Patents by Inventor Randy Bancroft

Randy Bancroft has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7518554
    Abstract: An omni direction antenna comprising a substrate having a first side and a second side with a first conductor coupled to the first side of the substrate and a second conductor coupled to the second side of the substrate is provided. The first and second conductors comprise wide elements substantially aligned over narrow elements. The antenna further has a terminating element shorting the first and second conductors. A feed element is coupled to the first side wide element, the feed element comprising at least one transmission line, at least one impedance matching element, and at least one ground plane substantially aligned with the at least one transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Blaine Rexel Bateman, Randy Bancroft
  • Patent number: 7315285
    Abstract: A single feed multiple band planar antenna is provided. The planar antenna includes a radiating plate having a first end and a second end opposite the first end residing in spaced apart relating to a ground plane. A shorting post couples the radiating element to the ground plane and a feeding post couples the radiating plate to radio frequency power. The planar antenna further includes a second radiating plate having a first end and a second end where the first end of the second radiating plate coupled to the feeding post and substantially aligned with the first end of the first radiating plate and located between the first radiating plate and the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Bancroft, Nathan Stutzke
  • Publication number: 20070096987
    Abstract: A single feed multiple band planar antenna is provided. The planar antenna includes a radiating plate having a first end and a second end opposite the first end residing in spaced apart relating to a ground plane. A shorting post couples the radiating element to the ground plane and a feeding post couples the radiating plate to radio frequency power. The planar antenna further includes a second radiating plate having a first end and a second end where the first end of the second radiating plate coupled to the feeding post and substantially aligned with the first end of the first radiating plate and located between the first radiating plate and the ground plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Randy Bancroft, Nathan Stutzke
  • Publication number: 20070052593
    Abstract: An omni direction antenna comprising a substrate having a first side and a second side with a first conductor coupled to the first side of the substrate and a second conductor coupled to the second side of the substrate is provided. The first and second conductors comprise wide elements substantially aligned over narrow elements. The antenna further has a terminating element shorting the first and second conductors. A feed element is coupled to the first side wide element, the feed element comprising at least one transmission line, at least one impedance matching element, and at least one ground plane substantially aligned with the at least one transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Blaine Bateman, Randy Bancroft
  • Patent number: 7129902
    Abstract: A dual slot radiator is provided. The dual slot radiator comprises two slot radiating elements of different lengths having a single power feed. The power feed generally comprises a microstrip feed line connected at a first end to a power source and each of the slot radiators at a second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • Patent number: 7098863
    Abstract: An antenna is provided having a relatively wide bandwidth of operation. The antenna may be a printed circuit board dipole antenna having a ladder balun feed network coupled to a ground plane and dipole radiating elements located about one-quarter wavelength from an edge of the ground plane. The ground plane acts as a reflector to increase antenna gain. A plurality of the antennas may be provided in an array configuration with antennas being located in relatively close proximity and being isolated from other antennas in the array. An array of antennas may be used to provide a wireless link in a wireless network utilizing a IEEE 802.1X frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • Patent number: 7079087
    Abstract: To attain the advantages of and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a connector for an antenna is provided. The connector comprises a nut, insulator, contact pin, sleeve, and a captive housing. The connector is such that the housing can be positioned and angled relatively to a radio frequency device as desired and then locked in place by tightening the nut (or interface) on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Blaine Rexel Bateman, Richard Loffler, Randy Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20060066501
    Abstract: To attain the advantages of and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a connector for an antenna is provided. The connector comprises a nut, insulator, contact pin, sleeve, and a captive housing. The connector is such that the housing can be positioned and angled relatively to a radio frequency device as desired and then locked in place by tightening the nut (or interface) on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Blaine Bateman, Richard Loffler, Randy Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20050237260
    Abstract: An antenna is provided having a relatively wide bandwidth of operation. The antenna may be a printed circuit board dipole antenna having a ladder balun feed network coupled to a ground plane and dipole radiating elements located about one-quarter wavelength from an edge of the ground plane. The ground plane acts as a reflector to increase antenna gain. A plurality of the antennas may be provided in an array configuration with antennas being located in relatively close proximity and being isolated from other antennas in the array. An array of antennas may be used to provide a wireless link in a wireless network utilizing a IEEE 802.1X frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20050200545
    Abstract: A dual slot radiator is provided. The dual slot radiator comprises two slot radiating elements of different lengths having a single power feed. The power feed generally comprises a microstrip feed line connected at a first end to a power source and each of the slot radiators at a second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: CENTURION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Randy Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20040201525
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side has a first conductor comprising narrow elements and wide elements. The second side has a second conductor comprising narrow elements and wide elements. Such that the first conductor narrow elements are above the second conductor wide elements and the first conductor wide elements are above the second conductor narrow elements. The first conductor further has a feed element and a terminating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Blaine R. Bateman, Randy Bancroft
  • Patent number: 6774855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support for an antenna. In particular, the present invention provides a substrate with conductive transition pads for a co-linear coaxial antenna array. The transition pads are constructed and arranged to properly provide power and phase shifting to the antenna array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Blaine R. Bateman, Randy Bancroft, Gary Cumro
  • Publication number: 20030234748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support for an antenna. In particular, the present invention provides a substrate with conductive transition pads for a co-linear coaxial antenna array. The transition pads are constructed and arranged to properly provide power and phase shifting to the antenna array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Blaine R. Bateman, Randy Bancroft, Gary Cumro