Patents Examined by Ricardo Magallanes
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Patent number: 9609530Abstract: Directive gain antenna elements implemented with an aperture-fed patch array antenna assembly are described. A feed network for the aperture-fed patch array may include offset apertures and may also include meandering feed lines. Scalable aperture shapes and orientations that can be used with antennas operating at any frequency and with dual orthogonal polarizations are also disclosed. Directive gain antenna elements implemented with arrays of orthogonal reflected dipoles are also described with optimal feed networks and parasitic elements to achieve desired directive gain characteristics. Such arrayed dipole antennas feature dual orthogonal polarizations with assembly tabs that lower cost and improve reliability. Backhaul radios that incorporate said antennas are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: CBF Networks, Inc.Inventors: David Andrew G. Lea, Kevin J. Negus
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Patent number: 9590319Abstract: An antenna for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves having a flat ground plane, and an array of radiating and/or receiving elements. The radiating and/or receiving element has a planar conductor which is arranged in parallel to the ground plane. An L-shaped slot is arranged in the planar conductor.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: ORBAN MICROWAVE PRODUCTS (OMP), N.V.Inventors: Daniel Orban, Gerald Moernaut
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Patent number: 9577315Abstract: Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include antennas such as inverted-F antennas that contain antenna resonating elements and antenna ground elements. Antenna resonating elements may be formed from patterned conductive traces on substrates such as flex circuit substrates. Antenna ground elements may be formed from conductive device structures such as metal housing walls. Support and biasing structures such as dielectric support members and layer of foam may be used to support and bias antenna resonating elements against planar device structures. The planar device structures against which the antenna resonating elements are biased may be planar dielectric members such as transparent layers of display cover glass or other planar structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Qingxiang Li, Robert W. Schlub, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Adam D. Mittleman, Yi Jiang, Emily McMilin, Li-jun Zhang
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Patent number: 9564685Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna in which first and second conductors each having a first width are spirally arranged on first and second planes, respectively, such that a conductor-to-conductor distance is equal to a second width, and an inter ends of spirals of the first and second conductors are connected with a conductor. In this antenna, the direction in which the spiral of the first conductor runs from its outer end to its inter end and the direction in which the spiral of the second conductor runs from its inter end to its outer end correspond to each other, the first width is greater than or equal to the second width, and the first and second conductors are alternately arranged in at least a portion thereof as viewed in a radius direction from an axis of the spiral.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hidetada Nago
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Patent number: 9559406Abstract: An electronic device has antennas formed from cavity antenna structures. The electronic device may have a metal housing. The metal housing may have an upper housing in which a component such as a display is mounted and a lower housing in which a component such as a keyboard is mounted. Hinges may be used to mount the upper housing to the lower housing for rotation about a rotational axis. Cavity antennas may be formed in a clutch barrel region located between the hinges and running along the rotational axis. A flexible printed circuit may be formed between the cavity antennas. Each cavity antenna may have a first end that is adjacent to one of the hinges and a second end that is adjacent to the flexible printed circuit. Cavity walls for the cavity antennas may be formed from metal housing structures such as metal portions of the lower housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jerzy Guterman, Qingxiang Li, Mattia Pascolini
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Patent number: 9553367Abstract: An antenna structure includes a main antenna, a diversity antenna, and at least one accessorial antenna. The main antenna extends in a main antenna direction. The diversity antenna is spaced apart from the main antenna and extends in a first radiation direction substantially parallel to the main antenna direction. The at least one accessorial antenna extends in a second radiation direction which is substantially perpendicular to either the main antenna direction or the first radiation direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Chuan-Chou Chi, Chi-Sheng Liu, Chih-Yang Tsai, Hao-Ying Chang, Chao-Wei Ho, Pai-Cheng Huang
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Patent number: 9537208Abstract: A dual polarization current loop radiator realized with a via, probe, or exposed coaxial feed using part of a vertical metal structure of the radiator to guide current to a feed point of a horizontal metal plate capacitively coupled to the vertical metal structure is described. The vertical metal structure may be either stamped and attached to the ground plane or it can be formed along with metal backplane structure of the radiator. The top of the vertical metal piece is separated from the horizontal metal plate by a predetermined distance dielectric spacing. The spacing may be realized either a thin dielectric core or a non-conductive adhesive material.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Robert S. Isom
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Patent number: 9515388Abstract: Present configuration concerns microelectronics; for instance, compact antenna devices applied in mobile communications and other equipment operating in millimeter range. The controlled lens antenna apparatus may include antenna elements in an integrated circuit configured to transmit beams. The apparatus may also include a dielectric lens antenna configured to generate a plane wave based in the beams transmitted. The apparatus may include a plate configured to deflect the generated plane wave at a random angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Alexander Guennadievich Chernokalov, Artem Yurievich Nikishov, Maria Andreevna Dunaeva
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Patent number: 9502757Abstract: An antenna capable of operating among all LTE bands, and also capable of operation among all remote side cellular applications, such as GSM, AMPS, GPRS, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, and HSPA among others. The antenna provides a low cost alternative to active-tunable antennas suggested in the prior art for the same multi-platform objective.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: TAOGLAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventor: Eleazar Zuniga
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Patent number: 9496606Abstract: A transmission line has a triplate line including a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor disposed in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval, and a central conductor disposed in a space between the first outer conductor and the second outer conductor; and a dielectric spacer interposed between the first and second outer conductors and the central conductor and configured to support the central conductor. The central conductor has a supported portion supported by the dielectric spacer, and first and second high-impedance portions having characteristic impedances higher than a characteristic impedance in the supported portion. The first and second high-impedance portions are disposed on input and output sides, respectively, of the supported portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Iso, Nobuaki Kitano
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Patent number: 9450295Abstract: An exemplary wireless communication device includes a circuit board, a first antenna, a second antenna, and an end portion. The circuit board includes a feed terminal. The first antenna is located on the circuit board adjacent to the feed terminal. The second antenna is electronically connected to the feed terminal. The end portion serves as a portion of a metal housing of the wireless communication device and includes a positioning portion. The positioning portion secures the first antenna and the end portion to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Chih-Yang Tsai, Hao-Ying Chang, Chuan-Chou Chi
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Patent number: 9437924Abstract: An antenna structure includes a first radiating body and a second radiating body. The first radiating body includes a feed portion, a first ground portion, a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and a third extending portion. The feed portion is electronically connected to the first ground portion. The first extending portion is electronically connected to the feed portion. The second extending portion is perpendicularly connected between the first extending portion and the third extending portion. The second radiating body includes a second ground portion and a combining portion electronically connected to the second ground portion. The combining portion is spaced from the third extending portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Kun-Lin Sung, Yen-Hui Lin
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Patent number: 9431696Abstract: A communication device including a ground element, a dielectric substrate, and an antenna element is provided. The dielectric substrate is disposed nearby the ground element and has a first surface and a second surface. The antenna element includes a first metal portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion is disposed on the first surface and has a feeding point. The second metal portion is disposed on the second surface. The first metal portion is electrically connected to the second metal portion through a conductive via-hole, and the conductive via-hole is located at or nearby a first edge of the first metal portion. The first edge is away from the ground element. The projection of the second metal portion on the first surface is covered by the first metal portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Kin-Lu Wong, Tseng-Wei Weng
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Patent number: 9431695Abstract: A vehicle-mounted replacement antenna includes an antenna holder, an antenna element, a connecting shaft and a concealed screw. The concealed screw is embedded into a concealed screw hole of a cylindrical portion of the antenna holder, and a distal end of the concealed screw is pressed against a bottom surface of a ring groove of a hook shaft portion, so that the antenna holder is mounted on the connecting shaft so as to be prevented from rotation. Or the concealed screw is screwed into the concealed screw hole, and the distal end of the concealed screw is spaced from a bottom surface of the ring groove and hooked on a side surface of the ring groove, so that the antenna holder is mounted on the connecting shaft so as to be rotatable and unremovable.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: BEAT-SONIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Eiji Miyajima
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Patent number: 9424968Abstract: A magnetic material for antennas including: an M-type hexagonal ferrite represented by the following general formula (1) as a main phase, MA.Fe12-x.MBx.O19 (wherein MA is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Sr and Ba, MB is MC or MD, MC is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Al, Cr, Sc and In, MD is an equivalent mixture of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Ti, Sn and Zr and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Ni, Zn, Mn, Mg, Cu and Co, X is a number from 1 to 5), and an average crystal particle diameter is equal to or greater than 5 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Ishikura, Michihiro Muramoto, Akihiro Harada, Katsumi Kawasaki, Tomofumi Kuroda
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Patent number: 9419340Abstract: An ultrawideband antenna for use in communications equipment, comprising a first folded branch antenna element with an electrical connection at a first end and a second folded branch antenna element with an electrical connection at a first end. The folded branch antenna elements are of a triangular shape, or a combination of polygonal shapes. By using the present invention, the volume of an antenna is reduced and the ultra wide bandwidth can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventor: Sheng-gen Pan
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Patent number: 9391369Abstract: An antenna device that includes coil antennas each having a coil conductor wound around a winding axis and a planar conductor including a surface and an edge end portion, the surface extending along the winding axis of the coil conductor, the edge end portion being adjacent to a coil opening of the coil conductor. A current flowing through the coil conductor induces a current in the planar conductor, this current produces a magnetic flux in a direction normal to the planar conductor, and thus the planar conductor acts as a booster antenna. The antenna device has directivity in the direction normal to the planar conductor because the magnetic flux produced by the coil antennas and that produced by the planar conductor are combined. This enables the antenna device to occupy a small area while achieving a predetermined communication distance.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Teppei Miura, Jun Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kubo, Katsumi Taniguchi, Noboru Kato, Masahiro Ozawa, Satoshi Ishino
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Patent number: 9385431Abstract: A dipole antenna in accordance with the present invention includes a first antenna element provided in a two-dimensional surface and having a linear shape and a second antenna element provided in the two-dimensional surface and having a spiral shape that circles around the first antenna element.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Hiroiku Tayama, Ning Guan, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Togura, Hiroshi Chiba
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Patent number: 9379433Abstract: An antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a common ground plane between the first radiating element and the second radiating element, and a wavetrap structure coupled to the ground plane and configured to reduce correlation between the first and second radiating elements at first and second RF frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventor: Zhinong Ying
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Patent number: 9379455Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a first antenna tuned to a first fundamental frequency and a second antenna tuned to a second fundamental frequency different from the first fundamental frequency. A first filter has a first terminal connected to the first antenna and attenuates the frequency components outside of a band defined by the first fundamental frequency or its harmonics. A second filter has a first terminal coupled to the second antenna and attenuates the frequency components outside of a band defined by the second fundamental frequency or its harmonics. A passive recombination element couples the second terminals of the two filters to a common terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS SA, STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SASInventors: Florence Sonnerat, Romain Pilard, Frédéric Gianesello, Cédric Durand