Patents by Inventor Shane Thornwall

Shane Thornwall 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).

  • Hollow cell CRLH antenna devices
    Patent number: 8681050
    Abstract: An antenna device, such as composite right and left handed (CRLH) antenna device, is formed on the substrate, including a ground electrode formed on the substrate. In an example, the antenna device includes a cell patch comprising an enclosed conductive portion formed along an exterior edge of the cell patch, leaving an interior portion of the cell patch to partially expose the substrate. A feed structure is electromagnetically coupled to the cell patch, a via line is coupled to the ground electrode, and a via couples the via line to the cell patch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Services GmbH
    Inventors: Shane Thornwall, Norberto Lopez, Vaneet Pathak, Nan Xu
  • CRLH antenna structures
    Patent number: 8604983
    Abstract: A variety of configurations for a CRLH structured antenna in a wireless device are presented. An antenna having portions of the CRLH structure positioned on different layers provides an elevated structure. An antenna is presented having a double folded antenna structure, wherein a cell patch includes extensions on multiple layers of a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventors: Vaneet Pathak, Gregory Poilasne, Shane Thornwall, Tzung-I Lee, Alan Pasion, Norberto Lopez, Ajay Gummalla
  • CRLH ANTENNA STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20120001804
    Abstract: A variety of configurations for a CRLH structured antenna in a wireless device are presented. An antenna having portions of the CRLH structure positioned on different layers provides an elevated structure. An antenna is presented having a double folded antenna structure, wherein a cell patch includes extensions on multiple layers of a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Vaneet Pathak, Gregory Poilasne, Shane Thornwall, Tzung-I Lee, Alan Pasion, Norberto Lopez, Ajay Gummalla
  • Capacitively loaded dipole antenna optimized for size
    Patent number: 8059047
    Abstract: A capacitively loaded magnetic dipole antenna is provided with a portion that comprises a length that is longer than a straight line distance between a first end and a second end of the third portion such that antenna with a tower profile and/or smaller form factor is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Desclos, Mark Krier, Shane Thornwall, Vaneet Pathak, Gregory Poilasne, Sebastian Rowson
  • HOLLOW CELL CRLH ANTENNA DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110241946
    Abstract: A CRLH antenna device is presented having a hollow cell patch structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Shane Thornwall, Norberto Lopez, Vaneet Pathak, Nan Xu
  • METAMATERIAL STRUCTURES WITH MULTILAYER METALLIZATION AND VIA
    Publication number: 20100109971
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus based on metamaterial structures are provided for antenna and transmission line devices, including multilayer metallization metamaterial structures with one or more conductive vias connecting conductive parts in two different metallization layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Rayspan Corporation
    Inventors: Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour, Norberto Lopez, Shane Thornwall, Nhan Nguyen, Gregory Poilasne
  • OPTIMIZED CAPACITIVE DIPOLE ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20100033394
    Abstract: A capacitively coupled dipole antenna is coupled to a substrate such that a capacitative portion of the antenna spans a void in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Krier, Shane Thornwall, Sebastian Rowson, Laurent Desclos
  • Optimized capacitive dipole antenna
    Patent number: 7616164
    Abstract: A capacitively coupled dipole antenna is coupled to a substrate such that a capacitative portion of the antenna spans a void in the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: ETHERTRONICS, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Krier, Shane Thornwall, Sebastian Rowson, Laurent Desclos
  • Metamaterial Structures with Multilayer Metallization and Via
    Publication number: 20090135087
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus based on metamaterial structures are provided for antenna and transmission line devices, including multilayer metallization metamaterial structures with one or more conductive vias connecting conductive parts in two different metallization layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Ajay Gummalla, Maha Achour, Norberto Lopez, Shane Thornwall, Nhan Duc Nguyen, Gregory Poilasne
  • Optimized capacitive dipole antenna
    Publication number: 20040169613
    Abstract: A capacitively coupled dipole antenna is coupled to a substrate such that a capacitative portion of the antenna spans a void in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Krier, Shane Thornwall, Sebastian Rowson, Laurent Desclos
  • Capacitively loaded dipole antenna optimized for size
    Publication number: 20040169614
    Abstract: A capacitively loaded magnetic dipole antenna is provided with a portion that comprises a length that is longer than a straight line distance between a first end and a second end of the third portion such that antenna with a tower profile and/or smaller form factor is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Laurent Desclos, Mark Krier, Shane Thornwall, Vaneet Pathak, Gregory Poilasne, Sebastian Rowson