal source coupled to the controller configured to produce a communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and the electric antenna; a voltage control unit coupled to the signal source configured to produce one of an amplitude difference, phase difference, and an amplitude and a phase difference between the communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and electric antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Liesbeth Gommé, Anthony Kersalaers
  • Patent number: 9812769
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a first ground plane; a second ground plane having first, second, third and fourth sides, a cutout part, and a slit having an open end; a first radiating element having first and second lines, and a feeding point; a second radiating element having a third line; and a parasitic element having first and second parasitic lines. A length from the feeding point to an end part of the slit is set to one-half wavelength at a first communication frequency, a total length of a length from an end part of the fourth line to the feeding point, and a length from a ground potential point to an end part of the second parasitic line is set to one-half wavelength at a second communication frequency, and a length of the third line and the fourth line is set to one-quarter wavelength at a third communication frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yohei Koga, Hiroyuki Egawa
  • Patent number: 9806417
    Abstract: An antenna system and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The antenna system includes an antenna radiator and an adjustable matching circuit connected between the antenna radiator and a radio frequency interface. The adjustable matching circuit adjusts the resistance between the antenna radiator and the radio frequency interface according to a plurality of frequency bands. The antenna radiator in the embodiments of the present disclosure is a metallic body of strip shape, which has a simple structure and is easy to implement and can be combined with the adjustable matching circuit to implement coverage of a larger range band width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiaxiao Niu
  • Patent number: 9806398
    Abstract: A window assembly includes a substrate with an electrically conductive transparent layer that defines an area having a periphery. An outer region devoid of the transparent layer is defined adjacent to and along the periphery. An elongated antenna element is disposed in the outer region. A feeding element couples to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The area of the transparent layer defines at least two protrusions being spaced apart from one another and extending integrally from the area and into the outer region. The antenna element abuts and is in direct electrical contact with the at least two protrusions. The feeding element couples to the antenna element at a location between the at least two protrusions or at one of the at least two protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS R&D, INC., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Kenichiro Shimo, Peter Masschelein, Romain Dacquin, Fredrick M. Schaible, Jun Noda, Jesus Gedde, Tatuo Yajima
  • Patent number: 9799953
    Abstract: A wireless radio communication device includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of antennas formed on the printed circuit board, and one or more out-of-plane isolation elements conductively coupled to a ground plane of the printed circuit board. Each antenna extends in a reference plane or in a plane parallel to the reference plane. Each out-of-plane isolation element extends in a direction transverse to the reference plane. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to resonate in a selected radio frequency (RF) band. The one or more out-of-plane isolation elements are configured to conduct a current in response to excitation of one or more associated antennas that contributes to at least partially cancelling an RF transmission coupling between the one or more antennas and one or more other antennas of the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Nil Apaydin, Javier R. De Luis, Benjamin Shewan, Mark William Casebolt
  • Patent number: 9793607
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus is formed using a quarter wave (QW) patch element with a U-Slot, a ground plane, and a slotted shorting wall. A feed line runs through the ground plane and connects to the QW patch element. The slotted shorting wall connects the QW patch element to the ground plane. The QW patch element, slotted shorting wall, and ground plane are composed of a single contiguous folded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Mcgough, Thomas Lutman
  • Patent number: 9780456
    Abstract: An antenna system includes a first dipole antenna element and a second dipole antenna element. The first dipole antenna element includes a first feeding radiation element and a first grounding radiation element. The first feeding radiation element has an extension portion. The first grounding radiation element has an open slot. The extension portion extends into the interior of the open slot. The second dipole antenna element includes a second feeding radiation element and a second grounding radiation element. The first dipole antenna element and the second dipole antenna element are both excited by a signal source. The first dipole antenna element operates in a low-frequency band. The second dipole antenna element operates in a high-frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.
    Inventor: Yu Tao
  • Patent number: 9774076
    Abstract: A compact millimeter-wave radio system is comprised of an antenna body with reflector region and waveguide region all made from a single piece of material, and a radio receiver that is mounted on a substrate which is mechanically fixed to and held by the waveguide region. The system presents compact, relatively inexpensive, and relatively effective heat dissipation, solution for receiving and transmitting millimeter waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Siklu Communication Ltd.
    Inventor: Yigal Leiba
  • Patent number: 9774096
    Abstract: A electromagnetic induction wireless communication system including: a magnetic antenna; an electric antenna; a tuning capacitor coupled to the antenna combination configured to tune the antenna combination; a controller configured to control the operation of the communication system; a signal source coupled to the controller configured to produce a communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and the electric antenna; a voltage control unit coupled to the signal source configured to produce one of an amplitude difference, phase difference, and an amplitude and a phase difference between the communication signal used to drive the magnetic antenna and electric antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Liesbeth Gommé, Anthony Kersalaers
  • Patent number: 9768514
    Abstract: A horn (12) for elementary antennas for telecommunications, in particular satellite telecommunications, characterized in that the horn (12) includes a first emitting-receiving portion (22) adapted to emit and receiving an electromagnetic wave at a first frequency and a second emitting-receiving portion (24) adapted to emit and receiving an electromagnetic wave at a second frequency, the second emitting-receiving portion (24) being distinct and separate from the first emitting-receiving portion (22) and the ratio between the second frequency and the first frequency being greater than 1.2, preferably greater than 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Friedman Tchoffo Talom, Gilles Quagliaro
  • Patent number: 9768492
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus for a portable terminal having a main board is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a main antenna that electrically connects to a feed line of the main board. A metal frame is constructed as part of a case frame forming an exterior of the portable terminal. The metal frame is divided into first and second parts that are separated. The first part electrically connects to the main antenna or to the main board feed line, and is designed to radiate. The second part electrically connects to a ground surface of the main board. The metal frame enhances overall antenna performance rather than causing degradation through interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hee Kim, Joon-Ho Byun, Se-Hyun Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Austin Kim
  • Patent number: 9768493
    Abstract: Directional antenna module (1) comprising at least two directional antennae (2-1, 2-2), contained in a housing (12) of the directional antenna module (1), for adjacent frequency ranges, wherein the directional antennae (2-1, 2-2) are connected to a passive frequency multiplexing unit (5), which multiplexes the antenna signals received from the directional antennae in the various frequency ranges into a wideband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Markus Neinhues
  • Patent number: 9761948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit package comprising at least one substrate, each substrate including at least one layer, at least one semiconductor die, at least one terminal, and an antenna located in the integrated circuit package, but not on said at least one semiconductor die. The conducting pattern comprises a curve having at least five sections or segments, at least three of the sections or segments being shorter than one-tenth of the longest free-space operating wavelength of the antenna, each of the five sections or segments forming a pair of angles with each adjacent segment or section, wherein the smaller angle of each of the four pairs of angles between sections or segments is less than 180° (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: FRACTUS, S.A.
    Inventors: Jordi Soler Castany, Jaume Anguera Pros, Carles Puente Baliarda, Carmen Borja Borau
  • Patent number: 9761944
    Abstract: A radiating system of a wireless device transmits and receives electromagnetic wave signals in a frequency region and comprises an external port, a radiating structure, and a radiofrequency system. The radiating structure includes: a ground plane layer with a connection point; a radiation booster with a connection point and being smaller than 1/30 of a free-space wavelength corresponding to a lowest frequency of the frequency region; and an internal port between the radiation booster connection point and the ground plane layer connection point. The radiofrequency system includes: a first port connected to the radiating structure's internal port; and a second port connected to the external port. An input impedance at radiating structure's disconnected internal port has a non-zero imaginary part across the frequency region. The radiofrequency system modifies impedance of the radiating structure to provide impedance matching to the radiating system within the frequency region at the external port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Fractus Antennas, S.L.
    Inventors: Jaume Anguera Pros, Aurora Andujar Linares, Carles Puente Baliarda, Josep Mumbru
  • Patent number: 9761942
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of antenna technologies and discloses a feeding matching apparatus of a multiband antenna, a multiband antenna, and a radio communication device to improve a bandwidth and efficiency of a lower frequency band. The feeding matching apparatus of a multiband antenna includes: a grounding portion; a feeding portion connected to a signal source, where a signal of the signal source is input into the feeding portion; and two or more ground cable branches with different lengths, where one end of each ground cable branch is electrically connected to the feeding portion, the other end is electrically connected to the grounding portion, at least one ground cable branch is connected in series to a signal filtering component, and the signal filtering component is capable of preventing a signal lower than a frequency point corresponding to the signal filtering component from passing through it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanpeng Li, Hanyang Wang, Yafang Yu, Meng Hou
  • Patent number: 9761939
    Abstract: A phased array antenna for a mobile platform combines transmit and receive antennas within a common, low profile enclosure. Transmit and receive functions, a power supply, up and down frequency converters, and an antenna controller are integrated into closely packaged layers within the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas Allan Pietila, David Lee Mohoric, Michael de La Chapelle
  • Patent number: 9755312
    Abstract: The present application discloses antenna device including first and second antenna elements which communicate radio waves; housing which stores processor for processing signals in response to the radio waves; first and second element covers for storing first and second antenna elements, respectively. First element cover includes first rotary cylinder, which is held by housing and rotatable around first rotational axis, and first protruding cylinder, which protrudes from first rotary cylinder, first rotary cylinder protruding from housing along first rotational axis. Second element cover includes second rotary cylinder, which is held by housing and rotatable around second rotational axis, and second protruding cylinder, which protrudes from second rotary cylinder, second rotary cylinder protruding from housing along second rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshishige Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 9748641
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna device or the like having a split ring resonator that adapts to different frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NEC PLATFORMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Ken Miura