Patents Examined by Vibol Tan
  • Patent number: 11888239
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus used in an electronic device having a flexible display that can be bent at a rotating shaft and that includes a primary screen and a secondary screen respectively configured on two sides of the rotating shaft. The antenna apparatus includes a first metal strip disposed on the primary screen frame close to one end of the rotating shaft, and a second metal strip disposed on the secondary screen frame close to the same end of the rotating shaft. The first metal strip is implemented as a plurality of antennas through dual-feed design. When the flexible display is in a folded state, the second metal strip is coupled to the first metal strip to generate radiation and is used as a parasitic antenna of the first metal strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Hsu, Dong Yu, Hangfei Tang, Zhiyuan Xie
  • Patent number: 11881637
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna arrangement including a magnetic antenna and a tuning element. The magnetic antenna includes a loop interrupted one or several times and a tuning element for tuning the magnetic antenna. The tuning element is configured to provide a tuning signal (e.g., control signal) for tuning the magnetic antenna, and to control the tuning element with the tuning signal to tune the magnetic antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Tobias Dräger, Christopher Laske, Ralph Oppelt, Michael Kamper, Felix Auer, Stefan Ereth, Gerald Ulbricht
  • Patent number: 11882636
    Abstract: A load control system for controlling an electrical load may include a sensor, a remote control, and a load control device. The remote control may comprise a button and may be configured to wirelessly transmit a digital message in response to an actuation of the button. The load control device may be configured to control the electrical load, be responsive to the sensor, and/or be configured to be associated with the remote control. The load control device may be responsive to the digital message transmitted by the remote control if the remote control is associated with the load control device. The load control device may be configured to automatically operate in a first mode of operation if the remote control is not associated with the load control device, and automatically operate in a second mode of operation if the remote control is associated with the load control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: David T. Saveri, III, Andrew Peter Schmalz, Akshay Bhat
  • Patent number: 11881634
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus for drone identification and an operating method thereof are provided. The antenna apparatus includes: a plurality of horizontal directional antennas; a vertical directional antenna positioned at a center of an area surrounded by the plurality of horizontal directional antennas; a beamforming unit controlling beamforming of the vertical directional antenna and the plurality of horizontal antennas to transmit and receive signals in all directions; and a power supply unit for suppling power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyu-Min Kang, Jae Cheol Park, Jinhyung Oh, Dong Woo Lim, Su Na Choi, Sunghyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11881619
    Abstract: [Problem] To prevent radiation waves from being reflected inside a casing when a plurality of antennas compatible with different frequencies are mounted. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, provided is an antenna apparatus including a first antenna that operates at a first frequency, and a second antenna that is arranged on an outer side of a casing relative to the first antenna, that operates at a second frequency lower than the first frequency, and that includes an opening in a radiation direction of the first antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Hiraoka, Yuichiro Suzuki, Takayoshi Ito, Tomihiro Omuro, Toru Ozone, Jin Sato
  • Patent number: 11877365
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) backlight driving circuit is provided. The LED backlight driving circuit includes M LED light-emitting unit groups connected in series and each of the LED light-emitting unit groups includes N LED light-emitting units connected in parallel, where both N and M are an integer greater than 1, wherein each of the LED light-emitting units is connected in series with at least a variable resistor with variable resistance for balancing a voltage difference. The present application further provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device manufactured using the LED backlight driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaifeng Zhou
  • Patent number: 11870149
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a plurality of antenna elements disposed in a circular pattern and equidistant from each other in angular separation relative to a common reference point at a center of the circular pattern. The antenna assembly may include or be operably coupled to a phase control module configured to apply selected phase fronts to each of the antenna elements to generate constructive and destructive interference patterns to define a directive beam in a desired direction. The selected phase fronts may include no phase adjustment, a positive phase adjustment value and a negative phase adjustment value, the positive and negative phase adjustment values each having a same magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC
    Inventors: Gerard James Hayes, Koichiro Takamizawa, James O. Legvold, Elbert Stanford Eskridge, Jr., Mike Barts, John Swartz
  • Patent number: 11864309
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate, and a side member, the side member having a first part comprising a first surface, a second surface, a through-hole formed from the first surface to the second surface in a first direction in which same penetrates the side member, and a nonconductive material; a display; a printed circuit board comprising a third surface, a fourth surface, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a feeding line, a conductive pattern, a conductive via, a third conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, a fourth conductive layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, multiple first side vias formed so as to electrically connect the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer and to be spaced apart from the conductive via by a first distance in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, and in which s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sumin Yun, Dongyeon Kim, Seongjin Park, Sehyun Park, Woomin Jang, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo
  • Patent number: 11855363
    Abstract: A first conductive plate (110) is located at a first surface (302) side of a substrate (300) away from the first surface (302) of the substrate (300). The first conductive plate (110) has an opening (112). A first conductive part (120) electrically connects the first conductive plate (110) and the substrate (300) to each other. A second conductive plate (210) is located at the first surface (302) side of the substrate (300) away from the first surface (302) of the substrate (300). A second conductive part (220) electrically connects the second conductive plate (210) and the substrate (300) to each other. The second conductive plate (210) is located inside the opening (112) of the first conductive plate (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Sampo
  • Patent number: 11855357
    Abstract: An antenna device includes an antenna space, a barrier, a signal processing device, and a feed space. The antenna space includes first and second antennas that transmit/receive first and second radio frequency (RF) signals in different bands. The barrier includes a penetration region, is disposed adjacent to the antenna space, and reflects the first and second RF signals. The signal processing device adjacent to the barrier, includes first and second RF circuits that process the RF signals. The feed space includes first and second feed layers and is disposed adjacent to and stacked on the signal processing device, and adjacent to the barrier. A first feed line connecting the first RF circuit to the first antenna passes through the first feed layer and the penetration region, and a second feed line connecting the second RF circuit to the second antenna passes through the second feed layer and the penetration region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngki Lee, Sunwoo Lee, Dooseok Choi
  • Patent number: 11855359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high performance low cost multiband antenna configuration that has a low band dipole having dipole arms formed of stamped sheet metal with a plurality of inductor structures. The plurality of inductor structures are oriented along a longitudinal axis of the low band dipole arm, and others are oriented orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The plurality of the inductor structures act as cloaking structures that make the low band dipole substantially transparent to high band RF energy without inhibiting the performance of the dipole in the low band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Niranjan Sundararajan, Charles Buondelmonte, Andrew Litteer, Wengang Chen
  • Patent number: 11855330
    Abstract: A reflector for a multi-radiator antenna which comprises electrically conducting reflector parts and one or more connector device. At least two reflector parts are each provided with at least one connecting portion. At least one connector device is adapted to provide an electrical interconnection between at least two of the reflector parts. At least one connector device comprises a metallic film and one or more holding elements. The metallic film is adapted to be arranged in abutment with connecting portions of the at least two of the reflector parts to achieve the electrical interconnection. At least one of the holding elements has at least one holding portion adapted to connect to a connecting portion of a reflector part with said metallic film sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CELLMAX TECHNOLOGIES AB
    Inventors: Alf Ahlström, Anders Edquist
  • Patent number: 11848499
    Abstract: An on-chip antenna comprising an electrically insulating substrate having first and second faces; a metal layer arranged on the second face; and, a dipole antenna structure arranged on the first face, the dipole antenna structure comprising a dipole antenna and a feed structure connected to the dipole antenna; the on-chip antenna being configured such that when the feed structure is fed with an electrical signal it operates simultaneously in (i) at least one dielectric resonator mode to function as a dielectric resonance antenna, and (ii) at least one dipole mode to function as a cavity backed dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Chi Hou Chan, Shang Cheng Kong, Kam Man Shum
  • Patent number: 11848507
    Abstract: This application provides a radiating element, an antenna array, and a network device, to avoid mutual shielding between dipoles during multi-band transmission, and therefore improve radiation performance. The radiating element includes one or more dipoles and a supporter. The one or more dipoles are suspended on the top of the supporter, and each of the one or more dipoles is connected to the supporter at a specific angle. A dipole arm of each dipole is covered with a periodic structure. The periodic structure is configured to enable an electromagnetic wave radiated to a first surface of each dipole to be incident to a second surface of each dipole, where the first surface and the second surface are any two opposite surfaces of each dipole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianglong Liu, Guanxi Zhang, Long Shen, Tuanjie Xue
  • Patent number: 11843170
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna having a plurality of radiators disposed in a ring or arc around a Luneburg lens. Each of the radiators (e.g., flared-notch radiators) has a center radiating axis that intersects with the center of the Luneburg lens. Each of the radiators radiate into the Luneburg lens such that the Luneburg lens substantially planarizes the beam emitted by each radiator (on transmit) and focuses an incoming wavefront into the radiator (on receiver). This not only enables having numerous well-controlled individual beams, it also allows for combining radiators to create well-defined sector beams with minimal sidelobes and fast rolloff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventor: Lance Bamford
  • Patent number: 11837774
    Abstract: RFID tag RFIC modules are provided with each module including an RFIC, an antenna connection first electrode, an antenna connection second electrode, an RFIC connection first electrode, an RFIC connection second electrode, an impedance matching circuit that matches impedance between the RFIC and an antenna, and a rectangular substrate. A first coil and a second coil of the impedance matching circuit are juxtaposed in/on the substrate, and a straight line passing through center of gravity of the coil opening of the first coil and center of gravity of the coil opening of the second coil is inclined with respect to one side of the substrate, and directions of this inclination are different between the first RFIC module and the second RFIC module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Ueki
  • Patent number: 11837792
    Abstract: Embodiment high-frequency radiator includes two plus and minus 45-degree single-polarized radiators. The single-polarized radiator includes a radiation arm, a balun, a feeder circuit, a filter, and a ground plane. The radiation arm and the balun are electrically connected. The feeder circuit and the balun are separately disposed on two surfaces of a first dielectric plate that is placed vertically. The ground plane is disposed on a downward surface of a second dielectric plate that is placed horizontally. The first dielectric plate is vertically disposed on the second dielectric plate, and the filter includes a capacitor branch and an inductor branch. The inductor branch is disposed on a same surface of the first dielectric plate as the balun, the inductor branch is separately electrically connected to the balun and the ground plane, and the capacitor branch is coupled to the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiuyin Zhang, Zhiqiang Liao, Chengdai Xue, Yaojiang Zhang, Yili Xu, Zhihan Chen
  • Patent number: 11837784
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metasurface arrangement including a first metasurface and a second metasurface which run mutually parallel and face each other. Each metasurface includes a corresponding periodic or quasi-periodic structure formed in a respective pattern. The first metasurface is formed in a dielectric material structure and the second metasurface is formed in either a dielectric material structure or in an electrically conducting structure. The periodic or quasi-periodic structure on the first metasurface is configured to yield a first response to an incident electromagnetic wave between the two metasurfaces, and the periodic or quasi-periodic structure on the second metasurface is configured to yield a second response to the incident electromagnetic wave between the two metasurfaces that is equivalent to the first response, thereby rendering the two metasurfaces mutually electromagnetically symmetric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lars Manholm, Oscar Quevedo-Teruel, David Gonzalez Gallardo, Astrid Algaba Brazalez, Martin Johansson
  • Patent number: 11829843
    Abstract: A method of solving a problem can include providing a fermionic Hamiltonian, transformation of the fermionic Hamiltonian to qubit operators, transformation of the fermionic Hamiltonian in qubit operators to a mean-field Hamiltonian, and embedding the Hamiltonian onto a quantum computer. Such systems and methods may improve upon existing methods for solving electronic structure problems on a computer by adapting the problem to available hardware, reducing computational cost, and reducing the number of required qubits to solve electronic structure problems for larger number of atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: OTI Lumionics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott N. Genin, Artur Izmaylov, Ilya Ryabinkin
  • Patent number: 11831080
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling a notch-based element that retains traditional notch ultra wideband (UWB) performance while having a highly-producible/-scalable structure, high power handling, a simple single-ended 50 ohm feeding, and relative insensitivity to a conductive back-plate. Embodiments of the present disclosure improve upon the traditional notch structure to further offer shorter element depth, lighter weight, and modularized assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John T. Logan